The St Louis Rams will have a new backup quarterback in 2009. The Rams parted ways with Trent Green, who only got to play one year with the team on Wednesday in a move that saves the team $1.3 million of salary cap space.

A local favorite, Trent Green, 38, attended Vianney High and grew up in suburban Oakville. He played in three games for the Rams last season, including a start against Buffalo Bills on September 28, 2009 when head coach Scott Linehan had benched Marc Bulger.

But any chance Trent Green had of continuing as starting quarterback was gone after that game, a 31-14 loss in which Green completed 17 of 32 passes but threw a costly interception. Linehan was fired after that game, and interim head coach Jim Haslett immediately re-instated Marc Bulger as the starter.

The departure of Trent Green, a two-time Pro Bowler who was with the Rams previously in 1999 and 2000, means the Rams will have a new No. 2 quarterback in 2009. One possibility is Tampa Bay free agent Jeff Garcia, who played for Rams offensive coordinator Pat Shurmur in Philadelphia in 2006.

The team also released wide receiver Drew Bennett, who had been a major disappointment since signing a $30 million free-agent contract two years ago. Bennett’s relieve is a wash and the Ram's lost over 13 Million dollars, dropping Bennett saves the team only $50,000 in cap space.