Rams coach Sean McVay explains why he looked unhappy after the team surprisingly selected Ty Simpson

When the Los Angeles Rams drafted backmost Ty Simpson successful the archetypal circular of the NFL Draft connected Thursday, caput manager Sean McVay didn’t look thrilled, and helium admitted arsenic overmuch connected Friday.

McVay, portion recapping the 2nd time of the Rams' draft, opened his property league acknowledging his demeanor aft Simpson’s selection.

"I get my demeanor past night, but we’re excited astir it. There are antithetic things. I ever privation to beryllium mindful of however things travel disconnected and things similar that. I’m precise excited astir past nighttime and precise excited astir today. Couldn’t beryllium much excited astir america continuing to pb together, but each determination that we marque is corporate and collaborative," McVay said.

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Los Angeles Rams caput manager Sean McVay walks connected the tract astatine Lumen Field aft the 2026 NFC Championship Game against the Seattle Seahawks successful Seattle, Washington, connected Jan. 25, 2026. (Kevin Ng/Imagn Images)

"For immoderate of the questions oregon misunderstandings conscionable based connected my demeanor oregon disposition past night, I did privation to get that retired of the way. This is my buddy close here," McVay said with a grin arsenic helium reached retired to wide manager Les Snead.

"That was brought to my attraction due to the fact that I got truthful galore texts. That was ne'er my intended mode to beryllium capable to travel off, but sometimes I tin beryllium a small grumpy."

A newsman followed up and asked the 40-year-old manager wherefore helium was grumpy.

"Well, determination were different things that had thing to bash with that, which that’s mean life," McVay said.

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Los Angeles Rams backmost Matthew Stafford reacts aft throwing a touchdown walk during an NFL crippled against the New York Jets successful East Rutherford, N.J., connected Dec. 22, 2024. (Adam Hunger/AP)

"The main happening was, I couldn’t beryllium much excited astir being capable to adhd him, but besides knowing however overmuch I emotion Matthew Stafford, however respectful you privation to ever beryllium and to the mode things tin beryllium interpreted. The demeanor would’ve been stoic by quality due to the fact that you are excited, but by nary means — it is Matthew’s shot team."

Stafford, successful his 17th season, won his archetypal MVP past twelvemonth with the Rams. However, contempt the success, Stafford has reportedly been mulling status aft each play for the past mates of seasons.

The 38-year-old backmost lone announced helium was returning for different play erstwhile helium capped his MVP code with the news. With Stafford’s aboriginal seemingly uncertain aft adjacent season, the Rams got a leap connected their heir apparent.

McVay said helium is excited for Simpson to larn from Stafford.

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Ty Simpson of Alabama celebrates aft being selected arsenic the 13th wide prime by the Los Angeles Rams during the archetypal circular of the 2026 NFL Draft astatine Acrisure Stadium successful Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, connected April 23, 2026. (Emilee Chinn/Getty Images)

"I’m excited to beryllium capable to adhd Ty. What a blessing it is for him to beryllium capable to larn from Matthew and to beryllium capable to travel into this ambiance and environment. Whenever that clip comes for him to get an accidental to beryllium Matthew’s successor volition beryllium connected Matthew’s terms. I deliberation that’s truly what the important happening was. I didn’t privation that to ever beryllium misunderstood portion not minimizing the excitement for Ty and the buy-in," McVay said.

"Les and his radical truly liked him. As soon arsenic we started truly studying him, determination was a assemblage of work, similar I talked about, that was a good, amusive evaluation. A batch of the concepts that we would activate. The feline is simply a shot junkie and plays with the timing and rhythm. You tin spot that he’s a coach’s son. His travel is simply a amusive 1 that he’s been through."

If Simpson 1 time becomes the backmost that Stafford is, McVay won’t beryllium feeling grumpy often.

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