https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2018/08/31/nfl-roster-cuts-tracker-released-players-teams/1155775002/

Los Angeles Rams: WR Fred Brown, DT Omarius Bryant, DT Chunky Clements, C Jake Eldrenkamp, K Sam Ficken, DB Nate Holley, DT Lord Hyeamang, G Jeremiah Kolone, DB Afolabo Laguda, OT Cornelius Lucas, DE Marcus Martin, WR Codey McElroy, DB Curtis Mikell, DT McKay Murphy, WR JoJo Natson, C Aaron Neary, DB Taurean Nixon, LB Tegray Scales, WR Kendal Thompson, OT Darrell Williams, DE Brian Womac

Just smelly gas, that you need to pass it out. When it comes out, it is known as a fart. I have an issue with it myself.

I wonder if KhaDarel could replace Pharaoh Cooper. Coop had one of the worst drop ratios in the NFL last year, if I’m correct.

Until I see “Breaking News, the Rams and Aaron Donald have signed a deal.” Close to signing means squat. I’ve seen close to signing, the same zip code, they are living in the same apartment complex. What else is next?

• This reply was modified 6 years, 3 months ago by JackPMiller.

Agamemnon wrote:

I like using the $41M guaranteed at signing, figure. The contract totals $90 million for 5 years, starting in 2019. $41M guaranteed at signing, is about 45% of the total contract. I expect Donald to get about 52-55% of his total contract in hard guarantees.
Or, $60 – 80 million, depending on the total contract.
It is different, because Donald plays a premium position, ie., best defender in football. He should get what Suh got. Suh got more than Von Miller.

Donald should get more than what Suh got. Donald deserves that.

Agamemnon wrote:

2020 is the last season of the present CBA. Players and Owners will have to agree on another plan. The players will probably end up with a higher percentage of the profits. How will that affect the Cap? How will that affect salaries?

Maybe the end of the salary cap. The players will say, “If you want us to stand for the flag, then no more salary cap.”

Agamemnon wrote:

zn wrote:

Downtown Rams@DowntownRams
If the number are right with Aaron Donald. Clearly he chose more guaranteed money and sacrificed some APY money. #Rams are winning this deal if it’s $22M. Surprised the APY came down and the guaranteed money went up. This is what was taking the deal so long.

I don’t agree with that either. I think Donald wants and gets both. Suh had the most guaranteed money per contract amount. I think guaranteed follows contact amount. Donald will get ~52-55% of the total value of new money, guaranteed. So, once again here it is. 5-6 years, $23.1 million to $24.15 million/yr, $60 million to $80 million guaranteed.

I feel Donald wants more than $80 million guaranteed. I believe he is looking more toward $90 million to $100 million guaranteed

I’m tired of us B.S.ing around. We need to get Aaron Donald in camp. We should have never signed Havenstein to an extension. That money should have went to signing Donald. This is atrocious. Get Donald signed NOW.

This one was a bit surprising to me. I thought we could go into the draft, and get a future LT, and move Notebloom to RT. Havenstein is OK, but nothing special, not worth that kind $8 million per as an extension. $5.5 million per, would have been better for a RT. But I would have let Hav walked though. Then again, they must see something in Hav that I don’t.

https://www.turfshowtimes.com/2018/8/14/17686342/los-angeles-rams-contracts-salary-cap-aaron-donald-extension-holdout

How the Los Angeles Rams’ contract layout would look with an extension for DL Aaron Donald
The Rams are rumored to be close to locking up DPOY Aaron Donald with a long-term megadeal. Here’s how it would look afterward in terms of the other major players on expiring deals.
By misone Aug 14, 2018, 12:52pm CDT

The Los Angeles Rams may be on the verge of signing 3x NFL All-Pro DL Aaron Donald to a very large contract extension.

Many fans have suggested paying Donald so much is a mistake, is due to the fear of losing other players. That suggestion is something Rams VP/COO Kevin Demoff himself alluded to in a recent interview.

It’s time to debunk that myth once and for all.

According to Spotrac, the Rams are currently on track to have over $44m in cap space in 2019. However, the total cap has exceeded projections by at least $5m and in some years as much as $8m in each of the last several years, the total cap . So it’s entirely possible the Rams are looking at more than $50m in cap space next season.

