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Lindsey Thiry of ESPN reports that the Rams and WR Robert Woods have agreed to a 4-year, $68 million extension, with $32 million guaranteed. The $68 million is the the maximum Woods can make.

Related players: Jared Goff, Cooper Kupp

The Rams continue to make a mockery of the NFL's salary cap by signing another player to a lucrative deal. The Rams now have a core offensive group that includes QB Jared Goof, WR Cooper Kupp, and Woods.

Jets rookie RB La'Mical Perine (ankle) logged his first limited practice Thursday, according to Zach Braziller of the New York Post. “He has big play written all over him,” Jets QB Sam Darnold said. “So, if he’s healthy, we’re looking to get him involved and seeing what he can do with the ball in his hands.”

Perine has much more upside than the veteran Frank Gore, but it would be wise to avoid high expectations and workload expectations against the 49ers this week.

The Rams and WR Cooper Kupp are closing in on a contract extension and there is a belief it will be done before the Rams kick off their season Sunday night against the Cowboys.

With contracts flying off the board recently, including the Rams with Jalen Ramsey, the team felt it was time to take care of one of their reliable weapons on offense in Kupp, who is coming off 94 catches, 1,161 yards and ten touchdowns in 2019. He and Robert Woods continue to form one of the better wide receiver tandems in the NFL. With Kupp soon to be extended, the Rams will likely next turn to their attention to Woods, who is set to be a free agent after the 2021 season.

The Rams are reportedly working on a long-term contract extension with WR Cooper Kupp and hope to have it finished before Week 1.

Kupp has been a great fit for Sean McVay's scheme, showing instant chemistry with Jared Goff working primarily in the slot. Although his usage slowed at the end of last season due to additional utilization of 12 personnel, Kupp is a key part of the Rams passing attack and should be a strong WR2 for fantasy in 2020.

The Broncos have the players to roll two tight ends in and out of the game. Nick Vannett and Noah Fant would be the starters in “12.” Jake Butt is healthy and versatile. Rookie Albert Okwuegbunam is a receiving threat. And Andrew Beck can play fullback and tight end.

Projected third receiver K.J. Hamler (hamstring) remains out. The first month of the season presents edge rushers Jadeveon Clowney (Titans), T.J. Watt (Pittsburgh) and Shaq Barrett (Tampa Bay), which means using the tight end in protection. And the best way to ease a young offense into the season is by having an effective running game. The extra tight end helps there, too, the story all said.

A report surfaced that receiver Cooper Kupp departed Saturday’s scrimmage early with an ankle injury. Rams coach Sean McVay disputed that Monday.

“That report is inaccurate,” McVay said, via Greg Beacham of The Associated Press. “He does not have an ankle sprain. He has some soreness in his leg (from before the scrimmage).”

McVay expects Kupp to play the season opener against the Cowboys. “He’s feeling good,” McVay said, via Omar Ruiz of NFL Media. “Don’t anticipate any limits with his Dallas prep.”

The Rams held their second scrimmage of training camp on Saturday and one key offensive player made an early exit from the proceedings.

Wide receiver Cooper Kupp didn’t finish the session on the field, although word was that it wasn’t for health reasons.

Head coach Sean McVay said, via the team’s website, that Kupp is feeling fine and they were “just being smart” with his repetitions, the story. He's expected to be back at practice.

Through two weeks of training camp practices, Nick Vannett has often lined up in a three-point stance next to right tackle Elijah Wilkinson or left tackle Garett Bolles. But Vannett has looked comfortable as a downfield receiver, too, which should be another wrinkle for offensive coordinator Pat Shurmur to utilize.

Related players Noah Fant

Vannett projected as more of a blocking TE but is starting to show signs as a receiving threat. Most of that work is supposed to go to Fant and probably still will. Even the story said Vannett isn’t going to be a 30- or 40-catch guy — there are too many other players to get touches, led by Fant, receivers Courtland Sutton and Jerry Jeudy and running backs Melvin Gordon and Phillip Lindsay. But he has 12, 29 and 17 catches the past three years so his sweet spot might be 20 to 25 receptions, the story projected

Drew Lock/Courtland Sutton. The first 11-on-11 play of training camp was a pass to Sutton and the duo are trending the right away. The in-sync part is important because I haven’t seen a glaring miscommunication between Lock and Sutton yet, which is a good sign considering the new playbook.

Lock/Jerry Jeudy. Agreed on your “getting there” analysis. They’ve had several nice completions, the same for Jeudy and backup quarterback Jeff Driskel.

Lock/K.J. Hamler. A tough break for the offense and for Hamler, who is out multiple weeks with a hamstring injury and whose status for Week 1 is in doubt. When Hamler gets back to practice, he and Lock will have to start over.

With Hamler out, the story said guys like tight ends Albert Okwuegbunam and Jake Butt and receivers Tim Patrick, DaeSean Hamilton and Tyrie Cleveland have all picked up the slack. Lock had time with Sutton last year so it makes sense they are on the same page. Jeudy will be a key to the offense as he and Lock look to get more comfortable with one another.

Sam Darnold looked like a franchise quarterback during Sunday’s practice.

Darnold was moving like a finely tuned machine against a Jets defense that has had a lot of success during the two practices that have been open to the media. Darnold evaded rushers, threw his receivers open, found wide open receivers on coverage busts and generally looked to be in command of what was going on.

Darnold found Breshad Perriman for a deep throw over the head of newly acquired safety Bradley McDougald.

Darnold is ranked 28th on our QB list making him a possible valuable streaming option. The Jets have strengthened the O-line in front of him which could give him a boost this season.