Overview
- Curl, 26, agreed to a three-year, $36 million contract that can reach $39 million with incentives and includes about $24 million guaranteed, per multiple reports.
- The deal was struck before free agency opens next week, keeping one of Los Angeles’ breakout defenders off the market.
- Coming off a 2025 career year, Curl posted 122 tackles with two regular-season interceptions and an overtime pick in the divisional round that set up the Rams’ winning score.
- His return complements the trade for 2023 All-Pro corner Trent McDuffie, acquired from the Chiefs for the No. 29 pick in 2026 and additional selections, and follows January’s extension for safety/nickel Quentin Lake.
- Retaining Curl underscores a win-now approach as the Rams aim to keep 10 of 11 defensive starters from last season, according to local reporting.