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Okay, so the LA Rams didn’t take our advice and slap the Franchise Tag to free-agent safety John Johnson III. Of course, we hoped that they might do so, but our expectations were ground in the harsh truth of the Rams’ current salary cap situation.
The Rams are one of the bottom three NFL teams in terms of spending more than the 2021 salary allotment, the order of actions for this team will likely be clearing the cap space first and foremost.