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f the roster David Edwards Jersey nfl draft , the dedicated salary cap amount, and the potential players that could be released."With the NFL Scouting Combine officially here, the NFL’s true beginning to the offseason is upon us. This next week is going to be the culmination of every representative of every NFL team bunched up in one building, and as we all know, this is where discussions begin. Discussions of player trades, negotiating prices between agents and General Mangers for players to re-sign, and even the illegal tampering period (you didn’t hear it from me) is under full effect.With all that being said, this is when a lot of NFL players will realize their current clubs will head in a different direction, meaning there will likely be a handful of veterans (if not more) that’ll find their way into the free agent pool.So, that begs the question, who are the players that could be released by the Los Angeles Rams?Let’s take a look at some possible options:ILB Mark BarronBarron is the most likely candidate to be released as he’s simply paid too high of an amount.Barron is a 29-year old linebacker who transitioned from safety many years ago after the Rams secured him in a trade from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Barron actually turned out to be a fantastic addition as his physicality, nasty demeanor, and lack of fear proved the transition to be the correct move. The issue becomes his price tag ($9.6m for the 2019 season) and his inability to stay healthy. Barron hasn’t played a full season since 2016 and has seemingly missed a ton of offseason and in-season training the past two years due to nagging injuries. Releasing Barron would save the Rams $6.3m on the cap this year, though they’d also eat a penalty of $3.3m. Barron is currently the sixth highest paid ILB in football Tyler Higbee Jersey , and with the current quality of his play, it doesn’t make financial sense to keep him around at that figure.C John SullivanThis transaction will be tougher to gauge because of the potential of Sully retiring. My guess is he does, but if he doesn’t, he could be on the chopping block. Sully has been a godsend for the Rams as his veteran leadership and ability to coordinate the offensive line/make line calls has been a tremendous help for a young QB like Jared Goff. Though he’s been fantastic, it seems as if his play on the field has been in a steady decline as he’s no longer in his prime at 33-years old. Sully’s current cap number is $6.25m, $5.25m of which the Rams could recoup if they decide to move on (penalty of $1m).DT Michael BrockersThis will be the toughest decision for the Rams to make, simply because Brockers is a fantastic leader, teammate, and a long-time veteran Ram. Typically, Brockers has been a stalwart on the interior defensive line with his fantastic propensity to play the run at a high level, and he even offers a bit of pass rush productivity. Unfortunately for Brock, his play in 2018 was not what we’ve become used to seeing from the 28-year old defensive tackle. Brockers is the 14th-highest paid interior defensive lineman in the league as it stands as his current cap hit is $11m. The Rams would free up $10.25m by releasing him, only eating a $750k penalty. The main issue here is that fellow defensive lineman DT Ndamukong Suh and DE Ethan Westbrooks are upcoming free agents, making the situation along the defensive line murky.WR Michael ThomasMike Thomas’ career with the Rams has been a strange one as he came into the league with some potential but hasn’t had the opportunity to show it Taylor Rapp Jersey Cheap , nor has he done himself any favors by being suspended. Thomas’ release frees up $720k on the cap and only costs the Rams $29k in cap penalties.(All figures used from Over the Cap) No real reason for everyone to flip out at what New Orleans wideout Michael Thomas did with a flip phone. He was just having a bit of fun, paying homage to former Saints receiver Joe Horne's own cell-ebration 15 years ago.Just as Horne did, way back when, Thomas pulled a phone out from the padding of the goal post after scoring a TD, this one an outcome-sealing 72-yarder that made Los Angeles cornerback Marcus Peters look pretty bad in the fourth quarter of the Saints' rollicking 45-35 victory over the previously unbeaten Rams."Giving people a show," Thomas said.He was referring to his tribute to Horne, but he could have been talking about his entire performance Sunday — 12 catches for a franchise-record and NFL-season-high 211 yards — or the game as a whole.What a game it was, marking the Saints (7-1) as serious contenders and exposing the Rams (8-1) as defensively flawed, all the while offering entertainment by the minute.This season's elite teams have established themselves. These two in the NFC are joined by the AFC troika of the Kansas City Chiefs (8-1) and sudden superstar Patrick Mahomes, the New England Patriots (7-2) and the Los Angeles Chargers (6-2). Worth mentioning: KC's only loss came against the Patriots; the Chargers' two setbacks came against the conference-leading Chiefs and Rams.Let's get back to the moment that got everyone talking.Prescient as can be, Thomas said he'd prepared one old-fashioned phone of the sort Horne used in each end zone.Kind of cocky? Sure. But also justifiable, considering that Thomas is now up to 70 catches for 880 yards and five scores, quickly establishing his pairing with Drew Brees among the most dangerous QB-WR tandems in the league.Of course, Thomas drew a flag assessed on the ensuing kickoff."This is too big of a game to be risking those kinds of yards Taylor Rapp Jersey Womens ," intoned announcer Troy Aikman on the Fox broadcast.Even Deion Sanders, of all people, said on the NFL Network he thought Thomas made a mistake. That's because while the rules allow — as they should — the sort of choreography the Seattle Seahawks come up with week after week, what Thomas did is penalized because he used a prop.Now THAT'S a terrible call.In case you missed it, here are other top topics after the NFL season's ninth Sunday:BRADY VS. RODGERS WITH A TWISTCount on Bill Belichick to dream up something to remind everyone that he's as creative a coach as there is. The pregame focus was entirely on Tom Brady and Aaron Rodgers — and which QB is really the greatest of all time — before New England's 31-17 victory over Green Bay. So, naturally, missing Rob Gronkowski and Sony Michel to injuries, Belichick figured out ways for somebody other than TB12 to shine. Kick returner Cordarelle Patterson is suddenly a running back, gaining 61 yards on 11 carries with a TD, and the go-ahead touchdown was set up by a 37-yard completion — thrown not by Brady, but by receiver Julian Edelman .CAN HE KICK IT?Well, um, no. Not very well. Not lately, anyway. And now he's out of a job. Caleb Sturgis had a pair of errant extra points and also flubbed a 42-yard field-goal try Taylor Rapp white jersey , but none of that mattered to the outcome, because LA defeated the Seattle Seahawks 25-17. Still, not surprisingly, the Chargers released Sturgis, who blew a PAT and a FG in three consecutive games, a trio of trip-ups no NFL kicker had managed to pull off since Jim Breech of the Raiders in 1979. Overall this season, Sturgis missed 10 kicks — yes, 10! — and went 9 for 15 on extra points and 9 for 13 on field-goal attempts.JULIO'S IN THE END ZONEHard to believe, given just how good he is, but 12 games and nearly a full calendar year had passed without Falcons wideout Julio Jones scoring a TD until he took a short pass from Matt Ryan and took it 35 yards during Atlanta's 38-14 win at the Washington Redskins. If there were any questions about what Jones means to his teammates, it was clear when dozens came streaming off the sideline to surround him for congratulations in the end zone. "We were all fired up," Ryan said, "for him to get in there."AP Sports Writer Brett Martel in New Orleans contributed to this reportFollow Howard Fendrich on Twitter at ://HowardFendrich