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St. Louis Rams running back Tre Mason carries the ball during an NFL game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Dec. 17, 2015, in St. Louis.

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Before the Los Angeles Rams got to their first practice of training camp, the NFL team had put running back Tre Mason on the reserve/did not report list.

On Saturday afternoon, the Rams were scheduled to hold the first practice of their first training camp since the franchise relocated from St. Louis. By that time, Mason's name already was on the NFL's official transactions wire as being designated for reserve/did not report.

The Rams held a mandatory team meeting on Friday at their training-camp headquarters at the University of California-Irvine, and Mason wasn't there.

FYI on #Rams Tre Mason: what makes situation more complicated is inability of team to communicate with him 1/2 — Vincent Bonsignore (@VinnyBonsignore) July 29, 2016

2/2 so while there is little #Rams expectation at this point Mason will show up, it wouldn't be a complete shock if he did. — Vincent Bonsignore (@VinnyBonsignore) July 29, 2016

Mason did not attend the Rams' offseason program, even the mandatory minicamp, after being excused for "personal reasons."

That absence from the team came after police in Hollywood, Florida, twice used a Taser on Mason to arrest him during a traffic stop in March.

Mason led the SEC in rushing in 2013 for Auburn's conference-championship team, setting a school single-season record with 1,816 yards. He joined the Rams in the third round of the 2014 NFL Draft.

Mason was the Rams' leading ball-carrier in each of the final 12 games of the 2014 season, finished with 765 rushing yards and earned a spot on the NFL All-Rookie team.

Last season, the Rams selected Georgia running back Todd Gurley with the 10th pick in the NFL Draft. While Gurley went to the Pro Bowl, Mason's production plunged to 207 rushing yards.

Mason was arrested on March 5. According to the police report, Mason would not identify himself after being pulled over for going 75 mph in a 35-mph zone, and he would not get out his car when asked to do so. A Taser was used to remove Mason from his car, and he was tased again before being taken to a hospital.

Mason was charged with four misdemeanors -- resisting an officer/obstruction without violence, reckless driving, failure to register a motor vehicle and possession of marijuana in an amount less than 20 grams. Mason also was cited for failure to yield the right of way to an emergency vehicle.

According to the Broward County Clerk of Courts web site, attorney H.T. Smith Jr.'s motion for a continuance in Mason's case was granted on Thursday.

According to a TMZ Sports report on Tuesday, police have been called to Mason's family home five times since his arrest, although none of the visits resulted in further arrests.

The Rams have not addressed that report or had much to say officially about Mason since his arrest, although at minicamp in June, Los Angeles coach Jeff Fisher said, when addressing the team's depth at running back: "In our minds, we just have to prepare ourselves that Tre's not going to be here."

Mason is halfway through a four-year, $2,980,838 contract with the Rams. He has a $641,146 base salary for the 2016 season.

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