{"id":2227,"section":"sports","section_label":"Sports","url":"https://www.brokenews.co/sports/2227","headline":"Rams sit out trade deadline despite wide receiver crisis","dek":"With Davante Adams on injured reserve and Puka Nacua expected to be out an extended period, the Rams only brought back a receiver they had released in October while the 49ers added Keenan Allen.","body":"The Rams entered Tuesday's NFL trade deadline with a wide receiver room in shambles, and they left it almost exactly the same way. The team made just one move, re-signing Xavier Smith, a receiver it had released back in October.\n\nThat is not what an organization built this season as a Super Bowl LXI host looks like at the deadline. Davante Adams is on injured reserve, and Puka Nacua is expected to be sidelined for an extended period, leaving the receiver corps thin heading into a stretch that includes the league's toughest remaining schedule.\n\nContrast that with the NFC West-leading 49ers, who used the deadline to add veteran receiver Keenan Allen, bolstering a roster already competing with the Rams for the division. The Rams, who traded for edge rusher Dante Fowler Jr. during their 2018 Super Bowl run, instead signaled they plan to handle their receiver shortage internally rather than through outside additions.\n\nFor a team that spent the offseason making high-profile moves to show it was all in on a championship push, standing pat while a direct rival upgraded leaves the Rams relying on depth pieces and internal solutions to survive the schedule ahead.","published_at":"2026-11-11T00:18:23.830842+00:00","source_count":3,"written_from":[{"outlet":"New York Post","publisher":"New York Post","title":"Rams inexplicably stand pat at NFL trade deadline despite gaping hole","url":"https://nypost.com/2026/11/10/sports/rams-stand-pat-at-nfl-trade-deadline-despite-injury-crisis-as-rivals-get-stronger/"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"With NFL's toughest schedule looming, Rams quiet at trade deadline as rivals make deals","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/nfls-toughest-schedule-looming-rams-221102156.html"},{"outlet":"CBS Sports","publisher":"CBS Sports","title":"After Puka Nacua injury, five receivers the Rams should target at the 2026 trade deadline","url":"https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/puka-nacua-injury-nfl-trade-deadline-five-receivers-rams-should-target-george-pickens/"}],"more_coverage":[{"outlet":"New York Post","publisher":"New York Post","title":"Rams can no longer afford to stand pat: Here’s 7 trade targets they can acquire at the deadline","url":"https://nypost.com/2026/11/09/sports/nfl-trade-deadline-7-realistic-rams-trade-targets/"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"The 1 trade Rams must make in final week before 2026 NFL trade deadline","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/1-trade-rams-must-final-201414774.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"The killer mistake Rams must avoid at 2026 NFL trade deadline","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/killer-mistake-rams-must-avoid-210328640.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Rams’ 7 best WR options at trade deadline after Puka Nacua injury, from Brian Thomas Jr. to Josh Downs","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/rams-7-best-wr-options-232926377.html"},{"outlet":"New York Post","publisher":"New York Post","title":"Cowboys stud WR tops trio of receivers Rams must to trade for amid Puka Nacua’s injury update","url":"https://nypost.com/2026/11/09/sports/cowboys-george-pickens-highlights-list-of-receivers-rams-need-to-trade-for/"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"5 WRs the Rams could target before today's trade deadline","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/5-wrs-rams-could-target-133401394.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"4 Rams WR trade candidates with Puka Nacua, Davante Adams injured","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/4-rams-wr-trade-candidates-151439971.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"NFL Trade Deadline 2026: Los Angeles Rams latest news and rumors","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/nfl-trade-deadline-2026-los-182318462.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Rams stand pat at trade deadline, don't make any deals","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/rams-stand-pat-trade-deadline-212209323.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Rams’ Lack of Action at Trade Deadline Bodes Poorly for Super Bowl Run","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/rams-lack-action-trade-deadline-220516762.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Rams inexplicably stand pat at NFL trade deadline despite gaping hole","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/rams-inexplicably-stand-pat-nfl-220556825.html"}],"image":{"url":"https://sportshub.cbsistatic.com/i/2026/11/10/7a0d0503-b32a-4d3f-a708-ec5fa5f80715/2026-11-01t211048z-1481357856-mt1usatoday30251489-rtrmadp-3-nfl-los-angeles-chargers-at-los-angeles-rams.jpg","credit":"CBS Sports","width":1920},"embed":null,"license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","attribution":"Analysis data is licensed CC BY 4.0. 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