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What Les Snead Quietly Revealed About the Rams During the Draft
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What Les Snead Quietly Revealed About the Rams During the Draft

Los Angeles Rams On SI·Blaine Grisak·28 days ago
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Prior to the 2026 NFL Draft, the Los Angeles Rams were viewed as this team that needed to make an ‘all-in’ move. After making the NFC Championship game last season, the Rams were in a unique position, holding the 13th overall pick. While many expected them to draft a player who could help them win now, the Rams drafted their quarterback of the future in Ty Simpson .  Rams general manager Les Snead has a tendency to zig while the rest of the league zags. That’s exactly how he approached the draft. While the media and league expected Snead to go all-in, Snead drafted with an eye on the future. When the rest of the league undervalued this quarterback class, Snead stood pat at 13 and took the second-best quarterback in the class in Ty Simpson.  It would have been easy for the Rams to focus on getting their quarterback of the future in 2027 or simply sign a bridge quarterback for a year or two after Matthew Stafford retires. However, Snead viewed the 2026 NFL Draft as an opportunity.…

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