Turf Show Times · Apr 23, 2024
Chris Long thinks Rams should trade up for this ‘amazing’ defensive player
Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY SportsIt has been 16 years since Chris Long was one of the most talked about prospects in the draft at this time of year, as he then went second overall to the St. Louis Rams behind Jake Long and over Matt Ryan. In fact, Long was drafted so long ago that the player who was the 10th pick in his class now holds the third pick of this class: Patriots linebacker/head coach Jerod Mayo.
Mayo’s team is expected to pick a quarterback, but Chris Long thinks that his former team should trade up to get back into the top-10 to select who he believes is a rare prospect at the defensive tackle position in Byron Murphy of the Texas Longhorns.
