Quentin Lake blames COVID on his 2022 NFL Draft slide

You never know who you’re going to get in the NFL Draft. Los Angeles Rams star safety Quentin Lake was taken by the team in the sixth round of the 2022 NFL Draft and was asked by “Inside Football” why he believes he fell in the draft, and didn’t hesitate to give an honest answer. “I think I got flagged because of some injuries,” Lake said. “But I also say this too, in 2022, that was probably the biggest draft class ever. You had guys that took another year because of COVID, and COVID messed up everything too, so guys that were graded five, six, seven were really three, four, five.” Los Angeles Rams starting safety Quentin Lake during an NFL game. Lake went on to acknowledge some of the negatives that were said about him by scouts, as he was considered slow and not physical enough. Lake pla