According to famed sports agent Leigh Steinberg, it's because the Rams do a great job with "caponomics."The Rams did it by "creating cap room, redoing someone else's contract so that there's less salary involved and by giving that player a bonus," Steinberg told OutKick in a recent interview."If a team is creative, they can move other contracts around and create cap space."CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGELos Angeles Rams defensive tackle Aaron Donald plays against the Arizona Cardinals at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Ariz., on Nov.
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Rebilas/USA TODAY Sports)After falling short against their NFC West rival, the Seattle Seahawks, in the NFC Championship Game last season, the Rams went on a spending spree this offseason.They gave MVP-winning quarterback Matthew Stafford a one-year, $55 million contract extension, traded for Kansas City Chiefs star cornerback Trent McDuffie and signed him to a four-year, $124 million contract extension, signed cornerback Jaylen Watson to a three-year, $51 million contract, and acquired Cleveland Browns superstar Myles Garrett before signing him to a five-year, $208 million contract after redoing his deal following the trade.Despite handing out all of those massive deals, the Rams were still able to sign Donald to a one-year, $20 million deal, despite being up against the salary cap.So how, exactly, are the Rams making it work? Exactly as Steinberg said: by being creative.For Stafford’s deal, the Rams have pushed his contract further into the future, spreading out the cap hit using void years, meaning Stafford’s contract will count against the salary cap in even though he won’t be on the team.Stafford’s contract is spread out through the 2031 season.ZERO BS.
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