Rams open to trading 1st-round pick, eyeing secondary help

If there’s a championship-caliber team that’s in position to be aggressive this offseason, it’s the Los Angeles Rams. They have around $40 million in cap space to go with two first-round picks, giving them the assets to make a big move like they have so many times under Les Snead and Sean McVay.

Snead met with reporters on Tuesday and indicated that the team is open to trading one of its two first-rounders for a proven player. According to Nate Atkins of The Athletic, Snead specifically mentioned the secondary being a focus, even asking, “Is there an All-Pro that you could add?”

Naturally, everyone’s minds went to Chiefs cornerback Trent McDuffie, who many people believe could be on the trade block. Snead said the Rams are already having trade talks, which ramp up this time of year.

Les Snead sounds like a GM ready to be aggressive to maximize Matthew Stafford’s window:

- Open to trading a 1st-rounder for a proven player
- Secondary a big focus — “Is there an All-Pro that you could add?”
- Trade talks are intense this time of year and they’re having them

— Nate Atkins (@NateAtkins_) March 3, 2026

The Rams' biggest position of need is cornerback, and they could also use safety help if Kamren Curl isn't re-signed in free agency. With Cobie Durant, Roger McCreary and Ahkello Witherspoon all being pending free agents this offseason, the Rams' cornerback group could look very different.

Adding a proven veteran via trade or in free agency would free the Rams up in the draft to take the best player available, rather than feeling forced to address a need.

Les Snead on filling needs in free agency versus the draft: “If we can use free agency to not be desperate in the draft, we will most likely will be better drafters.”

— Wyatt Miller (@wymill07) March 3, 2026

Keeping both first-round picks is also a possibility, of course, and Snead is open to that. Using them to select two incoming prospects would give the Rams young building blocks on either side of the ball, whether it's a corner, tight end, wide receiver or safety.

Asked Les Snead how he views the two first-round picks the Rams have, in terms of either using them to select a player or trading for a proven player to maximize Matthew Stafford's window.

Does he think he can get impact players at both of those picks, or would he be open to…

— Stu Jackson (@StuJRams) March 3, 2026

No matter which direction the Rams go, they have options available, which puts them in a great position heading into free agency and the draft.

This article originally appeared on Rams Wire: Rams' Les Snead confirms possibility of trading 1st-round pick