Rams have 2nd-most dead money in NFL this year: Here’s how it breaks down
It’s no secret that the Los Angeles Rams are looking toward the future with how they’ve conducted business since the conclusion of the 2022 season. After acquiring them via trade or in free agency in recent years, the Rams have parted ways with Jalen Ramsey, Leonard Floyd, Bobby Wagner, and Allen Robinson — among others — this offseason.
By moving on from these players, the Rams have freed up cap space for future years, but they’ll be eating quite a bit of dead cap in 2023, as a result. Dead cap, or dead money, is defined as money that a team still owes when a player is released, traded, or if they have void years included in their contracts.
According to Over The Cap, following the Robinson trade, the Rams currently have $74.2 million in dead money this season. That is the second-most dead cap in the NFL right now, only behind the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, who currently possess $75.3 million in dead money.
With a large amount of dead money sitting on their books, the Rams are limited in cap space, having only $1.5 million to spend (fifth-fewest in the NFL) right now. Guys like Ramsey, Floyd, Wagner, and Robinson make up a big chunk of the dead money, but we’ll be taking a look at all of the players contributing to the dead cap number below.
Allen Robinson: $21.45 million (trade)
Jalen Ramsey: $19.6 million (trade)
Leonard Floyd: $19 million (cut)
Bobby Wagner: $7.5 million (cut)
Troy Hill: $2 million
Andrew Whitworth: $2 million (retirement)
A'Shawn Robinson: $1.5 million
Coleman Shelton: $250,000
Jacob Harris: $249,672 (cut)
Terrell Lewis: $233,381 (cut)
Terrell Burgess: $208,073 (cut)
