Gerald Everett is on his way out
Whether it’s in a few months or in a year, Everett almost certainly won’t be wearing horns much longer. The team drafted Brycen Hopkins in the fourth round, who offers a similar skill set to Everett as a dynamic receiver with good speed and athleticism in the open field.
Everett will be a free agent in 2021 and the Rams already have Tyler Higbee, who they extended last year. It’s safe to assume that even if the team likes Everett right now, the coaches aren’t confident he’ll turn into a No. 1 tight end, so it’s hard to imagine the Rams paying up to re-sign him next offseason.
“We really like our tight end room right now, but we had [Hopkins] highly rated and felt like he could come in and carve out a role early but also later,” Snead said. “We didn’t have to make that pick, but sometimes when you make those types of picks, there’s an element of drafting in a microscope, but also with a telescope and you feel like, ‘Hey, the guy can make plays.’”