NFL Draft: Rams won’t tip their first overall pick until card is in
The Rams have the first overall pick but they won’t be showing their hand until they make their pick.
Ever since the Los Angeles Rams traded for the first overall pick, it has been assumed that they will be drafting either Jared Goff or Carson Wentz. The duo is considered the top two quarterbacks available in the draft.
Considering how quickly they will need a star and a face of the franchise to survive in Los Angeles, it is a move that might not be popular, but extremely justifiable. Which one of the two will they draft? Los Angeles will not be showing their hand until they turn in their pick on Thursday evening.
“We’ll get in touch with the player just before putting the card in,” Rams head coach Jeff Fisher said, via Pro Football Talk. “There’s only a few things better in life than this phone call, these phone calls that are going to take place Thursday, Friday and Saturday. It’s a great opportunity and we don’t want to deny our pick the opportunity to experience that.”
That’s probably the right thing to do. The NFL Draft is a once in a lifetime experience for draftees. Fisher and his team are being very professional by allowing draftees to soak in the moment and enjoy themselves. Whoever Los Angeles chooses with the first overall pick, they face lofty expectations in a city that demands success.