Bobby Wagner officially signed his five-year contract with the Los Angeles Rams this week, arriving in Thousand Oaks and getting suited up with his new gear. After he signed on the dotted line, we learned the details of his deal, which has a base value of $50 million and can be worth up to $65 million.
Unsurprisingly, the Rams kept Wagner’s cap hit low in Year 1, coming in at just $2.5 million. Los Angeles didn’t have a ton of cap space to begin with, so keeping Wagner’s number low was essential.
With Wagner’s deal accounted for, how much cap space do the Rams have left this offseason? According to Over the Cap, the Rams are left with $7.148 million in cap room. That doesn’t include Riley Dixon’s one-year deal, which was signed on Tuesday, but considering he’s a punter, he shouldn’t take up more than about $1.5 million.
The Rams can still gain additional cap space by extending Aaron Donald and possibly Cooper Kupp. Donald has a cap hit of $26.75 million and Kupp’s is…