EARTH CITY, Mo. -- The St. Louis Rams have mostly stayed out of the fray when it comes to free agency the past two seasons. It's been a change in direction from the first two seasons under coach Jeff Fisher and general manager Les Snead, when the team spent big money on some big-name types.

Those moves didn't exactly work out and the Rams have devoted most of their attention to drafting and playing youngsters. Still, the Rams have made a handful of moves in this free-agent period.

Coach Jeff Fisher said the team landed its top two defensive free agents in tackle Nick Fairley and linebacker Akeem Ayers. The Rams also re-signed receiver Kenny Britt and tight end Lance Kendricks and traded for quarterbacks Nick Foles and Case Keenum.

On Thursday, ESPN NFL Insider columnist Mike Sando graded every team's performance in free agency. Sando's only A went to the Green Bay Packers, which not coincidentally is the only team not to sign an outside free agent. They did, however, re-sign many of their own key free agents.

As for the Rams, Sando gives them a solid B. The Rams took little in the way of risk and got some young defenders who could be motivated to provide big things. If they can get a couple of offensive linemen at a decent price in the next couple of weeks, the Rams' offseason could look even a little bit better.

I.C.Y.M.I.

A roundup of Thursday's Rams stories appearing on ESPN.com. ... In the Ram-blings, we started with Grantland's look at draft value for the six most and least effective teams at getting value for their picks. ... The Rams added to their coaching staff, hiring Jeff Imamura as a defensive assistant. ... Commissioner Roger Goodell is pleased with the progress being made on the stadium proposal in St. Louis. ... Receiver Brian Quick is making progress but there's no definitive timetable for a return for him yet.

Elsewhere:

Upon further review, former Rams defensive end Michael Sam did run a sub 5-second 40-yard dash.

Mel Kiper Jr. offers some of his best team and rookie fits in this year's draft on ESPN Insider.

Field Yates writes that the NFC West division's Arizona Cardinals should try to add running back Adrian Peterson.

101sports.com looks at the latest on the St. Louis stadium proposal.

At stltoday.com, Bernie Miklasz writes that the NFL is going to do whatever it wants when it comes to relocation.