We take an early look at the Los Angeles Rams’ position in this year’s free agency process.
WOODLAND HILLS, Ca. The Los Angeles Rams have begun working towards the 2026 season and the first thing they’ll need to address is which impending free agents will stay with the organization and which ones will go. Keep track of your favorite players below.
In terms of the free agents the Rams have on their books in the next month or so, Los Angeles will have to quickly determine the fates of these players.
Who the Rams select to retain has yet to be seen but this offseason marks a fundamental shift in team-building strategy. Having signed Kyren Williams, Quentin Lake, and Nate Landman to extensions, the Rams displayed a willingness to evolve their process and allocate resources to positions that were once deemed more easy to replace.
Earlier in the season, Rams head coach Sean McVay was asked if those moves are an indicator of a shift in philosophy.
“I think what’s cool about it is that it represents that there still are…You say it’s a position, but what about this player? What about Nate Landman and Quentin Lake? They are a linebacker and ‘Q’ plays safety, plays the star for us, but who are they as people? What do they represent? How do they elevate the spaces that they’re in and the people that they’re around? I think it does say something about those individuals in particular, relative to some of the history that you’re alluding to but that’s what it’s always about,” stated McVay. “This is always about people. You have individual positions and different markers and things like that, but it still does boil down to those human beings.”
“Those are the kind of guys that you feel really good about wanting to be on these challenging journeys with and be able to work through and stay humble in the good times and be able to stay steady in some of the moments of adversity. I think that’s more what that is a reflection of. There have also been some learning ‘ops’ [opportunities].”
“It’s evolving and it’s never static and steady. If we talked about the evolution of position value and different things like that, number one it’s always about the players. Also, those things evolve on a year-to-year basis because this league, coaches and players do such a good job of making it as challenging as possible to sustain a certain level of success.”
With veteran players like Rob Havenstein, Tyler Higbee, and Tutu Atwell on the chopping block, only time will tell how much their prior work plays into present negotiations.
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