Alaric Jackson Avoids Criminal Charges as Rams Weigh Left Tackle Options With $18.8 Million Cap Space
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Updated · Turf Show Times · Jul 11
Alaric Jackson Avoids Criminal Charges as Rams Weigh Left Tackle Options With $18.8 Million Cap Space
3 articles · Updated · Turf Show Times · Jul 11
Summary
NBC Los Angeles reported the L.A. City Attorney’s Office will not file criminal charges against Rams left tackle Alaric Jackson over his early June domestic-violence arrest, though the case file remains open.
NFL discipline is still possible because the league can punish players under its personal conduct policy without a criminal case; Jackson already served a 2-game suspension in 2024 and had another alleged domestic incident last November.
Training camp is 2 weeks away, leaving Los Angeles little certainty at left tackle if Jackson is suspended to open the season and forcing it into a wait-and-see approach.
The Rams have more than $18.8 million in cap space, but the free-agent market is thin, with Taylor Decker and D.J. Humphries among the few notable unsigned options.
Internal fallback choices such as David Quessenberry and rookie Keagan Trost underscore the broader risk: protecting Matthew Stafford’s blindside could become an early-season problem.