Rams were smart to trade for this Rookie
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Rams were smart to trade for this Rookie

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The Los Angeles Rams (4-4) took a risk in the second round of the 2024 NFL Draft by moving up 13 spots to draft Florida State defensive end Braden Fiske. The organization was criticized for overspending by giving up the 155th overall pick and a 2025 speaker.

Through eight games, it’s starting to look like a genius decision by general manager Les Snead and the Rams to make the move to sign Fiske. He recorded four tackles, a pair of quarterback hits and a team-high two sacks in the Rams’ Week 9 overtime win over the Seattle Seahawks.

Bottom line, this kid is legit and the Rams look like the smartest in the room after making a move for one of the team’s best defensive players. Fiske has compiled 26 tackles, three sacks and two fumble recoveries in his first eight games in the NFL.

The rookie pass rusher also ranks second in quarterback pressure among rookies, just behind his defensive teammate, Jared Verse.

“When we were able to get Jared (DE Jared Verse) and then looking at the consistent, overall love that we had for Braden Fiske, we wanted to figure out a way to be able to go get him and pair him up with some of the other guys that we had internally,” head coach Sean McVay said Monday. “Looking at Kobie Turner and Bobby Brown III and then being able to see Kobie and Byron (LB Byron Young) in their second year and what Michael Hoecht can do as a versatile piece. He (Fiske) has done a really good job and he’s been so steady and consistent, he loves the game, he loves to compete, and I think he’s getting more and more comfortable and I think he really understands what we’re trying to do enough about the job that (defensive coordinator), Chris (Shula) and our other defensive coaches have done to put these guys in good spots.”

McVay couldn’t be happier with what he’s seen so far this season from Fishing and several other rookie defenders. The fact that this team used multiple draft picks and took a shot on him and succeeded in this big way speaks volumes for the talent this organization possesses.

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