Los Angeles Rams general manager has no regrets handing out such big contracts to quarterback Jared Goff and running back Todd Gurley.
“Those are human beings that gave a lot to this organization and deserve to be compensated,” Snead said Tuesday via Lindsey Thiry of ESPN.
After making it to the Super Bowl last year the Rams were eliminated from playoff contention with two weeks left in the season and one of the main reasons was the struggles of the team's stars.
Gurley is signed through the 2023 season with a contract that has $45 million in guarantees. The Rams have tried to downplay his knee injuries but it has clearly made an impact on his game.
Gurley finished with 857 yards rushing and 12 touchdowns and although those stats are good, he doesn't look like the elite player the team gave the big contract to.
Goff signed a contract that kicks in next season that has $110 million in guarantees and keeps him with the Rams through the 2024 season. At times Goff showed flashes of being worth that contract, but he was too inconsistent for most of the season.
Even with all the money that is locked up in the stars, Snead still thinks the team is in a good spot financially moving forward.
“From a salary-cap standpoint, and I assume the cap does go up, there's a new collective bargaining agreement that's coming that's another variable that we don't know about,” Snead said. “We've shown in the past that when you have commodities that you might move on with via trade to collect draft capital that maybe the perception says you don't have and to clear cap space.”
With the money wrapped up in Goff and Gurley, they need to be impact players next year and going forward for the team. Even if Snead doesn't think they have a cap issue, the team could have spent their money better.
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