The Los Angeles Rams may have ignored their offensive line until the seventh round of the draft, but that didn’t mean they weren’t interested in improving it. According to Mike Garafolo of NFL Network, the Rams were in the mix for Trent Williams before the Redskins traded him to the 49ers for a third- and fifth-round pick.
Garafolo said it was never really close to happening, but Sean McVay was interested in reuniting with the seven-time Pro Bowler and moving him to guard.
Oh right, the #Rams were in it for a minute too. Never seemed like it got close. But McVay dabbled with reuniting with Trent Williams as a guard. https://t.co/K5NFfwly4u
— Mike Garafolo (@MikeGarafolo) April 26, 2020
As you can see in the above tweet, McVay wasn’t exactly thrilled about the Rams’ rival 49ers landing Williams. McVay was with the Redskins for seven years from 2010-2016, so he got an up-close look at Williams and knows his ability.
The Rams do already have Andrew Whitworth holding down the blindside and he just signed a three-year extension, but guard is one of the weakest spots on the roster. Joseph Noteboom was shaky last season before getting hurt, Austin Blythe may have to play center and neither David Edwards nor Austin Corbett were that great late in the year.
Williams would’ve solved a lot of problems for L.A., but only in the short-term. He’s only under contract through 2020 and will command a large contract next offseason in free agency. The Rams would’ve had a hard time finding the cap space to extend him, which was likely the biggest hurdle in any trade scenario.
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