Two of the longest-tenured St. Louis Rams were released by the now-Los Angeles Rams in a move that went beyond mere salary cap measures on Friday.
Linebacker James Laurinaitis and defensive end Chris Long have been let go, along with tight end Jared Cook, the team announced.
The moves save the Rams $22.975 million in salary cap space, broken down as follows: Long ($11.75 million), Cook ($5.7 million), Laurinaitis ($5.525 million).
Even before Friday's moves the Rams already were swimming in salary cap space, with only $118 million committed towards the 2016 cap in what is expected to be a cap of $155 million.