NFL free agency does not begin until next week (March 10), but activity swelled Wednesday as trades were unofficially executed and more players were added to the chopping block, released. A flurry of moves will likely continue over the next few days as teams position themselves for the start of the legal tampering period Monday and the subsequent start of free agency Wednesday.

Before the Jackson extension, a lot of mock drafts had the Rams taking a tackle with their first pick. But NFL.com's Charles Davis went in a different direction in his most recent

NFL media analyst Charles Davis has part of an answer to how the Rams will protect Stafford in his latest mock draft, posted on NFL.com on Wednesday. He has Los Angeles adding North Dakota State interior offensive lineman Grey Zabel with the No. 26 overall pick of the draft.

Linebacker, cornerback and wide receiver options surface upon conclusion of this year's NFL Scouting Combine, nine days out from free agency.

There may have been a few quarterbacks that caught the eye of the Los Angeles Rams in Indianapolis, including Will Howard.

The Los Angeles Rams and Chicago Bears made a noteworthy trade on Tuesday. Shortly after re-working Matthew Stafford's contract, the Rams cleared some cap space by trading an offensive lineman. Per ESPN's Courtney Cronin,