The Los Angeles Rams largely spent the first day of the NFL’s 2022 legal tampering period by retaining their homegrown talent - signing left tackle Joseph Noteboom to a massive contract extension and keeping Brian Allen away from his hometown Chicago Bears.
But with salary cap constraints the Rams could not keep everyone, and Sebastian Joseph-Day is headed cross-town to the Los Angeles Chargers. The fifth-year defensive lineman is reunited with Brandon Staley, who originally brought the Vic Fangio style of defense to the Rams.
The Rams are used to losing talent in free agency each year, and the return of draft capital in the form of compensatory picks are a key aspect of their team building approach.