Here’s where it gets interesting.

In 2020, the Rams are expected to have well over $90m in cap space (over $87m if projection is accurate).

Here are the players who have contracts expiring the next two offseasons:

The Los Angeles Rams may be on the verge of signing 3x NFL All-Pro DL Aaron Donald to a very large contract extension.

Many fans have suggested paying Donald so much is a mistake, is due to the fear of losing other players. That suggestion is something Rams VP/COO Kevin Demoff himself alluded to in a recent interview.

It’s time to debunk that myth once and for all.

According to Spotrac, the Rams are currently on track to have over $44m in cap space in 2019. However, the total cap has exceeded projections by at least $5m and in some years as much as $8m in each of the last several years, the total cap . So it’s entirely possible the Rams are looking at more than $50m in cap space next season.

Here’s where it gets interesting.

In 2020, the Rams are expected to have well over $90m in cap space (over $87m if projection is accurate).

Here are the players who have contracts expiring the next two offseasons:

2019 LA Rams Free Agents

Player POS Type Outcome
Tavon Austin WR UFA Traded
Brandin Cooks WR UFA Re-signed, 5-yr, $80m
Todd Gurley RB UFA (option) Re-signed, 4-yr, $60m
Marcus Peters CB UFA (option) Optioned
Kayvon Webster CB UFA Released
Jamon Brown G UFA
Aaron Donald DT UFA
Dominique Easley DE UFA
Bryce Hager ILB UFA
Rob Havenstein OL UFA
Lamarcus Joyner S UFA
Matt Longacre OLB UFA
Sean Mannion QB UFA
Rodger Saffold OL UFA
Sam Shields CB UFA
Ndamukong Suh DL UFA
Ethan Westbrooks DE UFA
Ramik Wilson ILB UFA
Malcolm Brown RB RFA
Blake Countess CB RFA
Morgan Fox DE RFA
Troy Hill CB RFA
Isaiah Johnson S RFA
Cory Littleton ILB RFA
Carlos Thompson OLB RFA
Michael Dunn RT ERFA
Sam Ficken K ERFA
Aaron Neary LG ERFA
Kevin Peterson CB ERFA
Garrett Sickels OLB ERFA

2020 LA Rams Free Agents

Player POS Type Outcome
Brandon Allen QB UFA
Austin Blythe C UFA
Michael Brockers 34DT UFA
Marqui Christian CB UFA
Pharoh Cooper WR UFA
Jared Goff QB UFA
Temarrick Hemingway TE UFA
Tyler Higbee TE UFA
Taurean Nixon CB UFA
Marcus Peters CB UFA
John Sullivan C UFA
Aqib Talib CB UFA
Mike Thomas WR UFA
Andrew Whitworth LT UFA
Greg Zuerlein K UFA
Justin Davis RB RFA
Henry Krieger-Coble TE RFA
Fred Brown WR ERFA
Omarius Bryant 34DE ERFA
Jake Eldrenkamp G ERFA
Dominique Hatfield CB ERFA
Johnny Mundt TE ERFA
Ejuan Price 34OLB ERFA

Here are the players whose contract is up after this season or after next season that may require a $10m average per year deal or more to re-sign:

1. DT Michael Brockers (free agent in 2020)
2. C B Marcus Peters (2020)
3. S Lamarcus Joyner (2019)
4. OG Rodger Saffold (2019)

And the players in the next wave that should command less than $10m APY;

1. OT Rob Havenstein (2019)
2. OG Jamon Brown (2019)
3. TE Tyler Higbee (2020)
4. LB Mark Barron (2020)

You might notice DT Ndamukong Suh, CB Aqib Talib and OT Andrew Whitworth aren’t listed in either group. This is due to either declining play (Suh is not the pass rusher he once was) or age.

Me thinking, we need to get some help at backup QB soon. Colin Kapernick is still out there. He may be worth a look. Better than whet we got now. There is also talk, that the Ravens may only keep two QBs on the roster, maybe RG3 as a possibility as well.

Snead on Donald situation: "Nothing’s changed since we started this process. The goal is like, hey, come up with a win-win solution for the reigning defensive MVP and the Los Angeles Rams, and that’s a long-term contract for Aaron Donald."

— Gary Klein (@LATimesklein) August 8, 2018