Rams' Ty Simpson welcomes opportunity to develop under Matthew Stafford

Rams' Ty Simpson welcomes opportunity to develop under Matthew Stafford originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . Los Angeles Rams rookie quarterback Ty Simpson is not worried about the criticism around being picked 13th overall.

Not many predicted that the Rams would take him at that spot; nonetheless, Simpson is now slated to be the heir apparent to the reigning MVP, Matthew Stafford. That is the case when it comes to Simpson, and he is looking forward to learning from the 2025 MVP. After being selected by L.

A. , Simpson spoke to the media and expressed his excitement to learn under Stafford. "(I admire) how cool, calm and collected he always is," Simpson said , "how he's so smart.

He can manipulate the defense. And he's a gunslinger, like he has no fear. As a quarterback, you have to have no fear when you're in the huddle, and he slings that ball around and he makes other people better around him.