Rams reportedly willing to trade in first round for specific player

The Los Angeles Rams made their first selection in the first round of the NFL Draft for the first time since 2016, taking defensive back Jared Verse out of Florida State. However, it appears Los Angeles may have targeted another player and were prepared to move forward to land him if he slipped.

That player was University of Georgia tight end Brock Bowers, who ended up going 13th overall to the Las Vegas Raiders. But if the Raiders hadn’t taken Bowers, Los Angeles was willing to make a trade with the New Orleans Saints at pick No. 14, according to NFL Network’s Peter Schrager.

“The player they had their eyes on if he slipped a little was Brock Bowers. So the Rams really fell in love with Brock Bowers, the tight end from Georgia, and as he ran down the boards and the quarterbacks were going away, there were phone calls made and there was some excitement in that building in Los Angeles that they might be able to get Brock Bowers and add him to this. attack.

Landing a player like Bowers would have been an explosive addition to their already solid offense. His ability to be used as both a wide receiver and tight end in different ways would have opened things up for Los Angeles and head coach Sean McVay.

However, that wasn’t supposed to happen and the Rams are very happy to have landed Verse. He’ll help their defensive line move forward without the services of Aaron Donald, but the Rams can’t help but imagine a “what if” scenario with the idea of ​​bringing Bowers into the team.

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