St. Louis Rams defensive end Anthony Hargrove, who skipped two days of practice and meetings last week while dealing with personal issues, on Monday was reinstated to the team.

Coach Scott Linehan said Hargrove, a third-year player, was hit with a ``pretty substantial fine'' and would have to earn his way back up the depth chart. Rookie Victor Adejanyu started Sunday at Arizona and will get another start this week against the Lions.

Linehan said he met with Hargrove for about a half-hour on Monday. He

``I don't talk personnel on Monday,'' Green said. ``We'll start looking at things and have a staff meeting and take it from there.''

Green's noncommittal comments came in the wake of Warner's awful performance in Sunday's 16-14 home loss to the St. Louis Rams. The 35-year-old quarterback was intercepted three times - once with the team at the Rams 1-yard line and another at the St. Louis 14.

To cap it off, Warner fumbled a snap at the Rams 18 with 1:46 to play as Arizona was positioning itself for a wi

ST. LOUIS (AP) -Anthony Hargrove's unexcused two-day absence remained unresolved on Friday for the St. Louis Rams. The only certainty is that the defensive end will not be on the field this weekend.

Coach Scott Linehan said Hargrove had not been suspended, but would be fined. Rookie Victor Adeyanju will replace him in the lineup Sunday at Arizona and Brandon Green, inactive the first two games, will be the backup at right end.

``It's not what you're supposed to do as a teammate and a team player and as

ST. LOUIS (AP) -St. Louis Rams defensive end Anthony Hargrove was an unexcused absentee for meetings and practice on Thursday, and security chief Dan Linza said Hargrove was at home dealing with an undisclosed personal issue.

The Rams did not immediately elaborate.

Hargrove's unannounced absence raised concerns at Rams Park, prompting several people to try to reach the third-year player out of Georgia Tech. Hargrove has six tackles and one-half sack in the first two games.

It wasn't clear how the abs

ST. LOUIS (AP) -St. Louis Rams offensive tackle Orlando Pace, shaking off the effects of a concussion sustained in last week's loss at San Francisco, returned to practice on a limited basis Thursday.

The Rams upgraded Pace, a seven-time Pro Bowl player, to questionable from doubtful. Linebacker Pisa Tinoisamoa remained questionable with a dislocated left elbow, but is expected to play wearing a brace on Sunday at Arizona.

``We're a little more encouraged with him,'' coach Scott Linehan said of Pace. ``

ST. LOUIS (AP) -Kurt Warner remembers a time when points were easy to come by for the St. Louis Rams. Now that they're scuffling to score, viewing the situation from afar he has an even greater appreciation of the franchise's glory days.

``When you look at the playmakers they've got, the talent they've got on the offensive side of the ball, I guess it's always interesting when a team like that can't score,'' Warner said Wednesday.

Marc Bulger pushed Warner out of the starting job in 2003, although the

Bryant reacted angrily when quarterback Alex Smith overthrew him a few times in the first half of San Francisco's 20-13 win over the St. Louis Rams. The receiver gestured theatrically and stomped off the field, then later had an animated discussion with receivers coach Jerry Sullivan on the way to the locker room.

While the tantrums were delicious fodder for TV highlights and talk radio, the

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -Left tackle Orlando Pace was taken to a San Francisco hospital for tests after getting a concussion late in the first half of the St. Louis Rams' 20-13 loss to the 49ers on Sunday.

The Rams also lost linebacker Pisa Tinoisamoa, who dislocated his elbow while tackling 49ers fullback Chris Hetherington early in the third quarter.

Pace, the seven-time Pro Bowl lineman and former No. 1 overall draft pick, didn't return after getting hit on the head during the Rams' final drive of the fi

Coach Mike Nolan will make a game-time decision on Jennings, who has a sprained ankle, before Sunday's meeting with the St. Louis Rams.

Jennings, hurt midway through the season opener in Arizona, returned to limited practice Friday after missing the week's first two workouts. His presence could ease the loss of left guard Larry Allen, who will be out for at least two weeks with a

Phillips has a history of trouble with the law going back a decade to his time as one of the nation's top college football players.

The St. Louis Rams released him for insubordination in 1997 after he played 25 games with them. Phillips signed with the Miami Dolphins later in the 1997 season, but was released after pleading no contest to hitting a woman in a nightclub.

He was the top offensive p