Countess was a valuable backup and special teams player for the Rams. He was a restricted free agent after the 2018 season, and the Rams put an original-round tender on him, which would have given Countess a salary of just over $2 million. The Rams, however, were not comfortable with that price for a player in Countess’ role.

Source: Los Angeles Times May 03, 2019 23:26 UTC