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- On Monday, the Los Angeles Rams traded two second-day draft picks in 2022 to the Denver Broncos for linebacker Von Miller.
- The Rams then thought they were being clever on Twitter with a GIF about the big move. Turns out they played themselves.
- More NFL news here.
One of the big stories in the NFL on Monday was the news that the Los Angeles Rams had traded two second-day draft picks in 2022 to the Denver Broncos for eight-time Pro Bowler Von Miller.
Miller will certainly reinforce a already very stout defense in Los Angeles when he joins three-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year Aaron Donald and four-time Pro Bowl cornerback Jalen Ramsey.
The Rams, obviously very excited about adding the 2011 NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year to their roster, decided to celebrate, as one does, with a pithy GIF on social media.
Related: NFL Fans React To Broncos Trading Von Miller To The Rams And Teaming Him Up With Aaron Donald
The GIF, accompanied by the phrase “We’re all in,” features a scene from the classic 1998 high-stakes poker drama Rounders starring Matt Damon, Edward Norton, John Turturro, and John Malkovich, who plays Russian mobster Teddy KGB.
We're all in. pic.twitter.com/3Z0ELD11RW
— Los Angeles Rams (@RamsNFL) November 1, 2021
Clever, right? Maybe a little too clever.
Because, you see, that scene where Malkovich goes “all in” ends with Teddy KGB getting baited by Matt Damon’s character into going all in only to lose the final hand and a little over $60,000.
Whoops.
Needless to say, because the internet is still undefeated after all these years, NFL fans had a lot of fun pointing out the error of the Los Angeles Rams’ social media account’s ways.
Famously things go swimmingly for Malkovich in this movie
— John Fleming (@johnjf125) November 1, 2021
I mean…KGB loses all his money in this scene…
— Nick Palmisciano (@Ranger_Up) November 1, 2021
Great meme. No notes.
How did that end up going for Teddy?
— Bryan Bishop (@BaldBryan) November 1, 2021
And starring as Matt Damon's character: pic.twitter.com/RnYDfSB9D4
— Joe O (@JoeFromStCloud) November 1, 2021
Tom Brady: you’re right teddy, I don’t have the spades.
— Jono (@jonocrockett) November 1, 2021
That’s alright. The Rams are very familiar with struggling to come up with a win when it comes to posting on social media. They’ll be fine.