{"id":38880,"date":"2018-03-16T21:17:29","date_gmt":"2018-03-17T01:17:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonnfl.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=38880"},"modified":"2021-03-20T10:54:31","modified_gmt":"2021-03-20T14:54:31","slug":"john-sullivan-signs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2018\/03\/16\/john-sullivan-signs\/","title":{"rendered":"John Sullivan Re-Signs With the Los Angeles Rams"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Los Angeles Rams have re-signed centre <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/search\/search.fcgi?pid=SullJo24,SullJo21,SullJo22&amp;search=John+Sullivan&amp;utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>John Sullivan<\/strong><\/a> to a two-year deal. The team announced the move on their Twitter account.\u00a0 The deal is reportedly worth $15 million.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LARams?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#LARams<\/a> + John Sullivan have agreed to terms on a two-year contract. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vYCHJsQ8e8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/vYCHJsQ8e8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Los Angeles Rams (@RamsNFL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RamsNFL\/status\/974813492170469376?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">March 17, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This is a 2-year deal worth $15M <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0AfZE8P0U8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/0AfZE8P0U8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RapSheet\/status\/974816995630895104?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">March 17, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Los Angeles Rams Re-Sign <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/search\/search.fcgi?pid=SullJo24,SullJo21,SullJo22&amp;search=John+Sullivan&amp;utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">John Sullivan<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>Sullivan entered the league in 2008 after being drafted in the sixth round out of Notre Dame by the <a href=\"https:\/\/lwosonnfl.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/nfl-teams\/vikings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Minnesota Vikings<\/a>. He was a mainstay in Minnesota for the greater part of a decade before bouncing around over the past two seasons. This past season the 32-year-old started all 15 games he played in for the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/rams\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Los Angeles Rams<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Sullivan has proven himself as a dependable veteran center who, although past his prime, still has starting ability. He earned a grade of 74.6 from Pro Football Focus last season, good for tenth among all centers. Along with fellow free-agent acquisition\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/W\/WhitAn20.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Andrew Whitworth<\/a><\/strong>, he helped to solidify the Rams line and protect young quarterback\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/G\/GoffJa00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jared Goff<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>After not starting a game his rookie season, Sullivan has since started every game he has played in with the exception of two seasons ago. In 2016 with the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/redskins\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Washington\u00a0Redskins<\/a>, Sullivan was active in 13 games but only started one. The season before, Sullivan suffered a lingering back injury that sidelined him for the whole season. The Vikings cut him out of training camp and he was a late addition to Washington&#8217;s roster.<\/p>\n<p>The peak of Sullivan&#8217;s playing career was in 2012 when he anchored a line that helped\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/search\/search.fcgi?pid=PeteAd01,PeteAd00&amp;search=Adrian+Peterson&amp;utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Adrian Peterson<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>rush for nearly 2,000 yards. That season, Sullivan earned first-team All-Pro from both the Associated Press and Pro Football Focus. He has never earned a Pro Bowl nod.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Rams center John Sullivan, blocked for Adrian Peterson during his 2000-yard season, calls Todd Gurley \u201cthe most complete back I\u2019ve ever played with.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Sam Farmer (@LATimesfarmer) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LATimesfarmer\/status\/945096856861839366?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">December 25, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>While he is by no means the same player he once was, Sullivan brings leadership and stability to the center position along with his still-significant talent. Although not as dominant as he once was, he is still just in his early 30s and still could have multiple strong seasons ahead of him.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"KSDvAq8xRQlptuF-rqWJcQ\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/870966684\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'KSDvAq8xRQlptuF-rqWJcQ',sig:'JHyfcAPjLr5yGQt3JmQD0oLsaEyA0hw2b-3cPG12VrI=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'870966684',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Longtime NFL center John Sullivan has started a total of 112 games including regular season and playoffs during his nine-year career. 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