{"id":752018,"date":"2026-02-14T17:03:34","date_gmt":"2026-02-14T17:03:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/752018\/"},"modified":"2026-02-14T17:03:34","modified_gmt":"2026-02-14T17:03:34","slug":"l-a-rams-news-who-should-stay-who-should-go","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/752018\/","title":{"rendered":"L.A. Rams News: Who should stay? Who should go?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">We know the L.A. Rams will have Matthew Stafford back, and that may be the most important piece, but now what? Another offseason, and another expectation of plenty of roster changes for the Rams and around the league.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">L.A. has to determine which drafted players going into their fourth year (like Puka Nacua) need to be extended early, and which players need to be extended beyond their standard four-year rookie deal. There\u2019s a lot for the Rams to figure out!<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Thanks for checking out Turf Show Times, have a great Friday and let\u2019s get to the weekend! No NFL action this Sunday. In fact, will be a little while before there is again.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">\u201cIn about a month, the <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/los-angeles-rams\/343\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Los Angeles Rams<\/a> will begin sifting through the free-agent class and decide who\u2019s worth signing. Before free agency starts, they can sign their own players who are on expiring contracts, ensuring they don\u2019t hit the open market.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">There aren\u2019t many strong candidates to be re-signed by Los Angeles this offseason but a handful of starters are due to become free agents. <a href=\"https:\/\/theramswire.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/nfl\/rams\/2026\/01\/26\/la-rams-free-agents-2026-offseason\/88359032007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">After starting with 20 pending free agents<\/a>, the Rams are down to 19 following Rob Havenstein\u2019s retirement. And both Quentin Lake and Nate Landman were due to become free agents but they signed extensions last season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Here are the Rams\u2019 19 free agents, ranked from most to least important.\u201c<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">\u201cSeahawks coach Mike Macdonald has called the Week 16 Thursday night win over the Rams the turning point of the Super Bowl champion\u2019s season. The most important play in that game happened when replay review turned an incomplete pass into a successful two-point conversion by running back Zach Charbonnet, who simply picked up a loose ball in the end zone.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">The replay review was initiated <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/nfl\/profootballtalk\/rumor-mill\/news\/walt-andersons-review-of-crazy-two-point-play-glossed-over-the-delayed-review\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">100 seconds after the play ended<\/a>. The two teams were preparing for the next kickoff. Then, out of nowhere, referee Brad Allen announced the play was under review.\u201c<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">\u201cFor this question, one NFL Insider\u2019s answer was the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/nfl\/rams\/onsi\/los-angeles-way-too-early-2026-power-rankings\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> Los Angeles Rams. <\/a>The Rams were the best team for most of the season, and many had them winning it all last season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">But that was not to be because of their NFC West long-time rival, the Seattle Seahawks, who eliminated the Rams in the NFC Championship game, and that went on to win Super Bowl LX. It was a big-time disappointing moment for the Rams. The Rams wanted so much more, but the ball did not roll their way last season.\u201c<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"We know the L.A. 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