Ty Simpson, the quarterback Los Angeles selected with the No. 13 overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft, has not signed his rookie contract. He is one of three first-round selections still negotiating, alongside the No. 18 pick in Detroit and the No. 22 pick in Miami. Training camp opens in seventeen days.
The rookie wage scale sets Simpson's four-year deal at approximately $19.2 million fully guaranteed, with a fifth-year option. The signing bonus—roughly $11.4 million—is typically paid within fifteen days of execution. What remains unresolved is offset language: if the Rams release Simpson before year four and another team signs him, does his new salary reduce what Los Angeles owes. Agents resist offsets in the top half of the first round. Teams outside the top ten have won that clause in six of the last eight drafts, per NFLPA data.
Simpson's camp is led by Jimmy Sexton, who negotiated Jalen Hurts' $255 million extension in Philadelphia and has placed four quarterbacks in the top fifteen since 2020. Sexton's standard first-round playbook includes deferring offset language to arbitration if the gap persists past camp's first week. The Rams, meanwhile, installed offset provisions in their last three first-rounders—edge rusher Brennan Jackson in 2024, corner Elijah Moore in 2025, and now Simpson. General manager Les Snead has not moved off that position in a first-round negotiation since 2019.
The delay matters beyond Simpson's bank account. Playbook installs began in May; quarterbacks coach Dave Ragone has been conducting film sessions with backups Jimmy Garoppolo and Easton Stick while Simpson participates remotely under NFLPA rules. He cannot attend team facilities, take a physical, or receive a helmet until the contract is executed. Offensive coordinator Mike LaFleur told local beat writers last week that Simpson is "progressing on schedule," which front-office veterans recognize as code for we are pretending this is fine.
Two scenarios resolve this in the next ten days. First, Sexton accepts the offset language and negotiates a small uptick in workout bonuses or per-game roster payments—$250,000 in year three is the usual trade. Second, the sides agree to a neutral arbitrator who rules on offsets if Simpson is cut before 2029, a structure Jacksonville used with quarterback Trevor Lawrence in 2021. That option costs the Rams nothing today but signals flexibility, which Sexton will reference in his next negotiation with a different team.
Simpson threw for 3,890 yards and 31 touchdowns in his final Alabama season, starting all fourteen games after Jalen Milroe transferred to Oregon. The Rams moved up from No. 19 to No. 13 by sending the Jets their 2027 second-rounder, a trade that assumed Simpson would be under center by September. Season-ticket deposits for the 2026 campaign are tracking 12 percent ahead of last year, per team filings, with Simpson's name appearing in six of the top ten SoFi Stadium suites renewed since May.
Watch whether Simpson attends the Rams' first practice on July 26 or stays home in Mobile. If he is absent, Sexton is betting the front office blinks before the preseason opener on August 10. If he is present, offset language stayed in the deal and the next first-round negotiation just got harder for every other quarterback agent.
The takeaway
Simpson's unsigned status isolates offset language as the final contract variable—resolution timing now dictates camp reps and franchise quarterback optics.
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