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Your Rams just drafted Ty Simpson 13th overall. ¿Qué pasa?

Your Rams picked who now, for real?

Okay so check it—you know how the NFL Draft just went down? You're probably thinking about all the big names, the fancy parties they had downtown, or maybe even those crazy expensive dinners people were posting from like, Nobu Malibu. But, fam, there’s always something that just hits different, something that makes you go, "Wait, what?!" The Rams, my guys, they just drafted Alabama quarterback Ty Simpson with the 13th pick. And like, no mames, this is the one. Everyone was buzzing about the usual suspects, maybe a receiver or a defensive end, but a QB? This early? It's literally the talk of every panadería and carnicería from Boyle Heights to El Sereno right now.

### What This Means for LA Football

Now, I'm a Dodger girl, you know this, but I appreciate a good story, especially one that makes people scratch their heads a little. The Rams already got Stafford, and he's not going anywhere, right? So this pick, it's got people wondering what's the long game here. Is it a backup plan? Are they thinking future, future? Because, oye, you don't just pick a QB at #13 for kicks and giggles.

* This could mean they're setting up for a post-Stafford era way sooner than anyone thought. * Or maybe they see something in Simpson that nobody else does, a diamond in the rough kinda deal. * It's definitely gonna spice up the training camp down in Irvine, that’s for sure.

Honestly, it feels like one of those moves that's gonna have everyone talking for months, like when they decided to move to SoFi Stadium instead of staying at the Coliseum. It's a gamble, a big one, and whether it pays off or not, it's got everyone west of the 110 and even us out here on the Eastside buzzing. That's the real LA, fam — east of the 110.

My compas on the Morning Wire totally got into this, you gotta hear their take at mornings.live.

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