Rams trade five-time Pro Bowl CB Aqib Talib to Dolphins

The Rams are making a move at the deadline. Los Angeles is shipping cornerback Aqib Talib off to Miami, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN.com.

Since the Dolphins have to send something back, they’re giving up an unspecified future pick in return. It’ll presumably be a conditional late-rounder. This is a straight up salary dump and not a move Miami is making for the player. We heard just a couple of days ago that the Rams were open to moving Talib, so this isn’t too surprising. Los Angeles is reportedly looking to free up money in order to extend the recently acquired Jalen Ramsey.

It makes perfect sense for the Dolphins too, as they have plenty of cap space. Talib is currently on injured reserve, so he won’t be eligible to play for a while anyway. It’s quite possible, if not likely, that Talib never ends up playing a snap for the rebuilding Dolphins. The Rams picked up $4.2M in cap space by making the trade, tweets Jason Fitzgerald of Overthecap.com. It’s the latest in a growing trend of NBA-style salary dump trades to non-contending teams. Prior to a few years ago, these moves were virtually unheard of in the NFL.

Talib is 33 now, and he didn’t look his best before going on IR with a rib issue. He’ll be an unrestricted free agent this offseason, and it’ll be very interesting to see what his market looks like. He’s obviously getting up there in age, but he should still receive some interest due to his pedigree. The former Buccaneer, Patriot and Bronco made five straight Pro Bowls from 2013-17.

By: Andrew Ortenberg

https://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/articles/rams_trade_five_time_pro_bowl_cb_aqib_talib_to_dolphins/s1_14819_30391787

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