The LA Rams made their two free-agent signings official, as the team proudly welcomed defensive tackle A’Shawn Robinson (again) and outside linebacker Leonard Floyd on April 24, 2020. While this is new-old-news, the fact that the Rams officially announced the signings indicate that the team must be tapping into their reserve funds. In short, the signing of free agents means that the Rams had finally found and freed up the necessary funds to do so.
As two new players are officially on the roster now, and the dust from the 2020 NFL Draft and the chaotic undrafted free agent signing period is finally settling, we have a chance to double back and explore the strategy used by the Rams in this instance.