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Cameron DaSilva

Breakdown of Kamren Curl’s contract show what a huge bargain it is for the Rams

The Los Angeles Rams have done a great job navigating free agency and using their available cap space to improve a young roster that went to the playoffs last season. They did pay a hefty amount for Jonah Jackson and Kevin Dotson, but they also got a steal with Kamren Curl’s two-year deal.

The full details of Curl’s contract have finally been released and they show just how big a bargain it is for the Rams. According to Over The Cap, Curl has cap hits of only $4.24 million and $4.75 million in the next two years, with just $6 million fully guaranteed at signing.

The base value is worth only $9 million, which is less than the $11.5 million annual salary Pro Football Focus projected Curl would get in free agency this year. PFF set his contract projection at four years and $46 million, so Los Angeles got a steal with this contract.

If things don’t work out in Year 1, the Rams can easily move on before the 2025 season. Cutting Curl would give them a net savings of $2.75 million after a $2 million dead cap charge.

According to initial reports, the contract is worth up to $13 million but it’s unclear what the incentives are that could get him to that max value.

With Curl’s contract now on the books, the Rams have $16.7 million in cap space. That’s without Jimmy Garoppolo and Larrell Murchison’s contracts accounted for, however.

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