After making a historically significant trade in his first move as the Rams' general manager, we're not sure what Les Snead has planned for an encore.
Here's an obvious suggestion: Take all of the premium picks obtained from the Washington Redskins and use them to find pure gold in the NFL draft.
Snead and the Rams pulled off a stunning trade, collecting three No. 1 draft choices and a second-round pick from Washington for the simple consent to move down only four spots in next month's draft. Instead of drafting second overall, the Rams are now slotted at No. 6. That's all.
In NFL history, no team has ever received as much in return in a trade for a draft pick. And while Snead did a fantastic job of setting a sales price for that exclusive No. 2 property...
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