The Rams are currently more than $20M over the cap ... and that doesn't even take Noteboom's signing into account. (Boom's contract is 3 years, $40M and the contract details haven't been published yet ... but his cap hit for 2022 could be as low as $5M or $6M (see below).)
So how much space do the Rams have to clear to run it back in 2022? Here are 7 transactions that would clear $85.6M. I don't think the Rams are going to do that, but I think the first three or four are pretty likely. Doing all four clears up to $53.2M.
Whit: retirement. <== $16M in cap space
Stafford: extension (with a reduction in his 2022 cap hit, currently $23M) <== up to $16M in cap savings
Donald: extension (with a reduction in his 2022 cap hit, currently $26.75M) <== up to $10.4M in cap savings
Ramsey: restructure (to reduce his 2022 cap hit, currently $23.2M) <== up to $10.8M in cap savings
Floyd: restructure (to reduce his 2022 cap hit, currently $20M) <== up to $12M in cap savings
Kupp: restructure (to reduce his 2022 cap hit, currently $18.675M) <== up to $10.8M in cap savings
Woods: restructure (to reduce his 2022 cap hit, currently $18.675M) <== up to $9.6M in cap savings
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One way to do Boom's deal to minimize the cap hit in 2022. (Assuming a $15M signing bonus.)
2022 $2M salary plus $3M pro-rated signing bonus = $5M cap hit
2023 $10M salary plus $3M pro-rated signing bonus = $13M cap hit
2024 $13M salary plus $3M pro-rated signing bonus = $16M cap hit
2025 void year - no salary, just the $3M pro-rated signing bonus = $3M cap hit
2026 void year - no salary, just the $3M pro-rated signing bonus = $3M cap hit
AlbaNY_Ram
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/14/2022 08:51AM by AlbaNY_Ram.
