What does the new CBA mean for the LA Rams in 2020?

When the NFL Players Association approved the new NFL Collective Bargaining Agreement, everything in the NFL changed. What does that mean for the LA Rams?

The LA Rams are in the midst of rapidly changing times. One such rapid change occurred when the NFL Players Association, the NFLPA, voted to approve the new NFL CBA which takes effect immediately. Well, most components take effect immediately. The most controversial term of the new CBA, the 17th game, will not occur until 2021 at the earliest. So what are the major pieces to affect the NFL, and more specifically, the LA Rams?

Now that the new NFL CBA has been ratified by both the NFL owners and the NFLPA, we have a moment to digest what it all means.  This agreement was critical to both owners and players, as broadcast rights will be renegotiated this year. So for the financial concerns alone, both sides had plenty of incentives to ratify the contract now, rather than later.

What could that mean for finances alone? Well, the latest projections for the 2021 salary cap are a tremendous bump up to $240 million or more. That itself would push the current contracts signed by the LA Rams to a more midpoint than the top of the class for the quarterback, wide receiver, or running back positions.  And that extra bump will give the LA Rams plenty of room to operate to sign 2021 projected free agents like Cooper Kupp, Jalen Ramsey, and others. All thanks to the new CBA.

Well, there is plenty to digest, plenty to like, and perhaps some pieces to not like. But the scope of this agreement, tied to the future of the NFL for the next ten years, was a massive undertaking. So let’s get to it, shall we?