7 Los Angeles Rams players who won't be back in Horns next year

The Los Angeles Rams put up a spirited fight this season, improving from a depressing 1-4 start to the season to finish 10-7. From that point, the team faced two teams with records of 14-3: The Minnesota Vikings and the Philadelphia Eagles. The team won one and lost one, ending their season in the 2025 NFL Playoffs in the Divisional Round.

The Eagles defeated the Rams by a score of 28-22.

Is there solace in losing? Can the LA Rams take heart in being sent packing for the second consecutive season, after putting up a spirited fight in the NFL Playoffs? I think so, but I am only one fan after all. There are several areas that the team must improve to have a fighting chance in 2025.

For the first time in a very long time, the annual coaching carousel seems to have passed the Rams by. Yes, the team is still at risk of losing coaches. But unlike past seasons, the team did not lose a coordinator. Coordinators tend to bring coaches with them to new teams. The Rams are unlikely to face that scenario. But that is not to say that this team optimized the plans by the coaching staff.

The team cut huge checks for the offense. Unfortunately, the team did not produce to that level of compensation. Despite cashing checks for the most expensive offense in the NFL in 2024, the Rams offense clocked in as the 20th-ranked offense in terms of putting points on the scoreboard. That difference is even more dramatic if you consider the fact that this Rams opportunistic defense was able to put points on the scoreboard as well.

But where can the team 'fix' things? After all, it was a wide range of challenges that seemed to derail the team's offensive performance. There was the ever-present injury factor. Then there was the matter of miscommunication caused by an ever changing lineup. But were there more factors that are a bit less obvious?

Of 37 offensive touchdowns scored by the team, only three players accounted for 29 of those score. RB Kyren Williams put up 16 touchdowns - 14 rushing and two receiving. WR Demarcus Robinson scored seven receiving touchdowns. Finally, WR Cooper Kupp scored six touchdowns. That leaves the remaining offensive skill players scoring just eight touchdowns all season.

Is that on the players, or the playbook? We know that the team tried to bolster their redzone effectiveness by signing free agent tight end Colby Parkinson. Despite the effort and the countless hours training to score, Parkinson scored just one touchdown all season. In just three games, veteran TE Tyler Higbee scored three touchdowns. So you can argue a compelling case fo the team simply not having the right fits on the football field in 2024. But can that improve in 2025?

To do so, the team must create vacancies. And to that, here are seven free agents who may have some football left in them, but will not be back with the Rams in 2025. They are: