Los Angeles Rams Free Agents: Who Stays, Who Goes?

The Los Angeles Rams have been in offseason mode now for a couple of weeks. While they haven’t had to make any difficult roster decisions as of yet, that time is coming.

The team is set to have 19 free agents and while they will have some cap space to work with, it is unlikely they will be able to bring everyone back. In order to re-sign some of their players, they are also going to have to say goodbye to some as well.

Here is the list of the Rams’ free agents:

Unrestriced Free Agent: a player who is eligible to sign with any club or franchise

DT – Nick Fairley

DE – William Hayes

DE – Eugene Sims

S – Mark Barron

WR – Brian Quick

WR – Wes Welker

CB – Trumaine Johnson

CB – Janoris Jenkins

K –Greg Zuerlein

C – Tim Barnes

Restricted Free Agent: can negotiate with any club through a certain date. If the restricted free agent accepts an offer sheet from a new club, his old club has “right of first refusal,” a five-day period in which it may match the offer and retain him, or choose not to match the offer, in which case it may receive one or more draft picks for the upcoming draft from the player’s new club. If an offer sheet is not executed, the player’s rights revert to his old club the day after negotiations must end.

S – Rodney McLeod

S – Cody Davis

FB – Cory Harkey

RB – Benny Cunningham

RB – Chase Reynolds

LB – Daren Bates

QB – Case Keenum

Exclusive Rights Free Agent: an NFL player who is not under contract, but has only two years of NFL experience. If his former club makes him an offer at the three year veteran minimum salary, then that’s it, he has to take it or leave the NFL. These guys have no right to negotiate with other teams. They are “free” only in the sense that they’re free to quit.

S – Christian Bryant

C – Brian Folkerts

Next: Who Stays?