Shortly after the New England Patriots made the surprising decision to draft Chattanooga offensive lineman Cole Strange in the first round, a video emerged showing Los Angeles Rams head coach Sean McVay and general manager Les Snead reacting to the pick. The two men, it appeared, were quite surprised by the pick.
“UT-Chattanooga to the first round,” Snead said about the selection.
“How about that,” added McVay. “And we wasted our time watching him thinking he’d be at 104 maybe.”
The reaction caused some controversy, with some seeing McVay’s remarks in particular as a slight towards the Patriots and the 29th overall pick in the draft.