The Los Angeles Rams are helping out a team they will face during the 2026 regular season, sending Mark Redman to the Green Bay Packers in a trade.
“Sources: The #Rams are trading TE Mark Redman to the #Packers,” The Schultz Report’s Jordan Schultz reported in a post on X on August 30. “Former Louisville star was an undrafted free agent in 2025 who spent last year on LA’s practice squad.”
The Rams, who will host the Packers in Week 12, have a dynamic tight end room.
That may in fact be part of why Redman could be on the outs with the Rams before the cutdown deadline.
Rams Move on From TE Mark Redman in Trade With Packers
Redman’s lack of versatility means his presence on the field can be somewhat of a tell, which could be a reason the Rams moved on.
“Mark Redman is a throwback, primary in-line tight end whose ability as a blocker will earn him snaps, rather than the potential as a flex weapon in space,” The Draft Network’s Ryan Fowler wrote in July 2024.
Here are full details of the trade, per ESPN’s Adam Schefter:
Rams get:
- 2028 seventh-round pick
Packers get:
- TE Mark Redman
Even without Redman, the Rams are loaded at tight end.
They have top options Colby Parkinson and fellow veteran Tyler Higbee, as well as second-year flex option Terrance Ferguson, veteran Davis Allen, and rookie Max Klare.
The finality of the decision by the Rams also seems telling. The Rams could have tried to get Redman onto their practice squad. It could suggest they felt that would be unlikely and decided to get something for him rather than nothing.
Redman had yet to make an impact during a regular-season contest anyway.
The Rams will once again be tight end-heavy, and the move opens the door for another player to catch the coaching staffs attention.
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