For better or worse, the Los Angeles Rams are a team that likes to sign players early. They did it with Jared Goff, Todd Gurley and Tavon Austin, all of which backfired. But they also got ahead of the curve with Tyler Higbee and Rob Havenstein, which has worked in their favor.
They’ll have a few players this offseason who won’t become unrestricted free agents in March, but they could be candidates for contract extensions at some point this offseason. Four of the players listed below will be free agents in 2022, while the final one, Darious Williams, will be a restricted free agent this year.
Here are five players the Rams could extend this year, excluding unrestricted free agents.