There truly will be some introductory handshakes and greetings when Ty Simpson arrives at the Rams’ facility on Friday.
The Alabama quarterback indicated he did not speak with coach Sean McVay and specifically said he had not conversed with general manager Las Snead ahead ofbeing the surprise No. 13 pick Thursday night.
The revelation has added to the awkwardness of the pick after McVayappeared to be less than thrilledthat a win-now team took a backup quarterback who likely won’t help during the 2026 season.
“It was really brief, to be honest with you,” Simpson said of his pre-draft Rams interactions. “I met with some scouts at (Alabama), and that was really it. They talked to my agent, but that was really not much.”
He later added: “I’m looking forward to meeting (Snead) and getting to know coach.”
Simpson is not the first player to ever be drafted without conversing with a team’s top brass before being drafted, but it’s odd that a team would not invest more time into their potential future quarterback considering all that comes with the game’s most important position.
The Giants, for example, grilled the top quarterback options such as Jayden Daniels and Caleb Williams ahead of the 2024 NFL Draft, even though they ultimately did not land any of the top options.
The Rams, though, relied on their scouts and what they saw on tape to draft a player whom generated different takes from prognosticators.
While some had Simpson landing in the first round, others wondered if he would be available for the Jets with the first pick of the second round before they moved up tomake their third first-round pick.
Snead did say he talked with Simpson’s father, Jason, the head coach at UT Martin, before the draft regarding the draft process.
Source: Drudge Report
