The Los Angeles Rams struck a deal with the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday night to improve their offensive line depth, acquiring guard Kevin Dotson for two pick swaps in 2024 and 2025. Dotson is a candidate to start at right guard sometime this season, though it’s unclear if he’ll unseat Tremayne Anchrum Jr. there right away.
The Rams technically didn’t lose any draft picks in this deal, only moving down one round in each of the next two years. But they did take on Dotson’s remaining salary. Dotson has a base salary of $2.74 million in 2023, which will come off the Steelers’ books and go onto the Rams’ salary cap. Pittsburgh only takes on $164,704 million in dead money from his signing bonus.
