Snead trades Kenny Young

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October 25, 2021 at 2:48 pm #133335

Agamemnon
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Trade: Rams are sending LB Kenny Young and a 2024 7th-round pick to the Broncos in exchange for 2024 sixth-round pick, per sources.

Broncos have eight injured LBs, including six on injured reserve.

— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) October 25, 2021

I would have to assume that Trader Les is hard at work on something else in advance of the Nov. 2 deadline. Still, trading your steady, productive ILB for pennies and then counting on a rookie at an already-thin position … well, it’s an idea.

— Rich Hammond (@Rich_Hammond) October 25, 2021

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October 25, 2021 at 2:52 pm #133336

Agamemnon
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Ernest Jones and Troy Reeder play different ILB ”positions” for those asking, so it’s not really about him vs Reeder here. But yeah, this is surprising.

— Jourdan Rodrigue (@JourdanRodrigue) October 25, 2021

I *believe* this also opens up about $2.1M in cap savings for the Rams, who were up against it even with a Havenstein restructure.

Young met with Snead preseason and communicated his plan to get better and being all-in. Bought in completely to the defensive plan, threw himself https://t.co/F55miENMJw

— Jourdan Rodrigue (@JourdanRodrigue) October 25, 2021

Agamemnon

October 25, 2021 at 3:31 pm #133337

Agamemnon
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Quick correction too, this is going to actually be between $1.3M-$1.4M in space because of game checks already paid out (h/t @nickkorte on the heads up here). https://t.co/cy5IVsbQHP

— Jourdan Rodrigue (@JourdanRodrigue) October 25, 2021

Agamemnon

October 25, 2021 at 4:11 pm #133338

canadaram
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I dislike this trade, I dislike it a lot.

October 25, 2021 at 6:05 pm #133341

Hram
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Could we be opening up just enough Space to trade for someone?

October 25, 2021 at 6:07 pm #133342

Agamemnon
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JE LIVE: Rams TRADE Kenny Young?!? What’s next?!?

Agamemnon

October 25, 2021 at 7:06 pm #133346

zn
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Jourdan Rodrigue@JourdanRodrigue
“Really tough decision for us,” said Sean McVay of Kenny Young trade, then indicated that the trade was “financially driven” while also name-dropping Troy Reeder and Ernest Jones as guys who need to step up (and further, they’d like one to step up in their single-backer pckge)

October 25, 2021 at 7:13 pm #133347

Eternal Ramnation
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What is it with the Rams and lbs? He was playing lights out!

October 25, 2021 at 7:31 pm #133348

Zooey
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Looks to me like this is the Rams wanting to extend some guys, and looking to see where they can clear space, and giving away a player to create cap room to keep somebody who is harder to replace.

So this is “(Kenny Young and a 7th) for a (6th and room to keep somebody else).”

October 25, 2021 at 7:53 pm #133349

InvaderRam
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hmmmm… i don’t know. i really don’t like this trade for the short term. but i’m sure they have a plan. hope ernest is ready!

October 25, 2021 at 9:19 pm #133353

zn
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Jourdan Rodrigue@JourdanRodrigue
The Rams clearly want to get Ernest Jones on the field more and in my understanding, that’s one motivation here. But Kenny Young was playing very well for them, so this is a surprise.

October 25, 2021 at 10:12 pm #133356

canadaram
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Zooey wrote:

Looks to me like this is the Rams wanting to extend some guys, and looking to see where they can clear space, and giving away a player to create cap room to keep somebody who is harder to replace.

So this is “(Kenny Young and a 7th) for a (6th and room to keep somebody else).”

If this is the only way they can extend Allen or Noteboom before they get to test free agency then I guess that makes good sense. Still could bite the Rams in the ass short term though.
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