When the Los Angeles Rams tradedstarting linebacker Kenny Young and a 2024 Matt Carpenter Jersey seventh-round pick to the Denver Broncos in exchange for a 2024 sixth-round pick, it struck most people by surprise.Young has been the Rams' best inside linebacker this season and as they sit with a 6-1 record entering Week 8, you wouldnt expect L.A. to be sending off a sets.Rams coach Sean McVay met with reporters Monday hours after the trade became official and offered some insight into what went behind the move to trade Young.McVay told reportersthat the trade was"financially driven."As the Rams Jedd Gyorko Jersey find themselves right up against the salary cap, this move distinctlyhad financial implications in mind.Last weekend the Rams restructured Rob Havensteins contract to save about $3.072 million this season. In sending Young to Denver, it allows the Rams to saveroughly $1.3 million in additional cap space, according to Over the Cap.McVay said trading Young allows the team flexibility ahead of the Nov. 2 NFL trade deadline. While it doesnt mean the Rams will indeed make another trade, it does however leave the door open if an opportunity presents itself.Scroll to Stan Musial Jersey ContinueMcVay mentionedthat it was a tough decision to move on from Young, but stated that linebackersErnest Jones andTroy Reeder will need to step up.The Rams invested a third-round pick Tyler O'Neill Jersey on Jones in the 2021 NFL Draft and after displaying a productive training camp and preseason, he'll now presumably receive more opportunities to prove his worth in the regular season as a potential starter.As forReeder, he's served as a part-time starter in some cases but primarily has consumed a depth role. Last season, he saw a career-high seven starts and recorded 81 tackles, three sacks and two pa s breakups. This season he received his first start last week against the Lions, seeing 81% of the Rams' defensive snaps in which he registered eight tackles.The overall complexity of this trade still remains Keith Hernandez Jersey puzzling. Not because the Rams dealt a key starter of their defense they're no stranger to making a trade but because they traded a player of Young's caliber and only got back in return alate-round pick swap in 2024.More from Ram Digest: