One of the many major moves that the Los Angeles Rams made this offseason was the decision to trade former Pro Bowl defensive end Robert Quinn to the Miami Dolphins. It was a move that didn't have any premonitions of his status with the team being up in the air.

It had abruptly ended his seven-year tenure with the Rams where he was a major piece of the puzzle on the defensive side of the ball. According to Armando Salguero of The Miami Herald, Quinn voiced that the trade felt like the organization had turned their back on him by moving him.

Quinn clearly had a strong connection with the Rams having been drafted their and spent his entire NFL career with the franchise. He had likely believed that he was going to remain with Los Angeles through possibly the rest of his playing days as a mainstay on the roster. However, he had experienced the harsh realities that come with being in a professional sports league that sometimes it comes down to being a business decision rather than truly being a family environment or connection.

It simply came down to the fact the Rams felt it was in the team's best interest to move on from Quinn to get his contract off the books this offseason. He has two years remaining on his deal that will pay him $25.33 million over the span. The decision to move on from him helped the team to have the financial space needed to make the big splash moves of acquiring All-Pro defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh along with Pro Bowl cornerbacks Aqib Talib and Marcus Peters.

This was a rough end to his tenure with Los Angeles, but it also provides him an opportunity to re-establish himself as one of the premier defensive ends in the league while potentially become a cornerstone piece in Miami for the long haul.