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Rams take on $9M in dead money due to 2 veteran contracts voiding
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When the Los Angeles Rams signed Tyler Higbee and Rob Havenstein to their most recent contracts, they tacked on void years for salary cap purposes. That allowed the team to spread money out after the contracts expired, lowering each player's cap hits at the cost of paying more after their deals end.
Well, the bill has come due because both contracts have officially voided. Havenstein, despite retiring , leaves behind a dead cap charge of $6.97 million on the Rams' books. That was going to go on the Rams' salary cap regardless of whether he left in free agency, retired or re-signed with Los Angeles .
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Higbee's expired contract carries a dead cap charge of $2.1 million. Like Havenstein, he's a pending free agent and could either retire, re-sign with the Rams or sign with another team in March.
Combined, that's a dead cap charge of $9.07 million, which is essentially cap room that the Rams can no longer use. By no means is this a surprise to the Rams or anyone else. They knew that when they signed Higbee and Havenstein to new deals, they would have dead cap charges for both players in 2026.
According to Over The Cap , the Rams' total dead money now sits at $9.77 million, which is only the 19th-highest total in the NFL. They have an estimated $46.44 million in cap space right now, the eighth-most of any team.
They're still in great shape financially, even having to pay $9 million in dead money.
This article originally appeared on Rams Wire: NFL salary cap: Rams take on $9M in dead money after 2 contracts void
