There are reports that the Los Angeles Rams tried to trade for Jerry Jeudy from the Cleveland Browns. However, the Browns apparently wanted “premium picks” and the Rams weren’t willing to part with them.
I have also seen some rumblings that the Rams maybe wanted to trade for Ladd McConkey from the Los Angeles Chargers. That didn’t happen either.
So, rumors, reports and speculation suggest the Rams tried to trade for a receiver, but it didn’t work out. Either other teams were asking for too much, or the Rams didn’t want
to give up what was being asked. Both things can be true.
Remember, the Rams made their moves in their offseason. They traded for Myles Garrett and Trent McDuffie. They made a move for Tutu Atwell too. So, the Rams pushed their chips before the season started, and now they are holding what chips they have left, and hoping their current pot is big enough to make a push.
It’s not that the Rams didn’t try to make a move at the deadline, it’s more like a move didn’t happen.
Browns Get Jerry Jeudy Trade Call From Familiar Team (sports.yahoo)
“The two teams already completed one of the offseason’s biggest deals, sending Myles Garrett to Los Angeles for Jared Verse and three draft picks. Now, the Rams have another reason to contact general manager Andrew Berry.
Cleveland.com’s Mary Kay Cabot reported Monday that the Browns would consider trading Jeudy for premium picks, but no such offer had arrived by Sunday. Cleveland was not shopping him. It leaves the desperate Rams needing to make an offer strong enough to change the Browns’ position.“
Rams’ failed trade pursuit of Chargers WR surfaces after NFL trade deadline (nypost.com)
“The Chargers said no to at least one Ladd McConkey inquiry. Teams I spoke to believe the Rams were the ones to make that call,” Graziano wrote on Wednesday.
“Overall, though, the Rams didn’t seriously consider a receiver move because they expect both Puka Nacua and Davante Adams to return this season,” he added.
“The Rams trading for Los Angeles Chargers star receiver Ladd McConkeywould have been one of the biggest trades made this season, despite McConkey’s disappointing campaign.
The 24-year-old former Georgia Bulldogs star has 17 receptions for 286 receiving yards and one touchdown this season.
That output leaves a lot to be desired, but the 0-8 Chargers’ entire offense has been abysmal, and McConkey’s production has taken a hit as a result.“
Rams Spark Tyreek Hill Speculation With Latest Roster Moves (heavy.com)
“The Rams created $3 million in cap space by restructuring the contracts of Pro Bowl running back Kyren Williams and safety Kamren Curl, ESPN’s Field Yates reported on X.
The details came from Spotrac. Los Angeles turned $2 million of Williams’ salary into a signing bonus and added two void years to his deal, which freed up $1.7 million. The Rams did the same with $1.7 million of Curl’s salary, which cleared another $1.3 million.
Williams and Curl are both under contract through 2028. With the void years, both will now stay on the Rams’ books through 2030.
It didn’t take long for Rams fans to connect the dots to free-agent wideout Tyreek Hill.
“That seems like a Tyreek Hill move to me,” one fan replied.“
Sean McVay: Rams optimistic WR Davante Adams will return ‘sooner than later’ (espn)
“LOS ANGELES — One of the reasons the Los Angeles Rams did not trade for a wide receiver before the NFL trade deadline, coach Sean McVay said, is because Los Angeles is “optimistic” that Davante Adams will return from his hamstring injury “sooner than later.”
McVay initially said Adams, who ruptured his semitendinosus late in the Rams’ Week 6 loss to the Cardinals, was expected to miss six to 10 weeks with the injury. McVay said Wednesday that Adams returning after the Rams host the Green Bay Packers in Week 12 is a “realistic timeline for him.”
Los Angeles is currently without wide receiver Puka Nacua, who injured his right knee and toe in Sunday’s road game against the Washington Commanders. McVay said Wednesday that the Rams will not place Nacua on injured reserve related to roster mechanics, “but he still is going to be out for an extended period of time.”
