Jourdan Rodrigue

Los Angeles

Senior writer for @TheAthletic: LA Rams, NFL projects. Creator of “The Playcallers” and “Finding Rams”. 🎙️ NFL Daily 🎙️ Heed the Call Podcast ➡️ Stay curious.

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Articles

Rams to hold NFL Draft headquarters from Los Angeles Fire Department Air Operations

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Jourdan Rodrigue

The Los Angeles Rams will hold their 2025 draft operations at a Los Angeles Fire Department Air Operations hangar, the team announced Thursday. LAFD's Air Operations division will remain fully functional during the three days of the draft that the Rams, led by general manager Les Snead and head coach Sean McVay, will take residence.
Picks, predictions and key needs

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Jourdan Rodrigue

The Los Angeles have the 26th pick in the 2025 NFL Draft when Round 1 begins April 24 in Green Bay. The Rams own eight total picks in the seven-round draft. Rams' draft picksFull draft orderEvery pick in the seven-round NFL Draft. * Round 1: April 24, 8 p.m. ET * Rounds 2-3: April 25, 7 p.m. ET * Rounds 4-7: April 26, noon ETAll rounds will be televised on ESPN/ABC and NFL Network and in Spanish on ESPN Deportes.
5 things to remember up to the NFL Draft

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Jourdan Rodrigue

LOS ANGELES - The NFL Draft is next week, which means the Los Angeles Rams are nearly done with their process of meeting with scouts and coaches on strategy and closing arguments for or against prospects. Right now, L.A. picks at No. 26 in the first round - a position general manager Les Snead has referred to (whenever in the 20s in general) as "purgatory." Snead and head coach Sean McVay will explore their options at the pick point, inclusive to trading back for more picks.
Picks, predictions and key needs

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Jourdan Rodrigue

The Los Angeles have the 26th pick in the 2025 NFL Draft when Round 1 begins April 24 in Green Bay. The Rams own eight total picks in the seven-round draft. Rams' draft picksFull draft orderEvery pick in the seven-round NFL Draft. NFL Draft details* Round 1: April 24, 8 p.m. ET * Rounds 2-3: April 25, 7 p.m. ET * Rounds 4-7: April 26, noon ETAll rounds will be televised on ESPN/ABC and NFL Network and in Spanish on ESPN Deportes.
Rams GM Les Snead offers insight on potential Kyren Williams deal

3 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Jourdan Rodrigue

PALM BEACH, Fla. - The Rams will meet with Drew Rosenhaus, agent of star running back Kyren Williams, while at the annual league meetings this week to discuss a possible contract extension, general manager Les Snead said on Monday when speaking at a closed session with local reporters. Rosenhaus is also on site at The Breakers Palm Beach hotel, where the NFL's meetings are under way through Tuesday.
Picks, predictions and key needs

3 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Jourdan Rodrigue

The Los Angeles have the 26th pick in the 2025 NFL Draft when Round 1 begins April 24 in Green Bay. The Rams own eight total picks in the seven-round draft. Rams' draft picksFull draft orderEvery pick in the seven-round NFL Draft. NFL Draft details* Round 1: April 24, 8 p.m. ET * Rounds 2-3: April 25, 7 p.m. ET * Rounds 4-7: April 26, noon ETAll rounds will be televised on ESPN/ABC and NFL Network and in Spanish on ESPN Deportes.
A Mid-Round QB Who Makes Sense For the Rams

3 weeks ago | si.com | Michael Canelo |Jourdan Rodrigue

With the 2025 NFL Draft less than a month away, the Los Angeles Rams are making their final draft boards and getting the players they want to go after on the list. The Rams will start the draft with the 26th overall pick in the first round. The Rams have been the winners so far this offseason and in free agency and now will look to fill in the remaining holes on their roster. One position the Rams will be looking at that many are not talking about is the quarterback position.
Cooper Kupp agrees with Seahawks on deal worth $15M annually: Source

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Jourdan Rodrigue |Dianna Russini |Michael-Shawn Dugar

By Jourdan Rodrigue, Dianna Russini and Michael-Shawn Dugar Cooper Kupp is headed back to his home state, as the veteran wide receiver agreed to terms Friday with the Seattle Seahawks on a deal worth $15 million per year, a league source told The Athletic. Kupp, who will play next season at age 32, was released by the Los Angeles Rams on Wednesday after eight seasons with the team. The move came after the team and Kupp's representatives worked to find a trade but could not.
How Sean McVay's aggressive recruiting style brought Davante Adams to L.A.

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Jourdan Rodrigue

LOS ANGELES - Despite a time difference of 16 hours between California and Japan, where star receiver Davante Adams was vacationing with friends after his March 4 release from the New York Jets, he still felt Sean McVay's urgency to bring him to Los Angeles. McVay sent Adams two highlight videos featuring several plays from when Adams was a member of the Packers, Raiders and Jets (particularly the latter two teams as they were Adams' most recent).
As Cooper Kupp's difficult Rams ending intersects with new beginnings, a team goal is clear

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Jourdan Rodrigue

LOS ANGELES - Endings stink. They can be especially difficult in the NFL, where the rare fairytale - player walks into the sunset of retirement after a championship, on his terms and with his preferred team - happens every so often, enough to believe it's possible. More often, it doesn't. More often, an ending is a hard thing.