One of the positives with the Rams is that they avoided back loading their contracts, so the contracts were sustainable as the player aged. It also removed the "pay the piper later" with high priced salaries that would need to be renegotiated.
Gurley extension had him earning 9M, 10M and 12M in 2021, 2022 and 2023
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Cooks extension had him earning 12M, 13M and 14M in 2021, 2022 and 2023
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With both Gurley and Cook flaming out early and causing salary cap serious pain, I wonder if the Rams will change their ways. Compare these with Ezekiel Elliott, who has 2 "filler years" of 15.6M in 2024 and 16.4M in 2025. No doubt that these year are just to stretch out the signing bonus as Zeke can be cut at the end of 2023 without any dead cap $$$.
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I wonder if the Rams will start following suit.
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