The Los Angeles Rams are potentially losing a number of veteran defenders to free agency this offseason. The secondary is likely to take the biggest toll:<\/p>\n
Curl and Durant are the top two players on this list and will be attractive options as signees for other teams. Let\u2019s take a look at their possible landing spots.<\/p>\n
The Bears will likely need new safeties with Kevin Byard growing long in the tooth and Jaquon Brisker potentially hitting the open market. Curl makes sense to bring a veteran presence to a team on the verge of contention.<\/p>\n
Teams also tend to sign players who perform well against them. Curl just intercepted Caleb Williams in overtime in the Bears\u2019 last game. Could they look to flip the script and join forces with Curl?<\/p>\n
Harrison Smith is on his way out in Minnesota. Curl isn\u2019t the same physical force on the backend as Smith, but he is a sure-handed tackler with a similar skillset. This pairing makes a lot of sense and Smith leaves behind enormous shoes to fill.<\/p>\n
There might not be a team in the NFL that needs to improve at safety more than the Cowboys. The problem with this match is that Curl is not a great coverage player. He\u2019s a better box player and tackler. While Dallas and Curl will be linked together often in free agency, I don\u2019t see Curl fixing their deep coverage problems. I\u2019m not sure who can, honestly, for how bad it was last year.<\/p>\n
I wouldn\u2019t rule out Durant returning to the Rams. LA has ample salary cap space but it would be tough to enter the offseason in need of two outside starting corners. Re-signing Durant helps to lock in the floor and then the Rams can look to upgrade over time.<\/p>\n
It would sting for a division rival to sign Durant, but this match makes sense for the 49ers. San Francisco have discussed their intention of improving in the secondary. Durant\u2019s ability to create turnovers could be an attractive option for teams that are already capable of rushing the passer.<\/p>\n
The Titans just need bodies and they\u2019ll have money to spend. Robert Saleh can bank on Durant\u2019s scheme fit and he\u2019ll be a buy-low option in free agency.<\/p>\n
This is the most interest pairing to me. Christian Gonzales is on his way to becoming one of the NFL\u2019s premier corners. Whoever is opposite of him will see ample targets. The ideal match is someone who can give you a lot of snaps and force takeaways. I think Durant would be an enticing option while the Patriots explore longer term solutions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Los Angeles Rams are potentially losing a number of veteran defenders to free agency this offseason. The…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":783891,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2079],"tags":[7,1014,58,4800,2444,2611,6,424],"class_list":{"0":"post-783890","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-los-angeles-rams","8":"tag-football","9":"tag-los-angeles","10":"tag-los-angeles-rams","11":"tag-los-angeles-rams-free-agency","12":"tag-losangeles","13":"tag-losangelesrams","14":"tag-nfl","15":"tag-rams"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116152723512926800","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/783890","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=783890"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/783890\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/783891"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=783890"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=783890"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=783890"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}