As one Rams player put it Wednesday, wide receivers Stedman Bailey and Tavon Austin are like two peas in a pod -- clearly two of the closest players on the team. Both wideouts starred at West Virginia before the Rams brought them to St. Louis in the 2013 draft.
With that in mind, it’s been a tough week for Austin.
“It’s very difficult,” Austin said. “We’ve got to keep him in our prayers. I’m the one who is probably his closest brother on the team, just because we played together [in college.] But everybody feels the same.