Could the Sam Bradford era be over in St. Louis?
The Houston Texans are supposed to be the team that dictates the pace of the NFL Draft, but the St. Louis Rams which owns two first-round picks, at Nos. 2 and 13, can shake things up as well.
The MMQB is reporting that the Rams have strong interest in using either one of those first round picks on Johnny Manziel.
I sense the Rams like Greg Robinson at two—over Sammy Watkins and Jake Matthews. A St. Louis contingent went to Auburn on Thursday to work out Robinson; no negatives surfaced. More mystery about 13. The Rams really like Johnny Manziel, and if he were there at 13 (which is unlikely), they will consider picking him. His workout for the Rams on Friday in Texas, with offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer running the show, was impressive, as was the 80-minute post-workout session in the meeting room with Schottenheimer and Jeff Fisher, among others. One other piece of knowledge I got confirmed Sunday: Rams GM Les Snead recently went to Texas Tech and met at length with coach Kliff Kingsbury—Manziel’s offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at A&M in 2012—and came away thinking Manziel could adjust to life well as an NFL passer. Does that mean the Rams will take Manziel if he’s there at 13? I am still dubious. But I can tell you the Rams like him a lot.
This report comes on the heels of the Rams contingent traveling to College Station to work out Manziel, Mike Evan and Jake Matthews this past Friday.