Rams trade LB Alec Ogletree to Giants

And another trade: Rams trading LB Alec Ogletree to the New York Giants for two 2018 draft picks, per league source.
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One of my favorite LBs in the NFL.

Per Schefter
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Rams signed ILB Alec Ogletree to a four-year, $42 million extension through 2021.

The deal had been in the works since the summer, and reportedly includes over $30 million guaranteed. Ogletree is a playmaker with sideline-to-sideline athleticism, but has yet to become a truly impact player. He does play all three downs, and has been durable aside from a 2015 broken leg. Ogletree just turned 26 last month.

Stats seem to indicate he's a guy that doesn't miss many games. What does it say about recent Giants injury history when that is the first thing I thought to check?

I love ogletree... let’s keep beefing up this defense!

A Boley/Pierce Player.

Love it

I’m fond of Ogletree’s ability but what was the consensus on how he played last season?

I wonder if this makes a trade back from #2 to compile more picks more of an option now.

Compensation update: Giants are trading their fourth-round pick and their sixth-round pick in return for LB Alec Ogletree and the Rams' 2019 seventh-round pick, per source.
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Depending on what picks we gave up, I LOVE this move. This is a high intensity LB that can cover a ton of ground. Exactly the type of LB this team needs with attitude to boot.

it's a 4 and 6 for Ogletree and a 7

sweet. Right about a thread about the Giants never trading for anyone.

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Comp picks are now tradeable. I bet it is one of the picks. Hope the other pick is a late round

In comment 13853625 GP said:

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I wonder if this makes a trade back from #2 to compile more picks more of an option now.

Doubt this has any bearing. A 4th isn't nothing but a 6th virtually is.

In comment 13853625 GP said:

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I wonder if this makes a trade back from #2 to compile more picks more of an option now.

I doubt it has any bearing whatsoever.

Awesome.

Ogletree is a good player.

Our new GM is actually acknowledging that LB is a position!

this trade...so many people wanted him in the draft and he has turned out to be a good player. Finally an athletic linebacker.

Sounds to me like this makes a trade down out of the #2 overall spot more likely. If you just traded two picks, you need more picks.

But what do I know?

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Love it.

hoping this is the compensation 4th and not their actual 4th

In comment 13853628 Giantfan in skinland said:

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it's a 4 and 6 for Ogletree and a 7

That's a pretty low price for a 3-down linebacker.

time here. We might be seeing big changes!!

4th round was where I wanted to grab an LB, instead we get a proven one who is locked up for the next 4 years. Still a young player as well only 26 years old.

fans on twitter say he didn't play as well this past year. That being said others are saying the new scheme wasn't a good fit for him.

I love swapping a 4th and a 6th for a player like Ogletree. Contract matters, of course, but history shows that mid-round picks can be severely overrated by teams as trade-bait. I'd rather have a high-quality player at a higher cost than roster filler at bargain prices. Love it.

In comment 13853643 Steve in Greenwich said:

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hoping this is the compensation 4th and not their actual 4th

Why? I mean great if it is but we can't expect to get good players for nothing.

or the compensatory 4th

In comment 13853640 81_Great_Dane said:

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Sounds to me like this makes a trade down out of the #2 overall spot more likely. If you just traded two picks, you need more picks. But what do I know?

Do teams need to have a minimum number of picks in each draft? The goal is to acquire talent, not bodies.

like the Eagles do.....

so things may be a changing.

nice surprise! Love Ogletree

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how does this affect our cap situation?

he was offered to the Chiefs first, who declined...

Trading away two picks this year makes it seem a trade down from 2nd overall is more likely

Giants make a significant trade? Holy.

Agree with the above poster that this may signal we are going to be trading down out of one of our draft slots to recapture a pick.

And AO should be entering his prime.

In principle, I don’t love trading draft picks for a guy who already has a $10M annual cap hit.

This roster is in awful shape, and I guess you can’t make an omelette without breaking a few eggs. Doesn’t smell like a deliberate/dedicated rebuild type of move, to me.

What we have
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was a "down" year for him last year...and he's only 26. Love it!

it's the 7th round pick we got that is making me gidiefor...

Wow our 1st real LB since AP

Just means anyone we sign, we pay them low in 2018 and load up 2019 and 2020 when we have like 90m+ in each year cap room

twice a year when he was coaching in the NFCW.

In comment 13853649 UConn4523 said:

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In comment 13853643 Steve in Greenwich said: Quote: hoping this is the compensation 4th and not their actual 4th Why? I mean great if it is but we can't expect to get good players for nothing.

because giving up their 4th is considerably better than giving up the compensation 4th... theres a full 32 picks between the two. I like to hope for the best possible deal, that all. The compensation 4th is almost equivalent to their 5th.

He counts $3 million against the cap this year assuming the $7M roster bonus is zapped. $4M next year assuming the $6M roster bonus is removed.
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Trading picks for established player indicates more of a "win-now" type attitude? Could this give us any insight re: our pick at #2 overall??

I do see by the way Ogletree just signed a 4 year extension with the Rams during the 2017 season...

We haven't had a great LB since Antonio Pierce.

LOVED him outta georgia, very excited about this addition!