THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. -- The Los Angeles Rams entered the first full day of the new league year with upwards of $20 million in salary-cap space, but they navigated a complex path to get there.
It began by signing a couple of free agents, veteran left tackle Andrew Whitworth and former USC receiver Robert Woods, both of whom received $15 million guaranteed. And it ended with them parting ways with four key veteran players, trading defensive end William Hayes to the Dolphins and releasing three others -- tight end Lance Kendricks, center Tim Barnes and defensive lineman Eugene Sims, who was let go after a failed physical.