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Getty Images With defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh gone, the Rams needed a replacement next to Aaron Donald. As they entered the third day of the 2019 draft, they knew who they wanted to fill that role — and they got him. “The first priority was to try to figure out how we could get to a spot in...

Getty Images The Falcons took an offensive lineman with their original pick, and they traded back into round one to take another offensive lineman. Tackle Kaleb McGary is the newest addition to the Atlanta Falcons. The Falcons swung a deal with the Rams to move back into the first night of...

Getty Images The Patriots and Rams faced each other in Super Bowl LIII in Atlanta a couple of months ago, but they worked together in the second round of the NFL Draft. New England dealt the 56th and 101st picks to the Rams in order to acquire the 45th overall pick in the draft. They used the...

Getty Images Just when it appeared the Rams might trade out of the entire draft, they finally made a pick. They selected Washington safety Taylor Rapp with the 61st overall choice. The Rams began the night with a choice in the second round (No. 45 overall) and three in the third (No. 79, 94...

Getty Images The Rams announced Tuesday they have exercised the fifth-year option on Jared Goff‘s contract for 2020. The move comes as no surprise given Goff was the No. 1 overall pick in 2016 and was the Rams’ starting quarterback in Super Bowl LIII. Los Angeles exercised the fifth-year...

Getty Images Frank Clark made 12 of his 35 career sacks against NFC West opponents, while also collecting 13 tackles for loss and 29 quarterback hits against the other three teams in the division. The Rams saw the best of the pass rusher as Clark had six sacks, six tackles for loss, 13...

Getty Images The Rams didn’t have a first round pick either of the last two years, and they might not pick tonight, either. This week the Rams’ front office noted the possibility of trading down from the 31st overall pick, and Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that they have received calls from...

Getty Images The Saints got the short straw at the start of the season, with games out of the gates against the Texans on Monday night, at the Rams on a short week, at the Seahawks a week later, and at home against the Cowboys. G.M. Mickey Loomis has no problem with a challenging opening...

Getty Images The Rams are in uncharted waters — for the time being. For the first time since taking quarterback Jared Goff first overall in 2016, they’re back in the first round. Unless they aren’t. Via Gary Klein of the Los Angeles Times, Rams coach Sean McVay played it coy when asked if...

Getty Images The Rams are in no apparent rush to start contract talks with quarterback Jared Goff. Likewise, he’s not ready to start talking about them either. Via Gary Klein of the Los Angeles Times, the Rams quarterback said his future riches are not anything he’s thinking about at the...

Getty Images The XFL still has two coaching vacancies, in L.A. and Houston. One man who has coached in both cities has been linked to one of the jobs, even though he disputes the report. Earlier this afternoon, Jason La Canfora of CBS reported that he’s “hearing” that Jeff Fisher is “in line”...

Getty Images Now that we have the “when” to attach to the “who” and the “where,” the full slate of 256 regular-season games is known. Which games, then, are the best of those? Simms and I discussed the best options, via a PFT Live draft. Spoiler alert: I gave Simms the first pick, and he...

Getty Images The L.A. Rams had a late-season outdoor game in Chicago last year. It didn’t go well. This year, that won’t be a concern for the defending NFC champions. In 2019, the Rams won’t be playing in a cold-weather climate later than early November. In a video featuring Rams coach Sean...

Getty Images On Thursday afternoon, a bizarre back and forth unfolded on Twitter regarding whether former Oilers/Titans and Rams coach Jeff Fisher will be coaching the XFL’s Houston franchise. On Friday morning’s PFT Live, Charean Williams offered an intriguing alternative option, if Fisher and...

Getty Images The Rams lost C.J. Anderson, but they got Malcolm Brown back. Los Angeles matched the offer sheet the running back signed with the Lions, ensuring his return as Todd Gurley‘s backup. “I was happy. Malc’s my boy,” Gurley said, via Myles Simmons of the team website. “I’m super...

Getty Images The most controversial game of the postseason will have its rematch early in the regular season. The Saints are visiting Los Angeles to take on the Rams in Week Two, a 4:25 p.m. ET kickoff on FOX. That, of course, is the rematch of the NFC Championship Game, which ended in highly...

Getty Images The NFL has scheduled 10 teams to make five prime-time appearances during the 2019 season. That list includes both of the teams playing in the opening game of the year. The Packers and Bears will face off on Thursday, September 5 in a matchup chosen to celebrate the NFL’s 100th...

Getty Images In 2006, when Monday Night Football moved from ABC to ESPN and Sunday Night Football moved from ESPN to NBC, the top prime-time game of the year became the Sunday night game. This year will be no different. Here’s the full slate of NBC’s Sunday night games: Week One, Steelers at...

Getty Images The Rams have enjoyed remarkable stability on their offensive line, but have to push two new guys into the starting lineup this year. That means as they look at this year’s draft, they know they need to find two new apprentices. Via Gary Klein of the Los Angeles Times, Rams...

Getty Images Plenty of teams spent plenty of time putting together excellent schedule-release videos. The Falcons’ excellent effort contains a not-so-subtle slap at the misfortune experienced in January by their biggest rival. In a segment that mimics the opening animation from HBO’s Game of...