When the Patriots selected Cole Strange in the first round of the NFL draft on Thursday night, the NFL world was surprised with the pick. That led to a viral moment, where Rams coach Sean McVay joked the Rams were considering Strange with their first pick at No. 104 in the third round.
On Friday night, McVay and general manager Les Snead clarified that their reaction was not meant to criticize Patriots head coach Bill Belichick and the Patriots or Strange.
“Because of how that video went viral in fun, that was the chemistry between us and us going through this process trying to evaluate,” Snead said via ProFootballTalk, “but I know Sean talked to Cole this morning, did talk to Coach Belichick this morning just to say, ‘Hey, we—there was nothing—we really like that player.