Five 2020 offseason moves for NFC teams

Five 2020 offseason moves for NFC teams: Bill Barnwell predicts trades, free agency, cuts

Bill Barnwell
ESPN Staff Writer

Los Angeles Rams
Projected 2020 cap space: $19.6 million

1. Figure out what's going on at left tackle. Legendary tackle Andrew Whitworth recently suggested he was planning to play in 2020. The Rams have to figure out whether they want the 38-year-old free agent back. Whitworth took a major step backward in 2019, committing 14 penalties. Ten of those were holding calls, which was the NFL's second-highest total and more than the seven he had racked up over the prior two years combined.

Even if Whitworth's play has slipped, though, the Rams don't have many options. They don't have a first-round pick from the Jalen Ramsey trade. Nobody else on their roster profiles as a better left tackle candidate. They don't have much cap space, and even if they did, the best left tackle options on the market are likely to be players like Jason Peters, Kelvin Beachum and D.J. Humphries, none of whom are sure things to be an upgrade on Whitworth. One more run with Whitworth might be the most logical thing, although they really need to convince the veteran to take a pay cut from his $10.3 million base salary in 2019.

2. Restructure Jared Goff's contract.

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