A month and a half before training camp begins, a few well-known NFL players are still unsigned free agents without a team for 2024. The Los Angeles Rams have $8.5 million in salary cap space, which is not much but enough to make a move if Les Snead and Sean McVay think it’s necessary. The majority of this space must be kept for in-season moves and may even roll over into 2025.
Which of these “big name” free agents would the Rams be interested in signing?
EDGE Ngakoue Yannick
Ngakoue is only 29 years old, but it feels like he has been in the game for several decades. The third-round pick from 2016 has spent the last five years playing for six different teams. In 2021, he had 10 sacks with the Raiders; in 2022, he had 9.6 sacks with the Colts; and in 2023, he had 4 sacks in 13 games with the Bears. If nothing else, he ought to be able to fill in for Chris Shula.
EDGE Jerry Hughes
Hughes, on the other hand, is among the league’s oldest defensive players and may still be useful. With the Texans in 2022, the 35-year-old veteran (who turns 36 in August) had nine sacks. Hughes had three sacks in 475 snaps in 2023, but his playing time decreased. Despite this, Hughes might still be useful in a rotation. Charles Harris, Carl Lawson, and Emmanuel Ogbah are some other edge rushers.
Dalvin Cook, RB
Cook, who turns 29 in August, has had a career-ending season in which he went from 1,173 yards in 2022 to 214 yards and zero touchdowns in 15 games with the Jets in 2023.
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