Ramsey agrees to five-year, $105 million deal with Rams
THOUSAND OAKS, California, Sept 10, (AP): Jalen Ramsey showed up at Jacksonville Jaguars training camp last year in an armored bank truck. A year later on the opposite coast, he’s going to need that ride.
Ramsey will become the highest-paid defensive back in NFL history after agreeing to a five-year, $105 million contract extension with the Los Angeles Rams on Wednesday.
The extension includes $71.2 million in guaranteed money, the most ever given to a defensive back, according to Ramsey’s agent, David Mulugheta. Ramsey will average $21 million per season, another record for a cornerback or safety.
The deal is the culmination of a strong 11-month relationship between Ramsey and the Rams, who traded two first-round draft picks to acquire the shutdown corner from Jacksonville.
The Jacksonville Jaguars placed running back Devine Ozigbo on injured reserve with a left hamstring injury Thursday and signed former Tampa Bay running back Dare Ogunbowale to fill his roster spot.
Ogunbowale could be in uniform for the team’s opener Sunday against Indianapolis since Jacksonville has little depth at the position. The Jaguars waived Leonard Fournette last week, put Ryquell Armstead on the COVID-19 list for the second time in five weeks and then lost Ozigbo in practice Wednesday.
Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver DeSean Jackson says he’s been educating himself after facing backlash for sharing antiSemitic posts on social media in July.
Jackson
initially
posted
a screenshot of a quote widely attributed to Adolf Hitler, saying in part: “Jews will blackmail America”. In another post, Jackson showed support for Louis Farrakhan, the Nation of Islam leader who is known for anti-Semitic rhetoric.
He apologized in a video on Instagram.
Tyrod Taylor
knew when was selected in the sixth round of the 2011 draft by the Baltimore Ravens that his road to becoming a starting quarterback wasn’t going to be easy and that he was going to take advantage of every opportunity.
Now in his 10th season, Taylor has a golden opportunity to show what he can do with the Los Angeles Chargers. He will be the first quarterback not named Philip Rivers to start for the Chargers since 2015 when they open the season on Sunday at Cincinnati.
The NEW YORK JETS are getting healthy again at just the right time.
Wide receivers Breshad Perriman and Denzel Mims practiced fully Wednesday and are expected to be healthy for the season opener against the Bills in Buffalo on Sunday. “Yeah, I mean the fact that we got more guys back, to see this (injury) list kind of starting to shrink, it’s kind of nice,” coach Adam Gase said.
The Minnesota Vikings placed defensive end Danielle Hunter on injured reserve Wednesday, taking one of their most vital players out of action for the season opener against Green Bay and at least two more games after that.
Hunter has not practiced with the team since training camp activities were first opened to reporters on Aug 14. Coach Mike Zimmer has only described the unspecified injury as a “tweak”, and because Hunter was placed on injured reserve the Vikings didn’t have to list the twotime Pro Bowl pick on their initial injury report.