The Los Angeles Rams have been up against the salary cap all offseason, having very limited room to work with in free agency. They still managed to re-sign Andrew Whitworth, Austin Blythe and Michael Brockers, while also adding A’Shawn Robinson and Leonard Floyd as free agents.
Floyd and Robinson’s deals became official on Friday with both players signing their contracts, but that complicates things for the Rams a bit. They’re over the salary cap and need to create some space to fit Floyd and Robinson.
In order to do that, they’ll restructure Goff’s contract – a move that has been discussed for a couple of months. This is according to multiple reports, as first reported by Rich Hammond of The Athletic.
Details on Rams' signings/cap situation:
– Robinson/Floyd deals are done, but remain contingent on them passing physicals, which aren't yet finalized.
– Rams will create cap room by restructuring Goff's 2020 salary, and they'll also get some relief when Gurley passes physical.
— Rich Hammond (@Rich_Hammond) April 24, 2020
The exact savings by restructuring Goff’s deal isn’t known, but it won’t be as much as the Rams could have saved had they done this before his $21 million roster bonus was paid on March 19. If they restructured his deal before that date, they would have saved $16.8 million
Now, the best the Rams can do is convert most of his $10 million salary in 2020 into a signing bonus, according to ProFootballTalk, and spread it over the remaining years of his contract. It should be enough to fit Floyd and Robinson under the cap, but restructuring Aaron Donald’s deal is also a possibility if needed.