Many fans of the Los Angeles Rams loved Jared Verse, AND they are excited to see what Myles Garrett can do now that Verse has been traded to the Cleveland Browns as Garrett lands in L.A. Are Browns fans as excited about the move as Rams fans? Going into this year not likely as one team has a difficult, but clear path to the Super Bowl, while the other looks to be rebuilding and or retooling after a head coaching change.

Either way, Verse is an exciting player, as exciting as Garrett? He might just be that in time. We’ll...

The run defense of the Los Angeles Rams will be the biggest beneficiary of the Myles Garrett-Jared Verse swap. While Garrett is a marginal upgrade from Verse as a pass rusher, he will dramatically move the needle in helping stop the run.

This is one of the biggest pain points and regression for Verse from his first season to his second. According to Pro Football Focus (PFF), Verse earned a run grade of 81.0 as a rookie before falling to 62.4 as a sophomore. Verse has also struggled mightily at bringing down ball carriers through two years with a tackle...

The NFL is assigning special “Gold Shield” emblems that only five players in the league will wear next season. These emblems will go to the winners of five coveted awards: MVP, Offensive Player of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year, Offensive Rookie of the Year, and Defensive Rookie of the Year.

That means that the Los Angeles Rams will not have just one, but two starters sporting a gold shield. Matthew Stafford and Myles Garrett.

It’s remarkable that Stafford only had one Pro Bowl nod over his first 14 seasons in the NFL. A few years later, Stafford is...

When the Los Angeles Rams schedule came out earlier this spring, there were a few notable items that popped up right away. That ranges from their elongated travel responsibilities to a few different arduous stretches, among other details.

But as the offseason progresses, there’s one specific note that’s becoming increasingly frustrating: We have to wait until Christmas to see the Rams face the Seattle Seahawks.

TST’s Evan Craig wrote about this back in May as part of a larger critique of the NFL’s schedule and how it handled some of this year’s marquee games. Along with his easily agreeable overall...

When the Los Angeles Rams traded for Trent McDuffie, the general reaction was that the team had addressed its biggest need and therefore had the best roster in the NFL. Combined with signing fellow cornerback Jaylen Watson, the Rams were Super Bowl favorites after two offseason additions to the roster. Not a single person said: “But they still need Myles Garrett.”

Cut to a few months later, the Rams’ brass were the first people to say that L.A. still needed Myles Garrett, spending a first-round pick and two other picks to upgrade Jared Verse at outside linebacker.

Garrett has won...

Running back Blake Corum was one of the biggest breakout performers for the Los Angeles Rams last season. After posting a paltry 207 yards and no touchdowns on the ground as a rookie, Corum took on a much larger share of the running back workload in 2025, rushing for 746 yards on 5.1 yards per carry with six touchdowns. He became yet another legitimate weapon for one of the most dangerous offenses in the NFL.

How much more can he produce in 2026?

Rams beat writer Nate Atkins of The Athletic posted a piece late this past week about [potential...

Even though it’s been 25 years since Marshall Faulk last won Offensive Player of the Year, the former Rams and Colts legend is still the most recent player to win the award in back-to-back years. Not only did he win it back-to-back, Faulk joined Earl Campbell as the only players in history to win the award three years in a row. Faulk is also the most recent non-quarterback to win the award more than once in his career.

Since then, 15 different skill players have won Offensive Player of the Year, none more than once. 25 years after he last...

This is the slowest time in the NFL calendar, when teams are for more concerned about their players staying out of the news than they are about actually making any.

Even so, the content game never sleeps, neither does the 24-hour news cycle, and our football-crazed society demands some sort of NFL content even during the summer doldrums.

Still, it’s hard to grasp some of the chatter around the league about Los Angeles Rams tight end Colby Parkinson being a potential cap casualty this year.

In a vacuum, it makes sense why his name would pop up. The Rams have...

The Los Angeles Rams intended to draft Ty Simpson even before Jimmy Garoppolo decided to retire. LA was able to solve the quarterback position long-term and prepare for life after Matthew Stafford. They may still need a fix in the near term should Stafford miss time.

A viral report from organized team activities (OTA’s) suggests that neither Simpson nor Stetson Bennett are seizing their opportunity to win the backup job. I would go as far to say that Simpson shouldn’t even be in the running–at least early in the year–in order to avoid risking putting the rookie on the field...

Earlier this week, the NFL finalized its dates for the 2027 NFL draft in Washington, D.C. With the league rotating cities to host its premier event outside the Super Bowl, when will the Los Angeles Rams and L.A. get their opportunity to host again?

The City of Los Angeles has hosted the NFL draft once, which came in 1956. And it didn’t even host the full event either, as it split time with Philadelphia. Philly hosted the first three rounds in November 1955, while L.A. held the final 27 rounds at the iconic Ambassador Hotel. Yep, things were certainly different...

You know it and I know it, it’s so old it’s new. Attention grabbing. Sensational headlines. I don’t make the rules, but I do follow them. Do you care about the Seattle Seahawks? I do too. They are the best team the NFL. Defending Super Bowl Champions. The Los Angeles Rams are not defending Super Bowl Champions.

It’s June. It will be July. Let the NFL come to you.

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