Updating a previous item, Rams S Darian Stewart's one-year contract is worth $1.075 million. It was originally reported that restricted free agent Stewart was tendered at the original-pick level, but that doesn't appear to be the case. Stewart, 24, is tentatively expected to compete for one of the Rams' starting safety spots. Injuries and falling behind in a new scheme limited him to 82 defensive snaps in 2012. The Rams have the least amount of cap space in the league.

Rams re-signed SS Darian Stewart to a one-year, $1.32 million contract. Stewart was a restricted free agent tendered at the original-round level. Coach Jeff Fisher has said he wants Stewart to "step up and take charge" of one of the Rams' safety spots this season, but he'll have to compete for a starting job in camp. A 13-game starter two years ago, injuries helped limit Stewart to just 82 snaps on defense in 2012.

Coach Jeff Fisher says Darian Stewart needs to "step up and take charge" of one of the starting safety spots. The Rams have holes at both safety positions. Stewart started 13 games at free safety in 2011, but he has battled injuries ever since and fell behind during Fisher's first year with the team. Stewart is solid in coverage and can rush the passer a little bit, but he doesn't play the run well at all. St. Louis will be looking for safeties in the draft.

Rams extended restricted free agent SS Darian Stewart an original-pick tender. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports the Rams would like to re-sign Stewart to a smaller, multi-year deal and consider him an internal candidate to replace Quintin Mikell. The Rams remain likely to be players on the free-agent safety market. They'll be targeting free safeties like Detroit's Louis Delmas.

Rams declared S Darian Stewart, RB Terrance Ganaway, G Shelley Smith, DT Matt Conrath, G Rok Watkins, and DT Michael Brockers inactive for Week 2 against the Redskins. Stewart (hamstring) was also inactive in Week 1. Craig Dahl will start opposite Quintin Mikell at safety for the Rams.