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Rams Sign Free-Agent Receiver Paul Jokisch

By CHRIS DUFRESNE
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The Rams Wednesday announced the signing of free-agent wide receiver Paul Jokisch, a fifth-round draft choice of the San Francisco 49ers in 1987.

Jokisch, 6 feet 7 inches and 230 pounds, was released by the 49ers after training camp and then signed by the Houston Oilers. He was bothered by a groin injury all season.

Ram Coach John Robinson coached Jokisch, who attend the University of Michigan, in the 1987 Senior Bowl.

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“We just want to take a look at him,” Robinson said.

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Chris Dufresne

Chris Dufresne was the Los Angeles Times’ national college football/basketball columnist from 1995 to 2015. He also covered skiing at the Winter Olympics and wrote extensively on most sports. He is a multiple national award winner and was named 2011 California Sportswriter of the Year by the National Sportswriters and Sportscasters Assn. A Los Angeles native, he started at The Times in 1976 as a truck loader and literally worked his way up (two floors to be exact).

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