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There is always more to the story than we as fans see. Multiple reports over the last year suggest that Moton’s knee issues may be a bigger problem than we realize. I’m 100000% on board with keeping Moton as he has been one of the only consistent players over the years, but looking at it from the teams perspective, if they feel the knees will be getting worse, it’s not a terrible plan to let him play out the last year of his contract and look for a replacement. You know we will be paying Icky and you simply cannot have 4/5th of the line signed to mega contracts long term. Center and RT may need to be younger players on cheaper contracts

Imagine being mad about signing a Vet backup QB. Bryce is the unquestioned starter and people have a hard time dealing with that…..

This place needs the fresh smell of meatballs in the morning.

He’s said he wanted to be traded so he can compete for a championship and some of you fools believe he would agree to be traded here?

I agree with Smitty, that’s a shot at his former teammates during his rookie year. That team had Smith, Greg Olsen, Deangelo Williams, Jordan Gross, Ryan Kalil, Charles Johnson, Chris Gamble etc. Having Jimmy C sure didn’t help, and Can has taken a few shots against the team recently. Even CMC isn’t friends with Cam anymore. With all that being said, I still and will always love Cam Newton for the magic he brought our team, but some of his comments now being in the public eye make you shake your head.

I agree. Slayton and or Hollywood Brown are two names that come to mind. We need a speedster to stretch the defense

TO TRADE COOPEE KUPP, THE RAMS WIL LIKELY HAVE TO PAY A CHUNK OF HIS 2025 COMPENSATION. When receiver Cooper Kupp removed his Rams helmet after the divisional round loss to the Eagles, it was likely for the last time. Now that the Rams are trying to trade him, they’ll have to be willing to absorb a sizable chunk of his 2025 pay in order to find a suitor. Kupp is due to make $20 million in 2025, in the form of a $12.5 million salary and a $7.5 million roster bonus. Last year, $5 million of the bonus became fully guaranteed. His days of making $20 million per year seem to be over. If a new team expects him to take less as part of a trade, all he has to do is refuse — and the end result is that the Rams will have to pay him the full $20 million or cut him and owe $5 million. That could require the Rams to commit to paying more of the $20 million, in order to work out a trade. They’d basically be trading Kupp and cash/cap space for whatever they can get from a new team by way of one or more draft picks. They also could pay Kupp the $7.5 million roster bonus and squat on his non-guaranteed salary pending a potential trade. That would make it harder for Kupp to find a landing spot, if he’s cut too late in the offseason to get a contract approaching his current market value. In the end, the entire exercise could be aimed at getting Kupp to take less. If/when he realizes that no one else is willing to pay him more than what the Rams are willing to pay on a reduced deal, he might decide to take the $7.5 million plus whatever else the Rams offer for 2025. With a contract that currently runs through 2026, the revised agreement could rip up the final year, making him a free agent next March. Kupp’s decision to go public with the Rams’ effort to trade him could make him less inclined to take less in order to stay, even if he’ll make less than that with a new team. One key fact as it relates to his contract is whether the $5 million guarantee has offset language. (Usually it does, but the Rams have been known to include language that removes the offset obligation.) However it plays out, he’ll make $7.5 million simply by being on the team before the roster bonus is due. He might be willing to balk at an eventual request, from the Rams or a new team, to take less than $20 million and roll the dice on being cut. In the end, the Rams might have to kick in more than $7.5 million to get a team to take on the balance of his $20 million compensation package.

Cooper Kupp’s time with the Rams has apparently come to an end. In a Monday social media post, Kupp announced that the Rams informed him that they are looking to trade him and will work with him to find the best destination. “I don’t agree with the decision and always believed it was going to begin and end in LA,” Kupp writes. “Still, if there’s one thing that I have learned over the years: there are so many things that are out of your control, but it is how you respond to these things that you will look back on and remember. “I have taken so much pride in playing alongside my teammates for the LA community, so thank you for embracing my family and making this such a special place for us,” Kupp added. “2024 began with one of the best training camps of my career. Preparations start now for 2025. Highly motivated, as healthy as ever, and looking forward to playing elite football for years to come.” Kupp, 31, was instrumental in the Rams’ 2021 championship season, winning MVP of Super Bowl LVI. He was the AP offensive player of the year in 2021, winning the receiving triple crown with 145 catches, 1,947 yards, and 16 touchdowns. But injuries have limited Kupp’s production over the last three seasons. He played nine games in 2022, 12 in 2023, and 12 in 2024. He finished the 2024 season with 67 receptions for 710 yards and six touchdowns. He then caught six passes for 90 yards in the postseason. Kupp is currently under contract through 2026 with a cap number of $29.8 million set for 2025. A third-round pick in 2017, Kupp was one of the team’s first draft picks under head coach Sean McVay. Kupp has 634 career receptions for 7,776 yards with 57 touchdowns. He ranks No. 3 on the franchise’s all-time list in receptions and receiving touchdowns and No. 4 in receiving yards. https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/cooper-kupp-announces-rams-are-looking-to-trade-him

