5 moves to free $80 million – LA Rams path to more salary cap space

Step 3 – Cut safety Eric Weddle

Veteran safety Eric Weddle is a fine player, and he certainly helped the LA Rams defense throughout the 2019 season. In fact, Weddle enjoyed a renaissance of sorts in his play, as he certainly helped the Rams defense

Weddle wasted no time in showing up for the team in a big way. He landed second on the team in tackles with 108, defended 4 passes, and had 1.5 tackles for a loss. That’s the type of debut which oftentimes leads to a contract extension. But that will likely not be the case with the Rams.

Right now the team boasts two young and very good safeties in John Johnson and Taylor Rapp, both projected to start for the team in 2020. That only leaves a backup role for the returning veteran. However, he was signed as the presumed starter for two seasons. Cutting Weddle saves the team an estimated 4,250,524.    That’s now $75 million freed salary cap space, and we’re still not done yet.