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Before any fantasy owners out there install Rams receiver Torry Holt as a No. 1 wideout, listen to this. (Okay, wait, read this.)

Holt says that his right knee, from which cartilage was removed in the offseason, is at "about 70, 80 percent."

"It's just one of those deals where I'm not recovering as quick as I used to," Holt said. "I have to get used to that and stay patient. . . . I don't know if it'll ever heal all the way, but I think it will heal enough where it will allow me to go out and play."

Going out and playing and going out and dominating are two very different things; if Holt can't run as fast or make cuts as sharply as he used to, he might not longer be regarded as an upper-echelon pass-catcher.

Holt is experiencing swelling and soreness in the knee, and did not play in the team's third preseason game, against the Raiders.

The injury not only renders Holt less attractive as a fantasy acquisition, but also potentially throws a wrench into his ability to finish his career with numbers worthy of Canton.

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