Running back Zac Stacy wanted to be traded out of St. Louis after the Rams spent their first-round draft pick on running back Todd Gurley. It didn’t take long for the Rams to oblige.
The Jets have acquired Stacy in a trade for a seventh-round draft pick. The Rams used that pick, No. 224 overall, on Baylor linebacker Bryce Hager.
Stacy showed a lot of promise as a rookie in 2013, starting 12 games and rushing for 973 yards and seven touchdowns. But in 2014 he was buried on the Rams’ depth chart and totaled only 293 yards all season. With Gurley on the roster, Stacy was only going to be further buried, so it’s no surprise the Rams got rid of him.
With the Jets, Stacy joins a backfield that also includes Chris Ivory, Stevan Ridley and Bilal Powell.