Rams remove any possible temptation Jets had to draft Ty Simpson

This is less about the player than about information architecture around the Jets’ draft process. The market implication is that the Rams’ move reduces the odds of a quarterback-forcing decision at a slot where clubs often behave irrationally under scarcity; that lowers near-term volatility in the Jets’ pick path and, by extension, reduces the chance of a headline-driven overreaction in the pre-draft window. The second-order effect is favorable for premium positions that are more value-dense at that range, which should improve the expected roster quality over the next 12-24 months.

For the Rams, the move signals a willingness to allocate capital to future optionality rather than immediate surplus value, which is consistent with a team trying to preserve a competitive window while keeping future quarterback leverage. The hidden risk is opportunity cost: if the player develops slower than expected, the team effectively paid draft capital to prevent another club from making a decision they may not have made anyway. That risk is measured over years, not weeks, and it matters most if the Rams later face roster compression elsewhere.

The contrarian angle is that the biggest beneficiary may be neither team but the rest of the quarterback-needy market. When one speculative name comes off the board, it can force a rapid repricing of adjacent prospects and make later quarterback picks more expensive in trade terms. If that dynamic persists, expect a small but tradable widening between teams with urgent QB needs and teams that can wait, especially in the 1-2 week run-up to the draft when false scarcity tends to peak.