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The Los Angeles Rams face significant financial challenges in retaining their offensive line after the 2026 season, with projected contracts totaling $220 million. Keeping all five starters together is unlikely due to salary cap constraints.
The total projected contract costs for the Rams' offensive linemen amount to $220 million, with individual projections ranging from $22 million for Coleman Shelton to $84 million for Steve Avila.
The Rams will need to allocate approximately $90 million per season for their starting offensive line in 2027, which exceeds the current highest allocation by any team.
The key offensive linemen facing free agency include Warren McClendon, Kevin Dotson, Steve Avila, and Coleman Shelton, all of whom are projected to command significant contracts.
It is difficult for the Rams to keep their offensive line together due to salary cap constraints and the high projected costs of extending their current players beyond the 2026 season.
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**Contract projection: 3 years, $54 million ($18/year)** You might think of McClendon as a āserviceableā right tackle, but isnāt that the same as former 49ers right tackle Mike McGlinchey? The former top-10 pick usually graded out as āfineā with the Niners but then signed a four-year, $87.5 million contract with the Broncos in free agency, an average of $17.5 million per season. A starting right tackle is in high demand and McClendon need only get through next season as the starter for all 17 games to be a popular player in free agency. $18 million AAV might be selling him short.
**Contract projection: 3 years, $60 million ($20/year)** Dotson is already the seventh-highest paid right guard in the NFL at $16 million per season. Heās better than Robert Hunt, Carolinaās $20 million AAV right guard. When Dotson was first extended by the Rams, the feeling was more like āOh this guy the Steelers traded for nothing is actually kinda goodā. Now heās established as one of the best guards in the NFL, it makes sense heād want his contract to reflect that and heās still 29 as of the summer.
**Contract projection: 4 years, $84 million ($21/year)** Is Avila a great player? Well, I donāt know about that. But again, itās better to have great timing than be great and as long as he hits free agency as a starting left guard, he will have suitors lining up all over the place. To keep him off the market, the Rams will need to come with the checkbook and this contract would tie Landon Dickerson as the third-best for a left guard in the league.
**Contract projection: 2 years, $22 million ($11m/year)** You may not think of Shelton very often, but at $9.5 million he has the fourth-biggest cap hit for ANY center in the NFL next season. Hereās a player who has quietly started every possible game since 2023 and is climbing his way up the center charts. At $11 million per year, heād tie Sean Rhyan for 7th best AAV in the league at center. This may sound confusing, but heās already got a $9.5m cap hit in 2026 and the Rams sure havenāt cut him yet.
Combined with the $19.25 AAV for Alaric Jackson, that gives the Rams roughly a $90 million per season commitment just to their starting 5. For what thatās worth, only one team (The Panthers) is allocating more than $76 million to their offensive line in 2026, and no team is allocating $90 million to their offensive line in 2027ā¦yet. And thatās just the Rams five starters, not including their depth pieces. This would push L.A.ās offensive line cap commitment over $100 million per year if they agreed to these numbers. And to be honest, I think I *low-balled* some of these contracts. The Rams keeping their offensive line together after the 2026 season is practically a non-starter. Itās not clear that Trost will help at all in terms of replacing one of them. But you can pretty much guarantee that this is the last year youāll see these five players together.