Rams' Ty Simpson says he had 'secret' meetings with Sean McVay leading up to shocking draft selection

NFL reporter Albert Breer joins Colin Cowherd to react to the biggest moves of the 2026 NFL Draft so far, including Ty Simpson-Los Angeles Rams, Dallas Cowboys trading up for Caleb Downs, Kansas City Chiefs selecting Mansoor Delane, Kadyn Proctor's ceiling with the Miami Dolphins and the Buffalo Bills trading out of the first round. He also discusses whether the Tennessee Titans selecting Carnell Tate at No. 3 was a reach or not.

The Los Angeles Rams were able to surprise the NFL world on Thursday night with their selection of Alabama quarterback Ty Simpson because of some "secret" pre-draft meetings.

Simpson, 23, said the Rams wanted to throw other teams off their scent by keeping the meetings quiet.

"I had some secret meetings with coach (Sean) McVay, and I just was trying to be on script and do what everybody told me and not to tell anybody," Simpson said during a recent interview with ESPN Radio.

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Ty Simpson of Alabama celebrates after being selected as the 13th overall pick by the Los Angeles Rams during the first round of the 2026 NFL Draft at Acrisure Stadium in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on April 23, 2026. (Emilee Chinn/Getty Images)

Simpson said he knew the Rams were interested, but wanted to keep it discreet.

"We tried to keep this under wraps as long as we could," Simpson said. "It was something to where I knew they were interested, but they wanted to make it private and didn’t want people to know that they were interested."

The Tennessee native compared talking with Rams head coach Sean McVay during the "secret meeting" to being like a kid in a candy shop, raving about his new situation.

"It was great. We met at the facility, and it was something to where we