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McVay and Co.

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during the football operations Sunday session, PHI GM Howie Roseman, PHI Asst GM Jon Ferrari had an "animated conversation" with LAR HC Sean McVay & BUF HC Sean McDermott in a side hallway outside the ballroom

after the meeting, Cowboys Co-Owner Stephen Jones: "we don't allow pushing and we're trying to be consistent with our rules"

Taken together was Jones talking about the tush push or the 'animated' conversation?

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Yes woulndt hate seeing the Tush PUSHHHH going away. Def on the side where another player cant propel another player ala Rugby

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Top Takeaways from Rams GM Les Snead at Annual League Meeting: Latest on Kyren Williams extension talks, possibility of drafting a QB this year, Coleman Shelton as starting center and more

Mar 31, 2025 e
Stu Jackson
Senior Staff Writer

PALM BEACH, Fla. – Rams general manager Les Snead met with reporters Monday at the NFL's annual league meeting, discussing where things stand with extension talks with running back Kyren Williams, potentially selecting a quarterback at No. 26 overall in this year's draft, Coleman Shelton as the starting center, among other topics.

More on those key takeaways below:

Reiterating interest in getting an extension done with RB Kyren Williams
Snead said the Rams plan to meet with Williams' agent, Drew Rosenhaus, at the annual league meeting, which began yesterday and runs through Tuesday.

According to Snead, Williams and the Rams have different numbers, but "we would definitely like to engineer a long-term partnership with Kyren."

"Kyren's a great human, we all want this to work out, it's just, can we agree upon a contract where we both feel like (it) is a win-win moving forward," Snead said. "And if it doesn't happen this year, it doesn't mean that Kyren's not going to be a part (of the Rams) next year. It doesn't mean we don't do something a year from now."

"Always open" to drafting a quarterback, but no urgency to do so this year

Given the year-to-year arrangement with Matthew Stafford – and recent analyst projections for the 26th pick – it made sense that Snead was asked if the Rams were opening to drafting one this year at that spot.

"Always open to drafting a quarterback," Snead said. "I can realistically say often it's, usually another team who gets into that more serious level than we are, usually drafts that player, maybe earlier than we would."

Snead also indicated the Rams won't reach for a quarterback at No. 26 overall, and understand another team may want to trade into the first round at that pick point for one.

"If a team really thinks that player's their next QB, it's not like they're going, 'hey let's wait until the middle of the second round to pick him, let's do it now.'

"If the right guy fell to 26, maybe he's the right guy for another team. They might want to move into the first round and draft that right guy. Maybe that's better for the Rams than picking that right guy."

Snead also downplayed the urgency of addressing the position.

"We're very well aware that there is a life after Matthew coming at some point," Snead said. "When that is, I mean, it could be two, three years from now. So it's not urgent for us right now."

Rams signed Coleman Shelton with the expectation he'll be the starting center
Snead confirmed Monday that Coleman Shelton was brought in with the intention to be the team's starting center.

While Snead praised the job that Beaux Limmer did as a rookie last season, he noted the team missed Shelton's ability to communicate with the rest of the offensive line when Shelton left.

"What we missed with Coleman when he left was that able to communicate to all of our young OL, and maybe even our veterans," Snead said. "Hey, maybe (in) an audible situation, maybe when things change, and being able to handle that in the moment, it was very vital. Beaux Limmer did an unbelievable job evolving into becoming the starting center, but I've often said he was a freshman and working amongst a bunch of PHD's. So there was an element where you missed, not necessarily in what he was doing, but in what the center does for other people."

Snead's thoughts on Kupp getting released
Snead also addressed what went into releasing wide receiver Cooper Kupp.

"It's probably, I call it person and situation, and that sometimes the person being Cooper and the player's, let's call it phase of career, doesn't necessarily align ideally with the club's," Snead said. "So that would be the number one reason (Kupp is not on the team)."

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Top Takeaways from Rams VP of Football & Business Administration Tony Pastoors at Annual League Meeting: Matthew Stafford's contract adjustment, impact of Cooper Kupp's release on salary cap

Mar 31, 2025
Stu Jackson
Senior Staff Writer

PALM BEACH, Fla. – Rams Vice President of Football & Business Administration Tony Pastoors spoke with local media Monday at the NFL's annual meeting, discussing Matthew Stafford's contract adjustment and the salary cap ramifications of releasing Cooper Kupp, among other topics.

More on those key takeaways below:

Stafford's adjusted contract will be done "soon"
The Rams agreed to terms with their QB1 on a contract adjustment on Feb. 28, or 12 days before the start of free agency. NFL Network's Ian Rappoport that same day reported that adjustment would be finalized "over the next few weeks," and according to Pastoors, "it will be done soon."

Pastoors indicated that at this point, it's just working through the language in the contract with Stafford's representation.

"We feel good about it, he feels good about it," said Pastoors, who declined to specify the terms. "We're just working through paperwork right now."

Year-to-year arrangement with Stafford "good problem to have"

Having stability at quarterback is everything in the NFL, and while the Rams are in a year-to-year arrangement on that front, it doesn't bother them.

"I would say it's a good problem to have, because if you've got a quarterback, you got a chance, and we've got a really good one," Pastoors said, when asked about the challenges of that year-to-year approach when it comes to building a roster. "I think we all would acknowledge here, you probably have to start planning and figuring out the future, but in the here and now, you appreciate that you got a guy like Matthew, and you can get into the postseason like we did last year and feel like you got a chance every time you step on the field."

Kupp's release will incur dead money in 2025, then off the salary cap books in 2026
Pastoors confirmed that the $12 million signing bonus that came with Kupp's contract he signed with the Seahawks offset the Rams owing him that in 2025. However, by being released, the remaining money owed to him on his contract prorates to 2025, which means the Rams will, in total, occur a dead money charge of around $22 million this year.

Kupp will be off the salary books next year.