Rams Add Needed Experience to Receiving Corps

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Published: July 22, 2009

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... camp would be wide receiver, the team made a move Wednesday that provides invaluable experience to the position.

The Rams have acquired former Oakland Raider Ronald Curry to the mix. The eight-year veteran has spent his entire playing career with the Raiders, but signed with Detroit in the offseason. The Lions have a lot of depth at wideout, making the former University of North Carolina quarterback expendable.

To land Curry, the Rams sent defensive tackle Orien Harris to Detroit. Harris had just been acquired in May from Cincinnati in a move that sent running back Brian Leonard to the Bengals.

Curry has 193 receptions in his seven-year career, averaging 12.2 yards per catch with 13 touchdowns. He became trade fodder when the Lions landed Dennis Northcutt from Jacksonville. Detroit has 11 wideouts on its current roster, led by Pro Bowler Calvin Johnson.

Detroit has three rookies in its receiving corps, something to which the Rams can relate. Rooki...

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