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The Los Angeles Rams will absorb a $21.8 million salary-cap hit for former wide receiver Brandin Cooks, who was traded to the Houston Texans on Thursday, perJohn McClainof theHouston Chronicle.
The Rams received the 57th overall pick in return, but they'll also be assuming the largest cap hit in NFL history, per Jason Fitzgerald of Over the Cap.
"I believe that the $21.8M cap charge for Cooks will be the largest single-year dead money charge ever taken for a player, surpassing the $21.