Sean McVay seemed somewhere else after Rams took Ty Simpson

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The Los Angeles Rams made arguably the most surprising selection of Thursday's first round when they spent the 13th overall pick on Alabama quarterback Ty Simpson.

The pick definitely caught some attention, and what truly had fans talking by the end of the night was the look on HC Sean McVay's face when he discussed it.

Multiple reporters who covered the press conference noted that McVay came across as unusually flat.

The Athletic's Nate Atkins, who has covered a lot of first-round pick pressers, posted that it was "by far the most muted I have seen a regime about the player they drafted."

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The LA Times' Gary Klein echoed that, noting the presser lacked the "trademark ebullience and sense of humor" McVay and GM Les Snead usually bring.

Snead, meanwhile, was visibly more energetic. Simpson told SiriusXM that he had never even met McVay.

McVay called the Rams "Matthew's team" more than once and insisted the pick would have no bearing on ongoing extension talks with , who was the NFL's Most Valuable Player last season and had the Rams a win away from the Super Bowl.