Over the past couple of seasons, the Los Angeles Rams haven’t been a team that willfully hands out contract extensions. There is a reason why the Rams currently have three non-rookie players under contract for 2027 — Alaric Jackson, Poona Ford, and Kyren Williams. The Rams front office has prioritized the contracts of core players such as Matthew Stafford and done deals when they’ve had to as in the case of Kevin Dotson. Aside from that, the primary focus for building the team has been through the draft and the Rams have done a great job of doing that.

However, when teams draft well, rookie contracts only last four years. At some point, the bill comes due along with the benefit of the rookie deal. In one sense, that means that the Rams have drafted well, but it also means more expensive c

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