Battered, bruised and out for revenge: Can the Rams survive another Cardinals showdown? (nypost)
“The Los Angeles Rams are beginning to resemble the Black Knight from “Monty Python and the Holy Grail.” Their arms have been chopped off, their legs are missing, and they’re bleeding all over the battlefield. Yet Sean McVay is still standing on the sideline screaming, “’Tis but a scratch!”
Welcome to Rams-Cardinals Part Deux, where the only thing longer than the injury report is the list of excuses neither team wants to hear.
Five weeks after Arizona stunned Los Angeles with an 18-16 walk-off victory at SoFi Stadium, the NFC West rivals reunite Sunday at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Ariz., for a rematch that could determine whether the Rams enter their bye week riding a four-game winning streak or reliving their most embarrassing loss of the season.“
LA Rams injury report: Puka Nacua, 4 others sit out Wednesday (sports.yahoo)
“The full details of their Wednesday injury report are below. Starters are noted with an asterisk.
Rams Wednesday injury report
Did not participate
- *LG Steve Avila (hamstring)
- *S Kam Curl (toe)
- TE Terrance Ferguson (ankle/hamstring/practicing while on injured reserve)
- *CB Trent McDuffie (back)
- *WR Puka Nacua (knee/toe)
Nacua hasn’t been placed on injured reserve because of the number of players the Rams have there and wanting to have flexibility for their eight allowed to be designated for return. They have already activated three players and have eight others eligible. Head coach Sean McVay said Nacua he will be out “for an extended period of time.”
Rams Receive Encouraging Davante Adams News After Puka Nacua Injury (athlonsports)
“By our count, Adams and Nacua have drawn 142 of the Rams’ 337 targets this season, 42.1%. Adams has 30 catches for 480 yards and four touchdowns in six games with 16.0 yards per catch, according to ESPN.
The 5-4 Rams have won three straight, but they face a tough closing stretch. Getting Adams back for the Chiefs game would give Stafford his top deep threat again before the toughest part of the schedule.“
Rams avoiding IR stint for Puka Nacua is less promising than it seems (ramblinfan)
“We’re not going to put him on IR, just because of some semantics with the roster and things like that, but he’s still going to be out for an extended period of time. It wasn’t like any sort of new information,” McVay told reportersWednesday.
Instead of adding Nacua to IR, the Rams unexpectedly did so with receiver Jordan Whittington, who had been managing a back issue. That was on Tuesday. It means that Nacua will not have to miss the minimum four games required by a trip to injured reserve. LA’s Week 11 bye will buy him some extra time to recover.
So that’s something. Perhaps the greater concern, though, is that the Rams are chewing through the eight players league rules allow them to designate for return from IR. Keeping Nacua on the active roster preserves one of those spots.“
Desperate Rams target $250 million receiving pair amid Puka Nacua uncertainty (talksport)
“Indeed, the franchise have famously embraced the phrase ‘F*** them picks’ given their penchant for superstar players rather than draft potential.
Josh Downs was a reported target, but was traded to the Chiefs leaving the Rams looking on as injuries bite hide at the position.
Davante Adams is currently on Injured Reserve and, while Puka Nacua won’t be heading to IR, he is “going to be out for a significant period of time,” McVay said on Wednesday.
That leaves Tutu Atwell and Konata Mumpfield atop the team’s depth chart.“
Sean McVay ‘tempted’ to ask WR Robert Woods to unretire for Rams (ramswire)
“McVay told reporters Wednesday he has talked to assistant wide receivers coach Robert Woods about coming out of retirement, but knows it wouldn’t be possible for the former receiver to suit up for the Rams again.
“I’ve looked at him and the way that he looks out there, I’ve definitely been tempted [to see if he can play],” McVay said. “I think that’d be a violation of the CBA, or I don’t know what he’d have to do, but he looks damn good. He still is smooth out there, so very tempting.”
