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LA Rams News: Salary cap relief is finally on its way. Unfortunately, it’s already been spent on 2020 drafted rookies
The LA Rams have been walking a tightrope of NFL finances so far this year. While the team took steps to secure four key playmakers to long term contracts, those ironclad contracts became a bit of an anchor when three of the four underperformed. While those things happen, the contracts were written with language that failed to address that possibility.
Ultimately, the Rams chose to take a financial hit in 2020, rather than overpay on contracts for players who had a bad season which may become a downturn in their career.