RAMS : Talks Go On, but There Is No Lyght Yet

Talks continued between the Rams and the agent for unsigned No. 1 draft choice Todd Lyght during the weekend, but apparently with no serious progress.

On Saturday, Lyght’s agent, Bob Woolf, made his first proposal, a four-year deal believed to be worth more than $6 million over the life of the contract and including a $2.5-million signing bonus. That averages out to more than $1.5 million a season.

Woolf’s offer was a counterproposal to the Rams’ original five-year, $4.255-million offer, including a $1.5-million signing bonus. That averages out to $850,000 a season. The two sides are scheduled to continue talking.

Lyght is skipping the team’s voluntary minicamp. Training camp begins Wednesday.

Ram Coach John Robinson said that although the Rams suffered a series of injuries during last season’s training camp, he doesn’t intend to let his players off lightly this year.

“No, we’ll be twice as tough,” Robinson said. “It’ll be a very physical tough. Injuries don’t come because of tough, physical practices. (Last year was) the least physical camp ever, and we had the most injuries. . . . No, we will be physically prepared this season.”