On Thursday, the Rams sent Brandin Cooks to the Texans, ridding themselves of his massive contract By trading him away, though, the Rams don’t actually save any money like they did when they cut Todd Gurley Had they traded Cooks before his bonus was owed, they would’ve taken on $17.8 million in dead money Since they waited, that dead cap charge jumped to $21.8 million – $5 million more than it would have cost them to just keep Cooks on the roster
Trading Brandin Cooks doesn’t actually save the Rams any money
On Thursday, the Rams sent Brandin Cooks to the Texans, ridding themselves of his massive contract By trading him away, though, the Rams don’t actually save any money like they did when they cut Todd Gurley Had they traded Cooks before his bonus was owed, they would’ve taken on $17.8 million in dead money Since they waited, that dead cap charge jumped to $21.8 million – $5 million more than it would have cost them to just keep Cooks on the roster