Rams' Pass Rushers: Cheap Days Ending

0:00It's April 17th. You're listening to California News today. AI-powered local news. I'm Corey with the story. The Los Angeles Rand have feasted on bargain-bend pass rushers over the last three years, thanks to Smart Drafting by General Manager Less Need. Rookies like Jared Verse and Byron Young, balled out last season with 7.5 and 12 sacks each. Verse, pick 19th overall in 2024, only hit the cat for 4.1 million bucks. Now a third-rounder Young costs the steal at 1.5 million. Now heading into 2026, Young's wrapping up his rookie deal and eyeing a fat extension. The Houston Texans just locked up Will Anderson Jr. with a $350 million packed, shining a light on how pricey a lead. Edge guys get. Verse could chase numbers like that too once he's eligible after this year. Fans and analysts see the writing on the wall. The Rams can't keep both on cheap contracts forever. He's been the most steady, leading the team with 12.5 sacks, the highest since Aaron

1:03Donald's mark back in 2021. And nearly 29 by contracts end, he's primed to cash in big. Verse might not have the sack totals yet, but his tape screams superstar with a league high 100 pressures and 16.1% win, rate among Rams rushers. Projections pay him at 31.2 million per year, potentially topping 40 million if he keeps developing that athletic freakishness. The Rams are already prepping by drafting Michigan's Josiah Stewart last year, who notched 3 sacks in a rotational role. With cap space tightening post their 2022 mess, this duo's cheap days are numbered. They've been living that past rush dream, but reality's knocking.