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The #1 overall pick in the NFL Draft is a Giants fan who wanted Yasiel Puig to get plunked in the ribs

That's not okay! It is, however, very funny in retrospect.

With the first selection in the 2016 NFL Draft, the Los Angeles Rams selected Jared Goff, a quarterback from Cal. This is not news that should live on a baseball site.

However, this is Jared Goff:

goff

And this is what he thought about Yasiel Puig in 2013:

Awkward! And, really, Jared, wishing injury on other players, even Dodgers, is a no-no. Although I said some silly things when I was 18, so don't beat yourself up over it. More importantly, don't let Puig beat yourself up over ...

Aw, he's cool with it. Puig not late. Puig your friend!

Do your best to enjoy Los Angeles! Remember what Dennis Farina's character said about the smog and the sunsets in Get Shorty.