{"id":873624,"date":"2026-04-24T15:57:16","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T15:57:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/873624\/"},"modified":"2026-04-24T15:57:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T15:57:16","slug":"l-a-rams-news-a-totally-normal-draft-night-nothing-to-see-here","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/873624\/","title":{"rendered":"L.A. Rams News: A totally normal draft night, nothing to see here"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Come one come all to the day after what was a totally normal NFL Draft night. If you are fan of the Los Angeles Rams nothing to see her other than the Rams taking a quarterback in the first round of the NFL Draft. But NFL teams do that all the time! Right? There is no news here. Just normal everyday NFL team stuff.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Welcome to L.A., Ty Simpson. People will have their opinions, and they should! But the facts are the facts. Simpson will be a quarterback for the Rams. A future starter? A long-term player? We do not know. What we do know is the Rams made a move, and it\u2019s totally normal. Did I say normal enough times, yet?<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">If you think it\u2019s a crazy move, you\u2019re right. I agree. It\u2019s insane, and the Rams are as unpredictable as ever. At this point, the only thing they can do crazier is add another quarterback through the draft. I wouldn\u2019t count them out of that possibility either, as unlikely as it may seem.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Well Day 2, here we come. Day 2 is a big one. Can\u2019t wait.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Thanks for checking out Turf Show Times!<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">\u201cNo team pulled off a bigger surprise than the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/los-angeles-rams\/343\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Los Angeles Rams<\/a> on Thursday night, picking Ty Simpson at No. 13 overall. Though the Rams had been linked to Simpson during the pre-draft process, no one thought they would take him that early. He was viewed as more of a late-first-round or second-round prospect.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">\u201cSo on Thursday, with the 13th pick in the NFL draft, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/sports\/rams\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Rams<\/a> looked beyond the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/sports\/rams\/story\/2026-02-05\/rams-quarterback-matthew-stafford-named-nfl-mvp\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Matthew Stafford<\/a> era to the future.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">The Rams selected Alabama quarterback <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nfl.com\/prospects\/ty-simpson\/32005349-4d63-9376-c6de-c1666dcadc47\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Ty Simpson<\/a>, making him the heir apparent to the reigning NFL most valuable player.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">\u201cI was just super blessed and super excited,\u201d Simpson told reporters during a videoconference. \u201cThe fact that an organization like the Los Angeles Rams believed in me, took a chance on me, it\u2019s just something that I\u2019m so grateful for.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">\u201cThroughout much of the Los Angeles Rams offseason, the common theme has surrounded the idea of \u201cwin now\u201d and being \u201call in.\u201d This is a team that entered the offseason with two first-round picks after making the NFC Championship Game. For many, the focus was closing the gap and doing what was needed to win another Super Bowl. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/nfl\/rams\/onsi\/rams-draft-ty-simpson-13th-overall-2026-nfl-draft\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">When the Rams and Les Snead took Ty Simpson<\/a> with the 13th overall pick, it signaled a shift from his typical approach.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Prior to free agency, the Rams traded for cornerback Trent McDuffie from the Kansas City Chiefs, giving up the 29th overall pick. After trading for McDuffie, the Rams signed his teammate in free agency, addressing their immediate needs at cornerback.\u201c<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">\u201cPS did anyone else think McSnead both looked pissed during their press conference this week? I couldn\u2019t tell if they were upset about something(you can\u2019t help but think about Puka a bit), or if they were freaking locked in for work this week. I prefer to think the locked! They seemed more intense than usual.\u201c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.turfshowtimes.com\/los-angeles-rams-news\/138462\/la-rams-news-nfl-draft-sadiq?commentID=530d8a1a-0301-4b1b-a048-7c0e37e0dbb1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">-StaffInfection9<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Come one come all to the day after what was a totally normal NFL Draft night. 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