Los Angeles Rams outside linebacker Byron Young wasn't a fan of the trade chatter surrounding him this year.
After a fan posted on X that "The Rams should be shopping Byron young [sic] for a pass catcher," Young fired back with a short reply. "Fans always so quick to trade me…wild," he wrote.
Fans always so quick to trade me…wild. https://t.co/c7NRZNfZwR
— B.Y. (@byron_97) November 11, 2026
The deadline has come and gone, and there were no reports of Young being on the block. The Rams also didn't trade for a pass-catcher, instead bringing back receiver Xavier Smith.
Young has been one of Los Angeles' best defenders since the Rams drafted him in the third round out of Tennessee in 2023. He has 4.5 sacks, 36 tackles, five tackles for loss, 11 QB hits, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery
through nine games this season.
That follows a 12-sack Pro Bowl campaign in 2025, when he also had 82 tackles, 12 tackles for loss and 29 QB hits. Over his four seasons, Young has 32 sacks, including eight as a rookie in 2023 and 7.5 in 2024. He was eighth in Defensive Rookie of the Year voting in 2023.
While his production is good, Young is more expendable given the depth at pass-rusher on the Rams and his contract. Young is an impending free agent, and his price tag could be steep. The edge rusher market continues to surge, and ESPN's Dan Graziano projected in January that Young could command a four-year, $145 million deal with $72 million guaranteed.
Whatever the fans think, it appears the Rams are in no hurry to move on from one of their top pass rushers.
This article originally appeared on Rams Wire: Rams' Byron Young calls out fan-fueled trade rumors on X
