McClendon was already familiar with the Rams from afar thanks to another Georgia connection that existed before the Bennett one was established in starting quarterback Matthew Stafford and former outside linebacker Leonard Floyd.
“Matt Stafford, especially for him coming from Georgia, always kept up with him in college and in the NFL, so just watching that and then Leonard Floyd, so just keeping up with those guys and their careers, it definitely happened for the better,” McClendon said.
McClendon likely had a good idea he was headed to the Rams based on how the pre-draft process went. He said the call with them was “good,” and that he spoke to general manager Les Snead, head coach Sean McVay, offensive line coach Ryan Wendell throughout the process and also met with Rams scouts at the Senior Bowl.
He now looks to take what he learned from his time at Georgia and apply it to the Rams.
“Somebody’s that’s gonna show up, they’re gonna work hard and give everything they have to that organization,” McClendon said of what he’ll bring. “At Georgia, we played to a standard, and coming in and playing to the standard that the Rams have and someone that they can just depend on.”
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