By Blaine Grisak (@BGrisakDTR)
The Los Angeles Rams have been overall quiet in free agency over the last few seasons. Due to having to carry dead money of players such as Jared Goff, Todd Gurley, and Brandin Cooks, the team has also had to let some of their core players walk. Those players have included Cory Littleton, John Johnson III, and other smaller role players like Josh Reynolds.
The Rams will enter the 2022 offseason already $10M over the cap. A cap increase should help that as well as some potential contract restructures, but overall, they’ll once again need to get creative. Let’s take early look at the key 2022 free agents.
Darious Williams will be the team’s biggest free agent in 2022. Williams has flourished opposite of Jalen Ramsey. The team currently has him on a one-year deal as a restricted free agent, but next year he’ll be able to hit unrestricted free agency.
If Williams once again has a good year, he’ll command a lot of money on the free agent market. It may not be a $20M price tag, but a $12M-$15M price tag could be a possibility. That will be a number that the Rams won’t be able to afford as it stands.
With Jalen Ramsey on the opposite side, the Rams have a lot of flexibility. If Williams’ price is too much, they’ll likely have no issue letting him walk.
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