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The LA Rams may be the source of NFL talent for 31 NFL teams through the course of the 2021 NFL Free Agency market, but help is on the way next year. No, there is likely no salary cap in store. But the Rams are most definitely looking at the likelihood of being awarded the maximum complement of four compensatory draft picks for the 2022 NFL Draft.
Since we are on that topic, how does the compensatory pick system work? Well, the annual event is the result of compromising between the NFL Players’ Association which wants to infuse self-determination among its members, and the challenge of players leaving to sign elsewhere from overly impacting a few select NFL teams.