With no first-round pick, Rams keeping an eye on NFL draft dominoes

By Lindsay H. Jones

In his first five years as the general manager of the Rams, Les Snead was used to being in the center of the action during the first round of the NFL draft. Twice, his teams had two first-round picks. Last year, the Rams owned the No. 1 overall pick after swinging a blockbuster trade with the Tennessee Titans.

So now that the Rams don’t have a first-round pick this year — part of the price the team paid to move up to select quarterback Jared Goff last year — Snead finds himself wondering exactly what he and his staff are going to do, and what they’re going to wear, while the rest of the league works on April 27.

“We’ve been trying to come up with something creative to do on that Thursday night,” Snead told USA TODAY Sports. “That's been one of the stress points for me. I'll be walking down the hall and go, ‘Wait to we wear suits on Thursday night or not?’ I don't know the answer to that. I do think it's a time to be more casual, right?”

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