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Dream realized in Rams signing
Los Angeles Times
|March 13, 2026
Southland native McDuffie says it's a 'full-circle moment' to be playing for McVay.
THE RAMS also signed Jaylen Watson, a former Chiefs cornerback.
Trent McDuffie was a young high school player in Southern California when the Rams returned from St. Louis to Los Angeles in 2016.
In 2020. McDuffie watched HBO "Hard Knocks" episodes about the team, and he was enamored by coach Sean McVay.
"I remember just being like, 'Dang, I would like to play for that guy,'" McDuffie said Thursday.
McDuffie, an All-Pro cornerback acquired by the Rams in a blockbuster trade, recalled those thoughts during an introductory news conference at the team's facility in Wood land Hills after he signed a record-breaking four-year extension that reportedly includes $100 million in guarantees.
"Fast forward all these years, and now I'm here and it's just a full-circle moment," he said of getting to play for McVay. "Watched this guy, wanted to play for this guy and now this guy wants me."
To land McDuffie, Rams general manager Les Snead sent the Kansas City Chiefs The 29th overall pick and fifthand sixth-round picks in this year’s draft, and a 2027 third-round pick.
The Rams also signed former Chiefs cornerback Jaylen Watson to a three-year contract that includes $34 million in guarantees.
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