The Los Angeles Rams created $3 million of 2026 cap space on Wednesday, according to Spotrac. The Rams converted $2 million of Kyren Williams’ salary into a signing bonus and added two void years, which created $1.7 million worth of new space in 2026. They also did the same with $1.7 million of Kam Curl’s contract, creating $1.3 million in new space.
The Rams were in need of immediate space because they had gone over the cap, according to Over the Cap.
The moves do not extend or alter the contracts of Williams and Curl in any way, other than to move money around on the salary cap by giving the players millions in cash upfront on Wednesday.
This is why it is important for fans to realize that teams can’t just spend all of their cap space in free agency in order to field a roster.
Not only must they pay their rookie class, undrafted free agents, and late signings, but teams have to pay their practice squad and they have to be able to afford transactions that will come during the season. Such as when players get injured.
The Rams have had so many injuries and placed so many key players on IR this season that it was inevitable that the team that ranked 32nd in cap space going into the season would have to find ways to find money.
Today they did that with Williams and Curl. With roughly $2.4 million in cap space now, will it be the last?