Per me: Panthers veteran receiver Adam Thielen isn’t quite ready to hang it up. Thielen said this week that after getting away for a couple of weeks, he’s planning to play in 2025. “Yeah, I think I still have some more football in me,” Thielen said this week, via Ben Nagle of Daily Mail Sport. “We’ll see how that plays out in the next few weeks.” Thielen, who turns 35 in August, is under contract for 2025 but on a non-guaranteed salary. That could potentially make him a candidate to be released, particularly if the Panthers give him a post-June 1 designation. That would give Carolina $6.3 million in savings under the cap. But Thielen would like to be back with the Panthers in 2025, given how quarterback Bryce Young improved under first-year head coach Dave Canales. “I think that’s what has enticed me to want to play again is just the progression, the leadership, the type of things that they’re doing to try to create a winning culture,” Thielen said. “I really believe in what they’re doing. So there’s a lot to look forward to, especially with Bryce and his progression. And then, you know, just being able to add some pieces and see what happens.” Still, Thielen realizes he’s on the proverbial back nine of his career. “I think there’s probably more times now that you’re like, ‘Alright, there’s probably not much more,’” Thielen said. “So you know there’s an end in sight, but when that exactly will be is kind of a year-to-year thing.” Missing several games due to a hamstring injury, Thielen finished 2024 with 48 receptions for 615 yards with five touchdowns. He caught 103 passes for 1,014 yards with four TDs for the Panthers in 2023. https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/adam-thielen-i-think-i-still-have-some-more-football-in-me

He wouldn’t, but we sure as hell would

The major holdout of last years camp. See ya later!

Sign Godwin and call it a day. Spend draft capital on Defense. The only player worth trading for is Wilson.

I wouldn’t be mad but honestly we should not feel the need to lock ourselves into edge with pick number 8, it should be the best player available regardless of position. We will have a top ranked player available at 8 which could be a CB, safety, DT, WR, etc

it’s scary how good you are. He couldn't trick you for a second.

After watching our team give away all of its star players recently and seeing the results, you would think this board would learn its lesson. It’s hilarious seeing some of these takes saying they would pay him like a middle of the pack CB because of his previous injuries. The second he hit free agency there would be bidding wars to get him.

He’s getting paid. There should be zero doubt about that. He’s not leaving Carolina, he’s a top tier CB and you don’t let them leave.

I don’t think anyone wants to cut him really based on my post. The thing is, the team will very likely not accept the 31 million dollar cap hit and will have to make a tough decision on him. I agree 10000000% that we need to keep him and give a 2/3 year extension

Crazier things have happened, much less with a 31 million cap hit. I agree with you though that I would never cut him. He’s too valuable.

The Charlotte observer recently wrote about him and the pros/cons of re signing him as he has health with knee soreness the last few seasons and again dealt with knee issues at the end of this season but I still take that risk 10/10 times based on his career so far, very rarely ever missing a game. A 2/3 year extension seams reasonable and I doubt he wants to leave us and end his career here

Wrong. He’s on the last year of his deal and has a 31 million dollar cap hit. It’s a very real possibility he is cut (not that I feel that it’s a good idea)

I agree but say they cut him, that’s creating a massive hole on a team with a lot of holes. With Bryce going into year 3 of his rookie contract I say it’s worth spending big money on the line and building the defense through the draft and FA. We already have questions on center going on, and with the improvements being shown by Bryce, I can’t imagine we go backwards in the only strength of the team. It will be interesting to see how they handle it.

Is Taylor Moton. Let’s discuss this under appreciated, massive man. He has been as solid as they come his entire career and is one of the greatest Tackles we have ever had. It is crazy to think how solid he has been, and what could happen if he leaves us, yet here we are at a breaking point with his contract. he just turned 30 (still young enough for a few solid years), He has a massive cap hit next year of 31 million, we are already paying two guards top money, and have Icky’s contract coming around the corner. We cannot have a 31 million cap number for him next season, we would save 12 million if cut but would create a massive hole. If we extend him, we could cut down on his cap hit massively but would be spending big money on 4/5th of the O line (worth it in my opinion). So I ask the Huddle General Managers….what would you do?

This is an interesting topic. On one hand he is just solid and can definitely be upgraded, on the other we already have a ton of money being spent on guards and Moton, with Icky coming around the corner. You have to have someone drafted or come in cheap. One injury to him and it could spell disaster as it is such an important position. Looks like the best path is to draft someone this year or look for a cheaper vet option for backup at a minimum.

I trust Canalas. He had a reason to let him go if he wanted to, but knows the man behind the scenes, and knows he’s a good DC. People have become too knee jerk with this team. Constancy is what we desperately need, and by the end of the season, I couldn’t event name you 5 starting players on our defense once horn and Jewel were out.