Les Snead Explains Why Rams Traded Up In 2024 NFL Draft To Take Braden Fiske

With Aaron Donald retiring from the NFL, the Los Angeles Rams understood they wanted to exchange him with a committee of gamers.

Armed with a first-round choose for the primary time in eight years, the Rams addressed their move rush by taking Jared Verse. Nonetheless, Los Angeles wasn’t performed rebuilding its line of defense as they made an aggressive transfer up within the second spherical to pick Verse’s Florida State teammate Braden Fiske.

Fiske’s inventory shortly rose after he carried out effectively on the NFL Draft Mix, however most thought of the Rams’ commerce up as too bold. Nonetheless, Los Angeles has by no means been afraid to do what it takes to get their most well-liked gamers they usually definitely consider in Fiske.

Basic supervisor Les Snead has earned a repute for his dealings and he defined what went into the choice to maneuver up for Fiske, through the crew’s official YouTube channel:

“I feel we had decided within the draft if for instance, which it labored out that approach, if our first choose was a defensive participant who performed outdoors backer for us, we’re 3-4, certainly one of our outdoors backers we actually had an appreciation for Braden,” Snead stated. “So, what we then stated is, ‘If we go OLB first, let’s be aggressive to return get Braden with our second spherical choose.’ So now you go OLB and defensive sort out after which after we simply proceed reinforcing with the blokes that we have now right here. BY, Kobie Turner, everybody else, Michael Hoecht, simply proceed reinforcing that defensive entrance.

“If we might’ve gone defensive, let’s name it sort out, with our first choose perhaps we might’ve been much less aggressive with buying and selling up for Braden. However I can say we did focus on that. What if Jared would’ve gone and perhaps Byron Murphy would’ve fallen and we take Byron Murphy there. We nonetheless thought of, ‘Hey let’s commerce up for Braden.’ But it surely labored out properly as a result of we get an outdoor linebacker and a defensive sort out as a substitute of two defensive tackles.”

It’s fascinating to listen to that Snead and the remainder of the choice makers on the crew had been able to take Fiske regardless of how the primary spherical performed out. A tenacious and rugged defender with a excessive motor, Fiske would match on any crew and it’ll be thrilling to see what he can do in his rookie season.

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