Surprising Ty Simpson update bodes poorly for Rams fans

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Matthew Stafford will be back as the starting quarterback for the Rams once again this year as he enters his 18th season in the NFL. And while he has played the best football of his career in his later years, leading the Rams to Super Bowl LVI to cap the 2021 season and earning NFL MVP honors last season. So it's a good thing he'll be back for Los Angeles – but there's also an inherent higher risk for injury with an older quarterback.

And if Stafford doesn't end up injured at any point this coming season, it could be bad news for the Rams – because it's possible the rest of their quarterback room has regressed as a whole. The Rams say goodbye to Jimmy Garoppolo, who served as the backup during the past two seasons. The Rams figured they had made an upgrade when they secured Ty Simpson in the first round of the 2026 NFL Draft.

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But now, it appears that might not be the case, or at least not immediately. Reports from NFL insider Jason La Canfora suggest that Simpson is currently the Rams' third-string quarterback, with the franchise favoring Stetson Bennett as the backup.

This likely won't be welcome news to Rams fans, as Bennett was the third-string signal-caller over the past two seasons in Los Angeles. While this could indicate that Bennett is finally developing into an NFL quarterback who is ready for playing time, it's also possible that Simpson isn't the talent the Rams thought they were getting. Bennett has risen to the backup spot by default.

And if the latter situation is the case, the Rams will have to rely on a player who likely isn't ready to be a backup to see significant playing time if their 38-year-old veteran quarterback can't make it through the season. And that's not a situation you particularly want to be in.

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