Rams host morning chalk talk, meet and greet honoring first responders at Zillow Draft HQ

VAN NUYS, Calif. – The Los Angeles Rams took time out of their 2025 NFL Draft Day 2 schedule to host a morning chalk talk and meet and greet honoring first responders Friday at Zillow Draft Headquarters.

Approximately 150 first responders hailing from several Los Angeles-area agencies – including the Santa Monica Fire Department, Santa Monica Police Department, L.A. County Sheriff’s Department, L.A. County Fire, City of Pasadena Fire Department, Los Angeles Police Department, CAL Fire and city council members – filled the lounge staged inside LAFD Air Operations and heard from Rams President Kevin Demoff and head coach Sean McVay, shared an inspirational message focused on leadership and resilience.

“We never talked about winning or losing that playoff game,” McVay said during his speech to the group, referring to the team’s wild card game against the Vikings that got relocated to Arizona because of the January fires. “We talked about playing for you guys.”