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The LA Rams went to great effort to land one of the most coveted quarterbacks on the trade block in many years. Conservative estimates set the floor at seven teams. But few teams who failed to land a quarterback rush towards a microphone to state that they would move on from their starting quarterback. Aggressive estimates climb up to a dozen or more suitors. In either case, the Detroit Lions had themselves quite an auction.
And the Rams were the highest bidder.