To the resident capologists: Who are the Rams players that are bloating the cap?
Stafford…check.
Davante…check.
Alaric maybe?
I assume Kupp?
No one on defense am I right?
So…why can’t the Rams absorb another fat contract? Enlighten me.
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@dieterbrock says they can it will just cost players down the road whether that's current players on a contract that might not be retained like Jackson in 2027, too much guaranteed in 26. We could be so lucky as it makes Atwell and Shelton gone in 2026 along with cutting D Williams and Parkinson that's $27 million in cap space when you include the $10 million we paid Atwell this year. That savings with the already $77 million in cap space we have in '27 we could absolutely afford to pay him. His 2026 cap hit would just be low which of course makes future years bigger.
Younger guys and guys coming up on contracts could be affected though. Guys like Kyren Williams if we resign him it would affect things. Kobie Turner, Steve Avilla, Havenstein, Higbee, Witherspoon all could be affected. A couple big names that are free agents in 2027 are Davante Adams and Kevin Dotson.
Not saying all those guys will be gone just saying those are the next contracts we'll have to give out and it's not realistic to think we'd keep all of them let alone even half of them if we add a $40 million dollar a year defender this year and add in Verse in 4 years potentially wanting that along with all the other recent good draft picks.
It's doable but with all trades/free agents there's a cost.
And the ideas for a trade while some being jokes are all unrealistic. Ask yourself what you would have wanted for the Rams to trade AD and your in the neighborhood of what the Cowboys will want for Parsons.
