Rams won’t take big hit on Peters

Deal with Kansas City for the Pro Bowl cornerback is swung without giving up a first-round pick.

The Rams’ trade for Marcus Peters will not cost them a first-round draft pick.

The Rams last week agreed to a deal with the Kansas City Chiefs that will bring them the two-time Pro Bowl cornerback and a sixth-round pick in this year’s draft in exchange for a fourth-round pick in 2018 and a second-round pick in 2019, a person with knowledge of the situation said Monday.

The person requested anonymity because the trade will not become official until the NFL’s new league year begins March 14.

Peters, 25, is regarded as one of the NFL’s top play-making cornerbacks.

Peters, who has intercepted 19 passes in three seasons, will bolster a secondary that is expected to lose cornerback Trumaine Johnson to free agency. Kayvon Webster, the other starting cornerback last season, is recovering from an Achilles injury.

Nickell Robey-Coleman, who mainly played as a slot corner, is a pending free agent but said he wants to stay with the Rams.

Troy Hill and Kevin Peterson are among the other cornerbacks on the roster.

Defensive backs are expected to be a focus for the Rams at this week’s NFL scouting combine in Indianapolis.

Rams coach Sean McVay has filled voids on his staff by adding Liam Coen as assistant receivers coach and Matt Daniels as assistant special teams coach, the Rams announced Monday.

Coen, 32, replaces Zac Taylor, who was promoted to quarterbacks coach. Coen was hired as offensive coordinator at Holy Cross in December after two seasons as Maine’s offensive coordinator.

Daniels, 28, is a former safety who played in six games for the Rams during the 2012 and 2013 seasons and one game for the Chargers in 2015.

Daniels replaces Tyrone McKenzie, who was hired by the Tennessee Titans as inside linebackers coach.