Los Angeles Rams’ hovedtræner Sean McVay har endnu ikke opgivet muligheden for at bringe tidligere reservequarterback Jimmy Garoppolo tilbage på holdet, trods udvælgelsen af den nye quarterback Ty Simpson i årets draft.
Inden draften begyndte, havde Rams ikke en klar nummer to quarterback bag Matthew Stafford. Med udvælgelsen af Simpson, en første-rundepick, er konkurrencen nu sat i gang mellem ham, 2023-fjerderundepick Stetson Bennett og Garoppolo om rollen som Staffords afløser i 2026.
Da McVay blev spurgt om udvælgelsen af Simpson lukker døren for Garoppolo, svarede han:
"Jeg ville ikke sige det. Jeg vil ikke sige, at det er helt lukket, men jeg vil sige dette: I kender alle til, hvor meget jeg værdsætter Jimmy og hvad han kan bidrage med. Jeg har altid set ham som en startklar quarterback. Jeg ville aldrig sige, at det er helt lukket, men ved at gøre det, vi gjorde i går, mindsker det sandsynligvis presset på den position. Jeg ville aldrig sige aldrig i den slags situationer."
Før draften udtrykte McVay håb om, at Garoppolo – som ifølge rapporter overvejer at trække sig tilbage – ville få et "forandringspunkt". Det er uklart, hvordan Rams havde ageret på nummer 13 i første runde, hvis Garoppolo havde skrevet under igen. Da Simpson er en fremtidig investering, ville holdet formentlig alligevel have draftet ham, hvilket ville have flyttet Bennett ned på dybdekortet.
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