The Los Angeles Rams were desperately trying to move up in the 2024 NFL Draft to take TE Brock Bowers, but a Las Vegas Raiders decision to not trade down with LA and take Bowers themselves may have helped the Rams actually make a better pick overall.
Rookie OLB Jared Verse out of Florida State has been phenomenal for Los Angeles, but he was close to not being in horns at all. Coming into the draft, there was a plethora of reports that the Rams were trying to move up to select Bowers.