Rams Sign Kam Curl $36M
The Rams agreed to a 3-year, $36M deal (max $39M) for safety Kam Curl in NFL free agency. The signing was reported by the official NFL account and insider @rapsheet, marking a significant investment in defensive backfield talent.
This new contract marks a massive pay increase for a player who entered the league as a seventh-round draft pick in 2020. Curl originally signed a four-year rookie deal worth just $3.4 million with the then-Washington Football Team. With Washington, Curl established himself as a versatile and productive safety. In 2022, Pro Football Focus graded him as the second-best safety in the entire league. He followed that up by recording a career-high 115 tackles during the 2023 season. The Commanders' decision not to re-sign Curl was not due to a lack of funds; the team entered the 2024 free agency period with the most salary cap space in the NFL. Instead, Washington opted for a broader roster overhaul under a new front office, adding veterans like Bobby Wagner, Zach Ertz, and Austin Ekeler. Curl now provides a significant boost to a Rams defense that ranked 19th in points allowed during the 2023 season. The signing addresses a need for proven talent in a secondary that lost veteran safety Jordan Fuller to free agency. This isn't Curl's first contract with Los Angeles; he initially signed a two-year deal with the Rams in 2024. His new $12 million average annual salary represents a substantial raise and a long-term commitment from the team. The investment follows a season where Curl made his presence felt in critical moments. He delivered a game-clinching interception in overtime of the NFC Divisional Round against the Chicago Bears, a pivotal play that helped the Rams advance.
