Rams trade WR Robert Woods to Titans for a draft pick

The Rams are trading Robert Woods to the Tennessee Titans, taking advantage of their surplus at the wide-receiver position but losing an L.A. product who was popular with teammates and fans.

The Rams couldn’t confirm the trade was taking place until it is official, which it wasn’t yet Saturday afternoon.

According to ESPN, in return for Woods the Rams will receive the Titans’ sixth-round in the 2023 draft.

The Rams also get the benefit of dumping Woods’ contract, which will save them $7.1 million against the NFL salary cap in 2022, according to the sports payroll tracker Spotrac.com.

It’s the end of a five-year stint with the Rams for Woods, who turns 30 on April 10.

A star at Serra High (Gardena) and USC, Woods started his NFL career with the Bills, and signed with the Rams as a free agent in 2017 to form a productive receiver duo with Cooper Kupp.

But Woods tore an ACL in practice in November and missed the rest of the Rams’ Super Bowl-winning season. The Rams excelled with mid-season acquisition Odell Beckham Jr. in Woods’ role. And this week they signed ex-Bears receiver Allen Robinson as a free agent.

Other teams immediately began inquiring about Woods’ availability.

The 6-foot, 195-pounder was a respected captain in the locker room and consistent on the field, recording 86, 90 and 90 catches in 2018, 2019 and 2020.

His 367 catches rank eighth in Rams franchise history, his 4,626 yards 10th and his 23 touchdowns 14th.

Woods was signed to the Rams through 2025 under a four-year, $65 million contract extension agreed to before the 2020 season.