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INGLEWOOD \u2014 Not many in the NIL era are willing to wait it out in college, sitting and learning but not playing, not seeing the field. Most enter the transfer portal and go on their way to what they hope will be greener pastures and more playing time.<\/p>\n

Read more NFL draft: Rams take Ohio State TE Max Klare, Missouri OT Keagen Trost on Day 2<\/a><\/p>\n

But not Ty Simpson. The quarterback sat for three years at Alabama, biding his time, doing things the old-fashioned way before he got his chance to start as a redshirt junior. Part of it was a desire to stick things out with his teammates. But he also felt like it was the best decision to prepare him to extend his career.<\/p>\n

\u201cI wanted to make sure that whatever I did was going to benefit me to be an NFL player. Staying at Alabama, I knew the infrastructure that we had there was always going to set me up to play in the NFL,\u201d Simpson explained Friday. \u201cThe SEC is the best conference in football. \u2026 Being able to get to play those type of games and play in those big moments is just going to prepare you for the NFL.\u201d<\/p>\n

Simpson\u2019s patience was rewarded Thursday when the Rams selected him with the 13th overall pick in the NFL draft. And as he prepares for the next step of his career as a starting quarterback in the league, he\u2019ll need to lean on that patience and perspective again.<\/p>\n

The 23-year-old quarterback will again be asked to sit to begin his Rams tenure, this time behind reigning league MVP Matthew Stafford. The 38-year-old has one year left on his contract, but head coach Sean McVay has said he thinks it\u2019s possible the veteran sticks around for another year or two beyond that, and that the Simpson pick won\u2019t impact ongoing contract negotiations with Stafford.<\/p>\n

But Simpson won\u2019t mind, given that it is Stafford he has been afforded the opportunity to learn behind.<\/p>\n

\u201cI can\u2019t wait to talk to Matthew,\u201d Simpson said, in a blue suit with a Rams hat, his family off to the side as he met with the L.A. area media for the first time. \u201cMatthew always plays on time and he always plays great with his feet. He doesn\u2019t flinch. And so that\u2019s something to where I can\u2019t wait to see him in action and see how he prepares in practice and see when he takes those calculated risks.\u201d<\/p>\n

Simpson has actually been something of a student of Stafford and the Rams for some time. At Alabama, his coaches would show him clips of McVay\u2019s offense. From that study, he came to admire Stafford\u2019s control at the line of scrimmage, his ability to check into plays, his footwork to manipulate defenses.<\/p>\n

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He also saw the ways McVay schemes open Puka Nacua, how he incorporated 13-personnel into the scheme in 2025.<\/p>\n

Read more NFL draft: Rams take Miami WR CJ Daniels, Alabama DT Tim Keenan on Day\u00a03<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s got the juice, man,\u201d Simpson said after meeting McVay in person for the first time Friday. \u201cHe\u2019s a fireball, he loves ball. Like, I\u2019m so blessed to be a part of this organization and have him as a coach because you can really tell that he cares for his players.\u201d<\/p>\n

McVay raised some eyebrows Thursday night with his gruff demeanor following the pick of Simpson. There was some speculation that it was because McVay was not on the same page with general manager Les Snead about the pick.<\/p>\n

This was a perception McVay wanted to clear up Friday, saying he acted \u201cstoic\u201d so as not to be disrespectful to Stafford.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe one thing that would never be doubted is we couldn\u2019t be in more lockstep in every decision that we make,\u201d McVay said. \u201cWhenever that time comes for [Simpson] to get an opportunity to be Matthew\u2019s successor will be on Matthew\u2019s terms.\u201d<\/p>\n

Stafford has yet to make contact, but Simpson said that his wife, Kelly, reached out via Instagram to welcome him to Los Angeles and offer any help to him and his family. So did Rams captain Quentin Lake.<\/p>\n

He knows it will take some adjusting, joking Friday that he\u2019s \u201ca redneck in Los Angeles, California. So we\u2019ll see how that goes.\u201d But everything will be a daily process, both in the city and in the facility.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy plan is to just get better each day. I\u2019m blessed enough to be in the room with a great quarterback room, great coaches, reigning MVP, first-ballot Hall of Famer, the best head coach in football,\u201d Simpson said. \u201cThe years that I sat were just as, probably more important than the years that I played because I had to learn how to practice. I had to learn how to study when I wasn\u2019t playing because I didn\u2019t know when that time was going to come. And so whenever that time did come, it was this year that I made the most of it.\u201d<\/p>\n

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