Wagner has agreed a five-year contract with Super Bowl champions Los Angeles Rams, the team announced on Thursday. The financial terms were not disclosed, but sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter that the deal was worth $ 50 million and could be worth up to $ 65 million if Wagner got the incentive. It will mark a return for Wagner, who was born in Los Angeles. Wagner becomes the last famous player to take part in a Rams defense with stars, which already includes defensive tackles Aaron Donald and cornerback Jalen Ramsey. The Baltimore Ravens were also in the mix to sign Wagner before deciding to sign with the Rams. 2 About Wagner, 31, was the last remaining member of the defense with the stars that led Seattle to the lonely World Cup and a return trip to the Super Bowl XLIX after the 2014 season. Wagner, the all-time leader in the Seahawks’ tackles with 1,383, comes from a 170-tackle season that gave him his eighth Pro Bowl nod in 10 seasons. He posted this staff best even though he lost everything except a snapshot from the last two games with a sprained knee. While Wagner did not play as many impact games as he did in some of his best seasons, he recorded a cut, a sack, a forced kick and five passes defended in 2021 on the way to a second-team All-Pro selection. In 2020, Wagner was one of 22 defenders named by the Pro Football Hall of Fame to the All-Decade team for the decade of 2010. His Hall of Fame biography also includes six All-Pro first team selections. two second-team All-Pro selections and eight Pro Bowls nods, which tie for second place in franchise history. ESPN’s Brady Henderson contributed to this report.
