Los Angeles Rams Get Highly Paid Compensatory Draft Pick in 2024 Offseason Due to Loss of Minority Coach
The Los Angeles Rams are just one of four teams that will receive a third-round compensatory draft pick on Friday. The NFL granted Los Angeles the 98th overall pick in the 2019 NFL draft, according to NFL source Ari Meirov, after the Atlanta Falcons hired Raheem Morris, their defensive coordinator, to become their new head coach.
As per the current NFL regulations, clubs receive compensation if a minority coach is taken by another team. In this case, Morris ducked to take Atlanta’s head coaching position, earning the Rams a pick at the end of the third round. In the meantime, the San Francisco 49ers, their fiercest opponent, were also awarded a compensatory third-round draft pick in exchange for the current
The Los Angeles Rams received five compensatory choices from the NFL on Friday. Following the hiring of Rams defensive coordinator Raheem Morris by the Atlanta Falcons, their first pick, the 98th overall selection, is made. The 47-year-old has called defensive plays for Los Angeles for the previous three seasons, and he even helped the team win the Super Bowl in 2021. That season, the Rams had 19 interceptions, ranking them in the top five in the NFL, while holding opponents to just 4.0 yards per rush attempt.
In exchange for their losses in free agency last year, Los Angeles also received three sixth-round draft picks and a seventh-round selection. During the 2023 offseason, the Rams lost Greg Gaines, Matt Gay, Baker Mayfield, A’Shawn Robinson, and Nick Scott to free agency. For the New York Giants in the previous season, Robinson racked up 62 tackles, while Mayfield led the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to the Pro Bowl.
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