The Los Angeles Rams have done a marvelous job managing the salary cap this offseason after they went into the new league year projected to be over the cap. They didn’t even have to make any major cuts to get under the limit, either, only parting ways with Johnny Hekker (release) and Robert Woods (trade).
What actually helped in a big way were the new contracts they signed Matthew Stafford, Cooper Kupp and Aaron Donald to. Despite giving all three players lucrative new deals, each one wound up saving the Rams cap space in 2022 thanks to the structure of those contracts, totaling more than $13 million.
Granted, they’ll be on the hook for massive cap hits down the line, but in the immediate future, the Rams are in great shape financially.
Here’s an update on their salary cap situation, with their current cap space, top cap hits and remaining dead money. All amounts are via Over The Cap.
