"Matthew Stafford already had doubts about playing": NFL exec accuses Sean McVay of using Rams GM Les Snead to "save face" over Ty Simpson pick

"Matthew Stafford already had doubts about playing": NFL exec accuses Sean McVay of using Rams GM Les Snead to "save face" over Ty Simpson pick

The Los Angeles Rams' selection of Ty Simpson with the 13th pick remains one of the most controversial decisions of the 2026 NFL draft, even more than a week after its completion.

NFC Notes: Sean McVay, Ty Simpson, Matthew Stafford, Rams

Rams Rams HC Sean McVay noted that QB Matthew Stafford would obviously be supportive of first-round pick QB Ty Simpson. “He couldn’t be more of a stud,” McVay said, via Pro Football Talk. “When you’re an elite competitor the way he is, he responded exactly the way I would want to. He’s going to put his arm around this guy. . . . He’s like, ‘I understand it.’ He’s earned the right to be year to year, and if he tells me he wants to play three more…