It can be overwhelming, so Athlon is here to help keep up with your favorite team all season long.
Keeping up with your favorite team can be an all-consuming task. We’re here to help indulge that need to follow all aspects of the NFL on Twitter.
For all 32 teams, we’re picking the best Twitter accounts for each franchise. They run the gamut from players, coaches, executives, traditional media, bloggers or simply accounts that keep us informed and entertained.
Whether you’re a Twitter neophyte or simply trying to spice up your feed for football season, we’re here to help. And it all starts with the St. Louis Rams official twitter account:
@STLouisRams (Followers: 67,763)
There is a fine art to commanding a powerful twitter audience and some players can do it better than others. You don’t have to be a star player to be a twi-xpert. But here are some of the most followed Ram players for 2012 (PS, apparently much like Sam Bradford, you have a lot of receiving options to choose from...):
Note: Followers as of date of publication, July 20, 2012
Top Rams To Follow:
| Name | Pos. | Followers | ||
| 1. | Steven Jackson | RB | @SJ39 | 155,086 |
| 2. | Steve Smith | WR | @SteveSmithWR | 82,229 |
| 3. | James Laurinaitis | LB | @JrLaurinaitis | 39,135 |
| 4. | Cortland Finnegan | CB | @CortFinnegan | 19,309 |
| 5. | Danario Alexander | WR | @D_Alexander84 | 18,128 |
| 6. | Jerome Murphy | CB | @Aagent23 | 13,787 |
| 7. | Kendall Langford | DT | @KendallLangford | 12,375 |
| 8. | Trevor Laws | DT | @TrevorLaws | 11,943 |
| 9. | Isaiah Pead | RB | @IPead | 10,141 |
| 10. | Austin Pettis | WR | @Austin_Pettis | 8,695 |
| 11. | Jo-Lonn Dunbar | LB | @JoLonnDunbar | 8,074 |
| 12. | Brandon Gibson | WR | @BGibson04 | 5,127 |
| 13. | Quintin Mikell | S | @QMikell27 | 5,020 |
| 14. | Greg Salas | WR | @GregSalas1 | 4,433 |
| 15. | Robert Quinn | DT | @RQuinn94 | 4,244 |
| 16. | Chris Givens | WR | @CG1three | 4,000 |
| 17. | Trumaine Johnson | CB | @TruJohnson2 | 3,823 |
| 18. | Bradley Fletcher | CB | @BFletch32 | 3,654 |
| 19. | Craig Dahl | S | @CraigDahl43 | 3,286 |
| 20. | Brian Quick | WR | @Workaholic_BQ | 3,193 |
| 21. | Rodger Saffold | OL | @Rodger_Saffold | 3,040 |
| 22. | Quinn Okinnaka | OL | @MooseNation69 | 2,391 |
Moose Nation is a particular favorite as he is a self-proclaimed "THUG." Or Totally Humble Under God. An interesting and positive twist. Additionally, Pro-Football-Reference.com lists star defensive end Chris Long as owning @CL9One, but a quick visit to the page indicates that it is no longer active.
The Rams Beat:
Jim Thomas, Rams beat writer for St. Louis Post-Dispatch: @jthom1 (7,966)
Bernie Miklasz, St. Louis Post-Dispatch columnist: @miklasz (39,058)
Ron Clements, CBS Sports Rams Reporter: @ron_clements (1,527)
Howard Balzer, Sirius XM NFL Radio: @hbalzer721 (7,601)
Tony Softli, Rams Sideline Reporter for Rams Flagship Station 101 ESPN: @softlistl (6,811)
Brian Stull, Co-Host of The Stully and Rammer Show on 101 ESPN: @stullystl (5,527)
STLToday is the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and this is their official Rams landing page.
Rams Blog Roll:
The SB Nation Rams' affiliate is TurfShowTimes.com and you can follow them @TurfShowTimes.
Every team has a "buzztap" account that keeps fans up to date with content from all web sources. Follow the Rams edition @RamsBuzzTap.
ESPN's NFC West blog is run by Mark Sando. You can follow him @ESPN_NFCWest.
Other Rams blogs to follow include RamsGab.com (@RamsGab), the Rams' edition of ProFootballZap (@STLRamsZap) and RamsHerd.com (@RamsHerd).
Related: 2012 St. Louis Rams Season Preview
Related: 2012 St. Louis Rams Schedule Analysis
- by Braden Gall
