AP

The new labor deal makes it much easier to negotiate rookie contracts. And the first pick in the draft can still be signed to a contract before the draft.

So the Rams, who now have the first overall pick in the draft and reportedly want quarterback Carson Wentz, can eliminate any and all confusion and uncertainty by signing Wentz to a contract right now.

The NFL probably would not be thrilled by the move, even though the league office has confirmed that the rule remains in place. It would remove any and all uncertainty from the process, and it would undermine the ultimate reality show’s ultimate offseason reality show.

Maybe the Rams will decide not to sign Wentz for that reason alone. Maybe the decision will be made as part of a wink-nod deal with the league to secure some other benefit for the Rams. While the official position is that no deal like that happened two years ago when the Rams drafted Michael Sam and avoided Hard Knocks, the Rams could surely extract something from the league for keeping its plans close to the vest on Wentz.

And, frankly, if I were calling the shots in L.A. (Rams fans everywhere should thank the angels that I’m not), that’s exactly what I would do.

But if the Rams decide to sign Wentz, the baton would then pass to the Browns, who could likewise select and sign someone with the second overall pick before the draft even begins. And so on, in theory, until the entire first round has been selected, signed, sealed, and delivered.

Which would never happen, but which would be hilarious if it did.