Cutting Floyd, after parting ways with Bobby Wagner, reduces the Rams’ salary-cap deficit but leaves more work to be done before free agency begins next week
The Rams announced Friday they have released Leonard Floyd, the outside linebacker who was the leading pass rusher on the team’s injury-ravaged defense last season.agreed to part waysFloyd’s release will save the Rams $3 million against the NFL salary cap in 2023, after Wagner’s release saved them $5 million, reducing their current cap deficit to $13.9 million, according to OverTheCap.com.
More payroll cuts are to come, possibly including trading All-Pro cornerback Jalen Ramsey and moving wide receiver Allen Robinson, as the Rams try to get below the league’s $224.8 million limit before the start of free-agent activity Wednesday.about the futures of Floyd, Ramsey and Robinson, calling the players’ situations “fluid.”have indicated that quarterback Matthew Stafford, wide receiver Cooper Kupp and defensive tackle Aaron Donald won’t be moved.
Floyd, 30, a former ninth overall draft pick by the Chicago Bears in 2016, joined the Rams on a one-year, $10 million contract before the 2020 season and signed a four-year, $64 million extension before the 2021 season.
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