The LA Rams didn’t enter 2020 with much available salary cap space to work with. However, after the 2019 Proven Performance Escalators kicked in, that number is now much less. One of the clauses in the NFL Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) was the provision which paid young players in the NFL a “bonus” for outplaying their contract.
The escalator bonus is only available for players drafted between rounds three though seven, who have three years of playing time in the NFL. The player must play at minimum of 35 percent of the available snaps in two of the three previous seasons, or average 35 percent of all plays for three seasons.