Back on March 10th, 2023, the Los Angeles Rams parted ways with Leonard Floyd after just three seasons with the team. Floyd inked a four-year, $64M extension with the Rams back in 2020 and, after playing just two seasons on the deal, was cut in order to save some cap space down the line.
The departure of Floyd left L.A. in quite a dilemma in terms of pass-rushers on the edge to compliment legendary Aaron Donald on the defensive-line. Following the release of Floyd, the Rams’ EDGE rushers were Keir Thomas, Daniel Hardy, and Michael Hoecht, so the team clearly needed to add to that room via the NFL Draft due to the lack of cap space.