Rams' Surprise: Drafting Ty Simpson 13th

0:00On April 27th, the Los Angeles Rams turned heads drafting Alabama quarterback Ty Simpson, 13th overall in last week's NFL draft. What caught everyone off guard was their original plan to snack him later, trading back for extra picks instead of jumping early. Adam Schaefter, from ESPN, dropped the details, saying the Rams eyed a slide to around the 17th pick, maybe with Detroit to build their stash, while still landing Simpson. Solid strategy on paper. But clocks ticking, no phones rang, zero-trade talks materialized, forcing their hand right there in the first round. Simpson ranked 44th overall and second among quarterbacks on the scouting bigboard. Projections had him pegged mostly for round two, late first at best for some. Rams bit big anyway, grooming him as Matthew Stafford's long-term replacement. Draft state unpredictable, but this one's got that succession vibe locked in. That wraps NFL news today, brought to you with AI. I'm Corey, with a story.