Los Angeles Rams claim No 1 overall draft pick after trade with Tennessee Titans
Friday 15 April 2016 07:48, UK
The Tennessee Titans have traded the No 1 overall pick in the 2016 NFL Draft to the Los Angeles Rams.
Just three months after confirming the franchise's return to Los Angeles after 21 years away, the Rams made another dramatic move after climbing further than any other team in history to acquire the overall top pick, having originally been slated with the No 15 pick.
The trade came at a price, with the Rams giving up their No 15 pick, two second-round picks (43 and 45), a third-rounder (76), plus a first and third-round pick next year.
In addition to the top pick, the Rams will receive the Titans' fourth (113) and sixth-round (177) picks this year.
The Rams are in serious need of rebuilding after two disappointing seasons, while Titans general manager Jon Robinson said the move would enable his team to continue adding depth with six picks from the first 76 in this year's draft.
"Being able to acquire six players in the top 76 this year, along with next year when you factor that into it - I am assuming five in the top three rounds - that is 11 players that we can add to this football team that should not only increase our depth, but give us good quality players at all those positions," he told the Titans website.
"In the end we thought it was a decision that was best for this football team. It made sense for us to do it, and that's why we moved on it.
"We talked to several teams about the pick. There was interest in the pick, and in the end we thought this was the option that made the most sense for us... we think we can really bolster this roster with the picks that we now have."
Los Angeles are expected to use the top pick to target a quarterback, although the exact player won't be known until April 28. It will be the sixth time the Rams have selected the No 1 overall in franchise history.
