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With the news Wednesday that the NFL has informed teams that the 2021 salary cap will be officially set at $182.5 million, this places the LA Rams at an official $32+ million deficit before the upcoming season begins. That’s just to break even.
The cap news does bring a bit of certainty, a dash of closure to what is truly an unprecedented scenario in the NFL with a salary cap haircut in place such as this. Every team must begin the new season at (or under) that cap figure.