NFC West Notes: Rams, Jones, 49ers, LeBron

Marvin jones came out of his ninth NFL season without a playoff victory, and the former Bengals and Lions wide receiver is looking for a championship contender to become his third team. His most recent quarterback is already pitching him on a trip to Los Angeles. Matthew stafford called Jones about partnering with him Rams, Notes Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald. However, the 31-year-old future catcher is believed to have an interest in joining the Dolphins and Jaguars. Jones served a five-year contract with the Lions, with Stafford as his main quarterback. The Rams aren’t exactly in a position to chase high-level free agents, being more than $ 30MM over the limit as of Friday. And the team has Robert Woods Y Cooper kupp signed long-term, with Van jefferson under team control through 2023. But Stafford’s move shows the Rams are putting up a big boost. Through that lens, Jones would make sense as an auxiliary option.

Here’s the latest from NFC West:

• the 49ers face a difficult situation with Dee Ford, who is battling a back injury that put him out of play for 15 games last season. If the former Pro Bowl passbacker isn’t healthy by April 1, his $ 11.6MM injury guarantee will be fully guaranteed. With John lynch Indicating that recently Ford may not be ready for the 2021 season, according to NBC Sports Bay Area’s Matt Maiocco, it seems safe to assume the 49ers will eat up that cap charge. This is a somewhat similar situation to Ford’s 2018 offseason, when the Chiefs were forced to choose Ford’s fifth-year option because he failed to pass a physical. The 49ers restructured Ford’s contract last year, raising its 2021 cap to $ 20.1 million, the second for the team. The most San Francisco could save with a Ford cut would be $ 3.7 million, in a transaction after June 1.
• A more proven pass rusher doesn’t have to worry about any pitches. Asked about an NFL.com list of potential salary cap victims that included Chandler jones, GM Cardinals Steve Keim rejected the notion that is on the table during an appearance on Arizona Sports 98.7 FM (via Arizona Republic). Jones must count $ 20.8MM against Arizona’s 2021 cap. The two-time All-Pro is entering the final season of a $ 16.5MM-per-year deal that has dropped to 13th among edge defenders, pointing to a possible extension that would lower his salary cap.
• One year before Seahawks‘streak of playoff appearances, they approached a notable former wide receiver about the possibility of joining a then-Tarvaris jackson-Quarterback team. Lebron James confirmed that in addition to being contacted by the Cowboys for a test, the Seahawks did the same during the 2011 NBA lockout. Then, in his second year as Seattle’s HC, Pete Carroll He sent James a personalized Seahawks jersey along with the invitation to exercise. “I would have tried but I would have made the team”Said James, via Christopher Kamrani and Bill Oram of The Athletic (subscription required). “I don’t mind working for something, so if I’d had to try out with the Cowboys or Seahawks, or if I’d stayed home and returned to Cleveland, I would have tried, but I would have made the team.. “Some close to James, 26, during the lockout, convinced him not to continue with NFL training. The NBA legend received significant recruiting interest as a wide receiver at St. Vincent-St. Mary High. in Akron but left the sport before his senior year.