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www.turfshowtimes.com] Rams release Travin Howard, hero of NFC championship game
LA cleared $2.54M in cap space to re-work contracts for Aaron Donald and Cooper Kupp
By JB Scott Jun 9, 2022, 8:46am CDT
NFL: NFC Championship-San Francisco 49ers at Los Angeles Rams
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The Los Angeles Rams have waived inside linebacker Travin Howard, who caught the game-sealing interception of Jimmy Garoppolo in the 2021 NFC championship game and sent the Rams to the Super Bowl.
LA recently retained Howard using a restricted free agent tender at a cost of $2.54M, and releasing him opens up the same amount of cap space with no dead money.
Travin Howard cut saves Rams $2.5 in cap with no dead money. Look for more cap-saving cuts like these imo.
— RamsBeat (@RamsBeat) June 8, 2022
Howard was drafted by the Rams in the seventh round of the 2018 draft - and he battled injuries to eventually become the defensive hero of last year’s NFC championship game. As a converted safety from his time at TCU, Howard has developed into a skilled pass coverage linebacker.
Travin Howard should be starting next year along with Ernest Jones #RamsHouse pic.twitter.com/wkhDCul3oM
— ™️ (@ThinkBlue47) January 18, 2022
Howard was solidly in the third position on the depth chart behind emerging second-year player Ernest Jones and the recently signed Bobby Wagner. Wagner figures to be an every-down linebacker in his first season in LA, but the team will want to get Jones on the field as much as possible.
In a crowded linebacker room, the team seemingly couldn’t find space for Howard on the roster. It’s possible - if not likely - that a team will place a waiver claim for the linebacker, though the Rams could be interested in asking Howard to return at a lower price should he go through waivers unclaimed.
Travin Howard was the Linebacker that picked off Jimmy Garoppolo at the end of the NFC Championship game to send the #Rams to the Super Bowl.
Aaron Donald was a huge reason for that play but Howard finished it off. pic.twitter.com/shOvWUa2Wj
— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) June 8, 2022
