Los Angeles Rams – Linebacker Cory Littleton

Cory Littleton was one of the NFL’s most underrated players in 2019. But if that were the case, why would the Rams be letting him hit the open market?

Have you seen Los Angeles’ cap situation?

That’s the exact salary cap hell that the Dolphins should be looking to avoid at all costs — not even Mike Tannenbaum’s Dolphins were that bogged down by ambitious spending. But that’s neither here nor there — Littleton will hit the market. Over his last two seasons, Littleton has logged 259 total tackles, 7.5 sacks, 15 tackles for loss, 5 interceptions, 22 passes defensed and two forced fumbled.

He’s got speed, range and is a plus contributor on all three downs. And he also just turned 26 years old.

Someone is probably going to pay Littleton a crazy per-year salary to get him on the roster. That shouldn’t be the Dolphins — but if the price point is $7M- to $9M-per year? It’s worth considering. A $9M per year average would make Littleton the 10th highest paid ILB in football.

It would also give the Dolphins a potent duo of coverage linebackers on 3rd downs between he and Jerome Baker.