{"id":239346,"date":"2025-07-27T04:24:11","date_gmt":"2025-07-27T04:24:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/239346\/"},"modified":"2025-07-27T04:24:11","modified_gmt":"2025-07-27T04:24:11","slug":"los-angeles-rams-could-go-all-in-on-new-orleans-saints-hometown-hero-in-a-move-that-could-hurt-worse-than-2019-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/239346\/","title":{"rendered":"Los Angeles Rams could go all in on New Orleans Saints hometown hero in a move that could hurt worse than 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

The New Orleans Saints have been connected to Arch Manning<\/a> for years. He\u2019s the hometown hero, the football royalty, the quarterback fans have been quietly hoping would one day suit up in black and gold.<\/p>\n

But recent noise from Los Angeles should make Saints fans uncomfortable. Because the Rams aren\u2019t just interested in Manning, they might be all in.<\/p>\n

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According to Charles Robinson of Yahoo Sports<\/a>, the Rams are making Manning a \u201ctop priority\u201d for the 2026 NFL Draft.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s not speculation. That\u2019s the kind of leak that doesn\u2019t happen unless something real is taking shape behind the scenes.<\/p>\n

It might sound wild, but Manning being considered the top quarterback in the 2026 class is not new. Scouts and media have been saying it for a while. Based on pedigree, mechanics, and early flashes at Texas, Arch is widely seen as the face of the next wave of NFL quarterbacks.<\/p>\n

What is surprising, though, is a contending team like the Rams letting it be known they\u2019re targeting him, even with Matthew Stafford under contract and possibly playing another season after this one.<\/p>\n

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\u201cArch Manning is very likely going to be a Ram. I just have this feeling and you know to back it up I tweeted it out after they won the Super Bowl. I feel like they\u2019re going to get Arch Manning, I just do,\u201d said Jake Ellenbogen on his YouTube channel<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cIs he going to force himself there like Eli did with the Giants? That I don\u2019t know. But the Rams have two first-round picks.\u201d<\/p>\n

And that\u2019s the part Saints fans have to reckon with. The Rams have the fodder. Two first-round picks in 2026 and potentially more in 2027. That\u2019s more than enough to move up and grab Arch, especially if they\u2019re trading with anyone other than New Orleans.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s not just about picks either. When multiple reputable voices start saying the same thing that the Rams and the Arch are circling each other, that matters. News like this doesn\u2019t hit the public unless someone wants it to.<\/p>\n

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This could end up feeling a lot like 2019 all over again<\/a>. The Saints might be just good enough to miss out on the top of the draft, winning too many games to be in position for a generational quarterback.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the Rams, a team with a proven front office and a willingness to go bold, could step right in with the perfect trade package to grab the hometown superstar.<\/p>\n

For Saints fans, it\u2019s the kind of nightmare scenario that hits twice. Not only would they miss out on Arch, but they\u2019d have to watch him flourish somewhere else. Somewhere like Los Angeles with Sean McVay and Puka Nacua, which could be more Super Bowls in the making.<\/p>\n

And if the Rams are lining up to take that shot, they might just break New Orleans\u2019 heart again, worse than 2019.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The New Orleans Saints have been connected to Arch Manning for years. He\u2019s the hometown hero, the football…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":239347,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2076],"tags":[615,2501,7,1014,32,896,55,2572,2571,6,1088,424,397,33035,3416],"class_list":{"0":"post-239346","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-orleans-saints","8":"tag-arch-manning","9":"tag-charles-robinson","10":"tag-football","11":"tag-los-angeles","12":"tag-matthew-stafford","13":"tag-new-orleans","14":"tag-new-orleans-saints","15":"tag-neworleans","16":"tag-neworleanssaints","17":"tag-nfl","18":"tag-puka-nacua","19":"tag-rams","20":"tag-saints","21":"tag-saints-fans","22":"tag-the-rams"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/114923298315729083","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/239346","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=239346"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/239346\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/239347"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=239346"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=239346"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=239346"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}