Rams Prepare for NFL Draft with Super Bowl Hopes

0:00It's April 22nd. This is California News today, your AI-powered local news. The Los Angeles Rams are primed for the NFL draft kicking off Thursday in Pittsburgh. They beefed up a roster that hit the NSC Championship last season, resigning safety Cam Curle, and snagging cornerbacks Trent McDuffy and Jalen Watson. They traded their 29th pick to the cheese for McDuffy, turning him into the highest-paid corner in league history. Still holding the 13th overall pick from a deal with the Falcons. That gives coach Sean McVeigh flexibility with no burning holes to fill. Stars like quarterback Matthew Stafford, receivers Pukka Nakua, and Devonte Adams, plus Ed Rusher's Jared Verse and Byron Young have them feeling solid. McVeigh calls it a long way from a year ago, but now they're superbowl favorites with the big game coming to Sufai Stadium in February. As an insider, see this as McVeigh's shot to grab an offensive playmaker since taking over in 2017.

1:00He has not had a top 10 picks since drafting Jared Goff first overall back in 2016. The team loves skill players in this class and enters with picks in the first, second, third, sixth, and three in the seventh rounds. Receiver might be the spot to watch, as Adams wraps his two-year deal amid trade buzz, and the Kua deals with all field drama after leading the league. With 129 catches, General Manager Les Sneed raves about USC's Mackay Lemon, a Beletnikov winner his family watched up close. Offensive line, edge, and even quarterbacked up could get looks too, with Stafford aging in backups like Stetson Bennett untested. Sneed says, trading up or back from 13 stays on the table, keeping things wide open. The Rams' role and confident ready to layer more talent without forcing it.