Los Angeles Rams Depth Chart
- NFC West
- Stadium
- SoFi Stadium
- Head Coach
- Sean McVay
- Offensive Coordinator
- Kevin O'Connell
- Defensive Coordinator
- Raheem Morris
- Special Teams Coach
- Joe DeCamillis
- Defensive Scheme
- 3-4
According to Los Angeles Rams general manager Les Snead, the team has long-term hopes in mind for quarterback Matthew Stafford, who has two years and $43 million left on his current deal. The Rams acquired the 33-year-old from the Detroit Lions this offseason in exchange for Jared Goff. "I don't think we did it thinking two years," said Snead. "Based on his age, you can legitimately think five to seven, eight years if you look at what Drew (Brees) has done." Snead confirmed that the eventual plan is to give Stafford an extension beyond the two years left on his current deal. The Rams clearly think highly of Stafford, and he'll be in a much better situation in LA than he was in Detroit. Entering the 2021 season, Stafford will be a low-end QB1/high-end QB2 target with upside in his new digs.
The Los Angeles Rams agreed to an undisclosed one-year deal with free-agent veteran wide receiver DeSean Jackson on Sunday. He will fill a much-needed role as a deep threat in on offense that now features quarterback Matthew Stafford. Jackson, a three-time Pro Bowler, has the most 60-plus-yard touchdowns (24) in NFL history. The 34-year-old is entering his 13th NFL season and ranks sixth all time in yards per catch (17.4). Jackson will reunite with head coach Sean McVay, who served as his offensive coordinator for three years in Washington. Jackson is a proven speedy deep threat, but he'll be competing for targets amongst Robert Woods, Cooper Kupp, Van Jefferson and Tyler Higbee, and he's been extremely injury-prone in recent seasons. Jackson played in just three games in 2019 due to a core muscle injury and missed 11 games in 2020 with an ankle injury.
The Los Angeles Rams agreed to terms with tight end Johnny Mundt on an undisclosed one-year deal on Thursday. The 26-year-old had four catches for 53 yards for the Rams last year while playing in all 16 regular season games. He also contributed on special teams and was a valuable blocker in the running game. Mundt joined LA as an undrafted free agent out of Oregon in 2017 and spent the majority of that first season on the team's practice squad. In the last three seasons with the Rams, he has just nine catches for 84 yards. Mundt was initially a restricted free agent, but the team chose not to tender him by the deadline. He would've been paid at least $2.1 million in 2021 if he had been tendered, which is too high of a price for a reserve tight end.
The Los Angeles Rams restructured cornerback Jalen Ramsey's and wide receiver Robert Woods' contracts on Tuesday to create additional salary cap space for the 2021 season. Ramsey's restructure created around $12 million in cap space, while Woods' opened up $8 million. The Rams are expected to restructure wideout Cooper Kupp and defensive tackle Aaron Donald as well. Entering Tuesday, the Rams were roughly $37 million over the salary cap. By restructuring their larger contracts, they should get under the 2021 cap without having to make any major cuts to their roster. Prior to restructuring, Ramsey's cap hit was set to be $22.5 million, Donald's is $27.9 million, Woods' was $13.9 million and Kupp's is $14.5 million.
The Los Angeles Rams extended a first-round tender on standout impending restricted free-agent cornerback Darious Williams on Monday, according to a source. Williams is one of the team's rising stars after he recorded four interceptions, 44 tackles and 14 passes defended in 16 games during the regular season last year. If Williams accepts the offer, he'll make $4.766 million in 2021. The 28-year-old was an undrafted free agent out of Alabama-Birmingham but is now firmly part of the team's plans moving forward after he impressed last season. He spent his rookie season with the Ravens and the Rams in 2018 before seeing action in 12 games (three starts) and recording 15 tackles, two interceptions, four passes defensed and one fumble recovery for a touchdown in 2019. Williams has six career interceptions in just 32 games played.