Jeremy Fowler Apr 24, 2026, 01:27 PM ET

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Jeremy Fowler is a senior national NFL writer for ESPN, covering the entire league including breaking news. Jeremy also contributes to SportsCenter both as a studio analyst and a sideline reporter covering for NFL games. He is an Orlando, Florida native who joined ESPN in 2014 after covering college football for CBSSports.com.

HOLLYWOOD PARK, Calif. -- Draft night is an amalgam of mood shifts, which the Los Angeles Rams brain trust experienced in full scope Thursday night.

Shortly after 9 p.m. ET, head coach Sean McVay was on the phone with his new quarterback, Ty Simpson , who was hunched over in a puffy white chair from the green room of the NFL draft, fighting an avalanche of emotion.

"Let's go make history, Coach," Simpson told McVay, his voice cracking.

"Yeah ...…