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Jim Thomas
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Marcus Mariota and the Rams? Well, the team talked to Tennessee about the No. 2 overall spot according to a couple of sources. But one of those sources said the conversation resulted in "nothing meaningful."
So it may have been exploratory at best on the part of the Rams, who may take a quarterback sometime over the three-day draft, which starts Thursday night.
According to the Tennessean in Nashville, the Cleveland Browns, Philadelphia Eagles, New York Jets, and the Rams have all shown interest in moving up to the No. 2 spot for Mariota, the quarterback from Oregon.
If the Rams stay at No. 10 overall, the most likely selection is an offensive lineman _ either Iowa's
Brandon Scherff, Stanford's
Andrus Peat, or possibly
Ereck Flowers of Miami (Fla.)
It was finally confirmed Thursday afternoon that Scherff did not make a pre-draft visit to Rams Park. But the Rams remain interested in him and he's thought to be highly-rated on their draft board.
All nine previous first_ or second-round draft picks by coach Jeff Fisher and general manager Les Snead over their prior three Rams drafts have been players who made pre-draft visits to Rams Park.
But this may simply be a case where the Rams knew enough about Scherff _ feeling he was clean medically and in terms of character _ so they didn't think a visit was necessary. That was the case last year with Notre Dame's Zack Martin, whom the team liked a lot but ended up going to Dallas where he became a Pro Bowl guard as a rookie.
It seems all but a certainty that the Rams won't have LSU tackle/guard
La'el Collins in their plans. Collins is generally considered among the top four offensive line prospects in this year's draft, along with Scherff, Peat, and Flowers.
Baton Rouge, La., police want to question Collins after his ex-girlfriend was murdered, although Collins is not considered a suspect. According to reports, he hasn't seen her since September. But Collins may be asked to take a paternity test because the ex-girlfriend, Brittany Mills, was pregnant at the time she was murdered and the baby survived.
With NFL teams apparently backing off Collins just hours before the draft, Collins' agent is petitioning to take Collins out of the draft, let him clear his name, and then enter the supplemental draft this summer.
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I'm starting to wonder if the Rams are involved in some kind of trade up with the eagles, personally
Dexter McCleon @DexMcCleon21 
