Rams trade LT Greg Robinson to LionsBy VINCENT BONSIGNORE
With a new coaching regime in place, major change was inevitable for the Los Angeles Rams. And it hasn’t taken Sean McVay and his staff long to execute those changes.
Hours after the Rams concluded their mandatory minicamp on Wednesday – thus ending their offseason workout program – they traded offensive tackle Greg Robinson to the Detroit Lions for a conditional draft pick.
Robinson has been a major disappointment since being drafted second overall in the 2014 draft, never coming close to living up to expectations as the Rams’ cornerstone left tackle they envisioned.
After 42 consecutive starts, Robinson was made inactive for a late-season game at New Orleans, near his hometown, and also was kept him out of the lineup four weeks later against San Francisco.
His time with the club was tenuous, at best, after they opted this offseason not to pick up his fifth-year option for next year and after they signed veteran left tackle Andrew Whitworth in free agency. But there was hope a move to right tackle would settle him down and he’d at least develop into an average blocker this year.
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