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“To be clear, Rams coach Sean McVay finally has to commit to a significant increase in 12 personnel for Ferguson, a rookie second-round pick, to truly emerge this season. But the offense has trended that way at times, especially last season,” Rodrigue adds. It would be surprising for Ferguson to emerge immediately, but perhaps the Rams are getting ready to zig their offense in a new direction in 2025. The rookie tight end is lightly-drafted and best-approached as a dynasty asset, but it should at least be on the radar that he produces sooner than expected.

Rodrigue believes that the two sides’ continued contract talk “is a good sign” for an early extension. Williams’ overall productivity works in his favor. Rodrigue notes that training camp is the usual timeline for such deals under this era of Rams leadership, giving fantasy managers an expected timeline to follow. The two sides have been negotiating all offseason.

Williams put together a solid season, but his 27 explosive rushes — runs for more than 10 yards — were tied for just 11th in the NFL last year. The 24-year-old has competition in the backfield with Jarquez Hunter and Blake Corum in the fold, but if Williams can show the ability to break off more big carries on top of being one of the best short-yardage backs in the NFL, he should remain the bellcow for the Rams again in 2025.

The former fifth-round pick is most famous for receiving an indefinite ban in 2023 due to betting on NFL contests. He was reinstated after a year and had brief stints on the Bills and Texans’ rosters during the offseason. LA signed him to their practice squad in 2024 but he never appeared in a game for the team. Cephus will be fighting for a roster spot this summer if he signs elsewhere.

Despite the fact that we’re now 23 days past the post-June 1 cap hit coming into play, Ramsey has been caught in a value calculus. Teams are wary of overpaying for him in light of absorbing the remainder of his contract. Breer believes a trade will happen “on the doorstep of camp.” The Rams and Chargers were leaked to Adam Schefter as Ramsey’s preferred landing spots.

Schefter said Ramsey “would like to go to the West Coast,” and specifically named Los Angeles as the ideal city. Schefter also believes a deal should happen before training camps begin in mid-July. Both the Rams and Chargers have more than $20 million available in salary cap space this year, which should make a new deal doable if Ramsey requests one post-trade, though he is under contract through 2028 on his current deal.

This is not all that different than late May’s update that McVay gave when he said the Rams were making “healthy and positive progress” on said extension. Williams will likely sign an extension later this summer if the tenor of the two parties is to be believed at this point.

Rapoport notes that “the belief is (Jackson) will play in 2025,” but this is clearly something that will sideline him for some time. This news adds further context to the team’s decision to sign D.J. Humphries to a one-year deal earlier in the week, as he’ll presumably serve as Jackson’s replacement in the weeks/months ahead. Jackson also dealt with blood clots in 2022 and was placed on season-ending injured reserve as a result. Jackson signed a three-year, $57 million contract extension this offseason after turning in a strong 2024 season. We’ll likely know more about his injury before training camp, but an extended absence does not appear out of the question at this time.

Humphries spent nine years with the Cardinals, who drafted him in 2015. His tenure there ended on a low note after he suffered a season-ending ACL tear. He returned to play in 2024, serving as the Chiefs’ left tackle in Weeks 14 and 18 but was ultimately sidelined by a hamstring injury. He was a liability in pass protection but earned a 66.1 PFF run-blocking grade. Hopefully, he can somewhat return to form this summer and contribute meaningfully to the Rams’ line.

McVay told NFL Network that the Rams’ “first priority” was to re-sign Matthew Stafford, which they did in early May when Stafford inked a two-year extension worth $84 million. With Rodgers in Pittsburgh, McVay admitted that the team considered bringing in the 41-year-old QB as a Plan B if they couldn’t secure Stafford for another year or two. Stafford will be 37 this season and is coming off a year in which he threw for 3,762-20-7 while completing 65.8 percent of his passes. His 7.5 adjusted yards per attempt in 2024 was above his career average, as was his 50 percent drop back success rate. Stafford threw an interception on a lowly 1.5 percent of his attempts last season. He should continue in a game manager role as the head of McVay’s offense.