"Certainly we can't afford to sign a bunch of guys who will be undrafted free agents every year," Baratz said, "because we've got to make a living too. But I've noticed that the guys we're signing, they're going to have their opportunity. And that's all you can really ask for in the NFL.The Rams, desperate for a revival, were undoubtedly convinced. Although St. Louis general manager Billy Devaney wouldn't publicly declare that Bradford was the pick before the draft even on Thursday, hours before the primetime event the team gave the quarterback the heads up.

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