Rams shift focus to contracts for Aaron Donald, others

Rams shift focus to contracts for Aaron Donald, others

Alden Gonzalez


THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. -- The roars reverberated through the facility. Sean McVay informed his players on Wednesday afternoon that he was cancelling the Thursday morning practice, the final session of his offseason program, as a reward for all the hard work they put in over these past nine weeks. They were suddenly free to go, on their own until they all reconvene for training camp in late July, and the room had a last-day-of-school excitement to it.

But the Los Angeles Rams' front office still has work to do, because some key contract situations remain unsettled.

Aaron Donald, the game's best interior pass-rusher, is dissatisfied with what he will earn over these next two years and is seemingly striving to be paid among the game's best defensive players. But there's also primary cornerback Trumaine Johnson, who was slapped with the franchise tag again and can't sign an extension after July 15. And inside linebacker Alec Ogletree, a free agent at season's end whom the Rams badly want to extend. And, perhaps, Lamarcus Joyner, a slot cornerback and free safety who is under contract for one more year and is very much a part of the Rams' long-term plans.

Read Complete Article
[www.espn.com]