EARTH CITY, Mo. -- St. Louis Rams defensive end Robert Quinn burst on the national radar in 2013 with 19 sacks and seven forced fumbles.

Quinn earned first-team All Pro and his first trip to the Pro Bowl for his trouble and the rest of the country stood up and took notice. He even earned the Defensive Player of the Year award from the Pro Football Writers Association.

So it is that Quinn has begun earning more national presence. He popped on ESPN Radio on Monday, chatting with Scott Van Pelt and Ryan Russillo.

Quinn discussed his goals for 2014 and a number of other topics in the segment. Give it a listen.

I.C.Y.M.I.

A roundup of Tuesday's Rams stories appearing on ESPN.com. ... In the Ram-blings, we opened the day with Peter King's thoughts on Michael Sam's chances of making the roster. ... Next, we looked back the team's draft class with snap counts and production for all of the drafted rookies and a few undrafted. ... From there, we took a closer look at tight end Jared Cook's pursuit of consistency in 2014. ... We then took a look at some random odds and prop bets from Bovada. ... Finally we closed the day with a look at the team's 13th practice.

Elsewhere:

At 101sports.com, Anthony Stalter writes that the longer extra point experiment is not worthwhile.

At stltoday.com, Jim Thomas takes a closer look at the Rams' crowded backfield.

Joe Lyons offers a glance at the newest Ram, tight end Brad Smelley.

Thomas participated in his weekly chat.

FoxSports.com offers its season preview for the Rams with a projection of an 8-8 record.

USA Today provides some scouts' perspective on Sam's preseason debut.