Sean McVay’s viral, seeminglymiserable reaction to the Rams’ shocking first-round pickmight have been more of a show for the cameras than most people realized.
After the Los Angeles Ramsselected Alabama quarterback Ty Simpson with the No. 13overall pick Thursday night — a move that stunned much of the NFL — fans quickly zeroed in on McVay’s unusually flat demeanor during his post-draft press conferences with general manager Les Snead.
But according to ESPN’s NFL insider Peter Schrager, there’s no disconnect behind the scenes.
“As Much as McVay was doing all that, trust me — McVay is a Ty Simpson fan,” Schrager said Friday on ESPN’s “Get Up.”
The comment offers a stark contrast to theoptics that fueled speculationonline, where McVay’s brief answers and subdued body language led many to question whether he was fully on board with the pick.
McVay appeared noticeably lacking in enthusiasm while discussing Simpson — a surprising departure from the high-energy tone he typically brings to media sessions.
But a separate reports suggest there may have been a calculated reason for that.
According toFOX Sports’ Jay Glazerand ESPN’sAdam Schefter, the Rams actually informed veteran quarterback andlast season’s MVP winnerMatthew Stafford ahead of time that they planned to draft Simpson.
“The Rams talked about it, and they felt this was a rare opportunity at 13 to go get a quarterback,” Schefter said. “They were so convinced of their decision that earlier today, they called their veteran quarterback Matthew Stafford and told him they planned to take Ty Simpson tonight.”
That context adds weight to the idea that McVay’s muted reaction may have been intentional — a poker face designed to avoid publicly celebrating the selection of Stafford’s eventual successor.
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