Rams' most overpaid player is their $9.1 million TE highlighting GM masterclass
Les Snead has done a great job with this roster.
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The Los Angeles Rams are coming off a disappointing 2025 season, from the standpoint that, had the beat the Seattle Seahawks in the NFC Championship, they likely would've won the Super Bowl over the New England Patriots . Fortunately, Matthew Stafford is returning, and the Rams are able to go all-in in 2026. With a team going all-in for the short-term, it might seem reasonable to expect there to be major overpaid players on the roster.
However, Brad Gagnon of Bleacher Report couldn't find a clear overpay. The most-overpaid player on the Rams roster is their $9. 1 million cap-hit tight end, Colby Parkinson.
Colby Parkinson named most overpaid Rams player "Honestly, kudos to the Rams front office because this was the toughest one we had to tackle," Gagnon writes. "... We had to reach massively for Parkinson, who will carry a high-ish $9.