LA Rams complete 2022 restricted free agent ranking

For the right price

While there is a lot more to analyze when it comes to the future of projected unrestricted free agents and whether or not the LA Rams will attempt to extend them, there is a more concise decision point when it comes to both ERFAs and RFAs. In short, the decision rests on whether or not the LA Rams will want them back. After all, if the team fears losing any of the players in either of these two categories, the team has options available to remedy the situation.

But to exercise any option, it will take salary cap funds. And so, it becomes a bit of an NFL game show of The Price Is Right. So it becomes not just whether the LA Rams wish to bring back the player, but is the team comfortable doing so at the standard price? Or will the Rams set a price, allow the player to test their market, and then re-sign that player to a team-friendly deal?

Who are the LA Rams Exclusive Rights Free Agents (ERFAs)?

The LA Rams currently have two players who will be ERFAs:

Position                   Name            
Quarterback            John Wolford
Inside linebacker    Travin Howard

Who are the LA Rams 2022 Restricted Free Agents (RFAs)?

Position                   Name
Offensive center    Coleman Shelton
Placekicker              Matt Gay
Inside linebacker    Troy Reeder

Who needs to come back? Who can the LA Rams allow to truly their luck elsewhere? That’s what we are here to find out. And yes, the fact is that the Rams will have some tough decisions to make in this NFL Free Agency market.  Like who, for example?  We need to look no further than placekicker Matt Gay to find the first LA Rams challenge. How can the LA Rams sign one of the best placekickers in the NFL to a team-friendly deal?

To gauge what the costs are for RFAs, here is the link to Over The Cap’s latest estimation for 2022 Tenders. For ERFAs, here is the link to Spotrac’s NFL Minimum Salaries for 2022.