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Rams draft USC S McDonald in third round

The St. Louis Rams addressed perhaps their neediest position in the third round of the NFL draft, selecting Southern California safety T.J. McDonald. Then they added another wide receiver from West Virginia, one even more prolific than first-rounder Tavon Austin."We're going to lobby with the league to see if we can play with more than one ball," coach Jeff Fisher said Friday night. "We're going to need more than one ball."The 6-2, 219-pound McDonald led the Trojans with 112 tackles as a senior and could fill one of the Rams' two starting vacancies at safety after getting taken with the 71st overall pick."You're always going to come in and know you've got to compete," McDonald said. "I'm going to compete regardless, but my plans are to go in and take it."Stedman Bailey, taken late in the third, had 25 touchdown catches his senior season. The Rams traded up eight spots in the first round to get Austin with the eighth overall pick and plan to use him all over the field.The Rams had an in...

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