Rams Trade for McDuffie, Curl's Future Uncertain

0:00On March 4, the Los Angeles Rams just made a blockbuster trade, sending a hefty package of draft picks to the Kansas City cheese for Star Cornerback, Trent McDuffie. The California native bolsters their secondary right away, fitting General Manager less needs aggressive style of chasing wins over future picks. McDuffie heads into the final year of his rookie deal, with the cheese having picked up his fifth year option worth about 13.6 million dollars. Now it's on the Rams to decide his long term future, and that big salary commitment changes their defensive spending plans. Safety Cameron Curl stands to feel the biggest pinch. The former seventh round pick from Arkansas exploded last season with 122 tackles, two interceptions, two sex, and more, helping. The Rams nearly reached the Super Bowl. Curl signed a teen-friendly 4.5 million dollars per year deal last March, but as an unrestricted free agent soon, he's eyeing around 10 million annually.

1:00McDuffie's arrival makes that price tag tougher for the Rams to swallow. With their defense already clicking under coordinator Chris Shula, the Rams now juggle tough choices to keep core pieces like Curl while integrating. McDuffie setting up an intriguing offseason push for another title run.