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No O.J. deal until June 1?
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AM ETOshiomogho Atogwe | Rams | Interested: Cowboys?, Bears?, 49ers? Top Email The market for restricted free agents has begun to heat up, but one big target still hasn't moved: St. Louis Rams safety Oshiomogho Atogwe. Atogwe drew the lowest tender (just giving the team the right to match any incoming offers without getting a draft pick from the team that signs him away), but there is a clause that requires the Rams to pay him $7 million if he's still on the roster in June. Therefore, it's believed that other teams are just going to wait it out, since it's unlikely the Rams want to pay him that sum. One team in that boat could be the Miami Dolphins, per Jeff Darlington of the Miami Herald.

We've heard reports that the Cowboys are interested, and read opinions that the Bears should be interested, although Sean Jensen of the Chicago Sun-Times thinks O.J. might not be in the budget for Chicago. Some have suggested that teams like the Jets and Chiefs should also be interested, given their needs. ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter fills us in more on why there've been no offers yet on the coveted commodity:



Adam Schefter
Not worth it if Rams are going to match

"Teams are leery that if they draw up a contract, the Rams retain the right to match. So even though teams don't have to give out a first-round pick for him, they think they'd just be doing the Rams' work for them, signing him to a contract. Plus he battled injuries, and the Rams thought no one would pay him huge money. So far they're right."



Might be a June get for us if we lose Sharper.