{"id":887606,"date":"2026-05-10T16:30:23","date_gmt":"2026-05-10T16:30:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/887606\/"},"modified":"2026-05-10T16:30:23","modified_gmt":"2026-05-10T16:30:23","slug":"los-angeles-rams-insider-says-to-keep-an-eye-out-for-blockbuster-trade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/887606\/","title":{"rendered":"Los Angeles Rams Insider Says to \u2018Keep An Eye\u2019 Out for Blockbuster Trade"},"content":{"rendered":"

If there\u2019s one thing football fans have learned about Los Angeles Rams<\/a> general manager Les Snead, it\u2019s that he\u2019s not afraid to make a big move. The latest evidence came on the first night of the 2026 NFL Draft, when the Rams surprised everyone by taking Alabama quarterback Ty Simpson<\/a> with the 13th overall pick in the first round.<\/p>\n

Simpson was projected to be a Day 2 draft pick, but as they say, all it takes is one team to believe in his abilities. This year, that was the Rams.<\/p>\n

Advertisement<\/p>\n

While the decision to draft Simpson was clearly a move for the future, some believe the Rams may be eyeing a trade that could strengthen their status as Super Bowl contenders this season.<\/p>\n

Specifically, The Athletic\u2018s Rams insider Nate Atkins<\/a> suggests that fans should \u201ckeep an eye on Maxx Crosby<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019d also keep an eye on Maxx Crosby,\u201d Atkins wrote. \u201cHe seems to have mended things with the Las Vegas Raiders<\/a> after the trade to the Baltimore Ravens<\/a> was reversed, but the organization\u2019s approach could change if the Raiders hit another tough start to a season.\u201d<\/p>\n

Of course, the Las Vegas Raiders<\/a> already agreed to trade him once. Could they do so again? It certainly can\u2019t be ruled out, especially if first-year head coach Klint Kubiak gets off to a rough start.<\/p>\n

Advertisement<\/p>\n

While the idea of adding a five-time Pro Bowl sack artist is exciting, Atkins believes any trade discussions likely wouldn\u2019t ramp up until October. That\u2019s when everyone will have a greater understanding of their direction.<\/p>\n

Related: 2026 NFL QB Rankings: Where Does Matthew Stafford Rank?<\/a><\/p>\n

Related Headlines<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"If there\u2019s one thing football fans have learned about Los Angeles Rams general manager Les Snead, it\u2019s that…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":887607,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2079],"tags":[117,7,393,3308,1014,58,2444,2611,6563,54056,6,424,20708],"class_list":["post-887606","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-los-angeles-rams","tag-baltimore-ravens","tag-football","tag-las-vegas-raiders","tag-les-snead","tag-los-angeles","tag-los-angeles-rams","tag-losangeles","tag-losangelesrams","tag-maxx-crosby","tag-nate-atkins","tag-nfl","tag-rams","tag-ty-simpson"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116551235867675505","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/887606","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=887606"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/887606\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/887607"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=887606"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=887606"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=887606"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}