The Rams can control Donald for 3 more seasons at a reasonable cost before he would become a unrestricted free agent.
When he is a free agent he will be 30 year old so in all likelihood he will have a few peak years left.
If we sign him to a 5 year deal we will have him for 2 extra years.
So for 2 extra years it will cost us 9-11 million per year extra during the next 3 years. That is a cap killer.
If it costs us 10 Million extra per year for the next 3 years and lets say 22 million for the last 2 years of his contract it is essentially costing 64 million for the extra 2 years. That seems pretty steep.
The leverage is on the Rams side as Donald loses money if he doesn't sign with the Rams this year.
Donald who will lose money if he doesn't sign must assume all the risk if he doesn't sign. Seeing as how the reward of not signing is earning less money is it really worth the risk of injury to make less money?
The Rams if they sign Donald bear all the risk of injury and he will take up a huge part of the cap. Based on their leverage position there should be a reasonable place to make a deal that benefits both parties.
Right now Donalds agents seem more concerned with making a name for themselves but that may not be correct. We will have a better idea of the truth of that if Donald does not sign a long term contract before or in the early part of the season.
Why would you trade Donald? I doubt he brings a huge return based on his contract demands and you have control over him for the next 3 year. Now if you got a huge return which I truly doubt that would be a different story.
