The early part of May is an important part of the NFL calendar as that is when teams must decide whether or not to pick up the fifth-year options of their first-round picks. Throughout the Sean McVay era, the Los Angeles Rams haven’t had to do this as they haven’t had first-round picks. With that said, it’s still something to pay attention to as a player who hasn’t had their fifth-year option picked up can mean that the team that drafted them is on the edge of moving on and just needs a little push.
This offseason, the deadline to pick up the fifth-year option on the 2022 rookie class was May 1.