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Ramsdude
Matthew Stafford contract eventually will wreak havoc on Rams’ salary cap
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Posted by Mike Florio on March 10, 2023, 12:02 PM EST
There’s an important reason why the Rams have pivoted from “@#$%& them picks” to “pluck them picks.” They need a broad nucleus of young, cheap talent to offset the salary-cap disasters looming on their roster.
There’s no bigger coming cap mess than the one associated with quarterback Matthew Stafford.
Although Stafford has a manageable cap figure of $20 million in 2023, trading him would have sparked a $48 million dead-money charge for 2023. Which is reason alone for Stafford to not be traded now.
Next year, the Stafford cap number spikes to $49.5 million. A trade before June 1 would trigger a $55.5 million cap hit.
And, sure, the Rams could (and probably would) restructure Stafford’s $31 million salary for 2024. Still, at some point they’ll be taking a massive cap charge for the $61.5 million he received last year, while carrying a 2022 cap charge of only $13.5 million.
By 2025, Stafford’s cap number will be $50.5 million. He’ll be 37 that year. But it would still cost $37 million in dead money to trade him before June 1.
That’s only two years away. And he’s only been on the team two years. When considering everything they gave up to get him (Jared Goff, two first-round picks, and a third-round pick), it’s hard not to wonder whether it was worth it.
Sure, they won a Super Bowl with Stafford. But that likely will be the only one. And they could end up swirling in a purgatory that may not end for a while.
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Matthew Stafford contract eventually will wreak havoc on Rams’ salary cap | Ramsdude | 345 | March 10, 2023 07:47AM |
NFL rosters have the quickest turnover span of any sport | Ram_Ruler | 120 | March 10, 2023 07:53AM |
For sure RR! | Ramsdude | 124 | March 10, 2023 08:58AM |
That explains it | Ram_Ruler | 85 | March 10, 2023 11:18AM |
Re: NFL rosters have the quickest turnover span of any sport | BerendsenRam | 166 | March 10, 2023 09:03AM |
For sure BR! | Ramsdude | 105 | March 10, 2023 09:25AM |
Us Rams fans know it as well as any other | Ram_Ruler | 102 | March 10, 2023 11:20AM |
Mike Florio is an idiot.... | Rampage2K- | 173 | March 10, 2023 10:52AM |
He's a Vikings fan | JimYoungblood53 | 192 | March 10, 2023 01:00PM |
Re: Mike Florio is an idiot....agreed! | Paco70 | 198 | March 10, 2023 06:59PM |
Stafford isn't the highest paid QB | ABQRam | 156 | March 11, 2023 04:03AM |
Re: Stafford isn't the highest paid QB | AlbaNY_Ram | 147 | March 11, 2023 05:12AM |
simple fix | LMU93 | 179 | March 11, 2023 07:03AM |