{"id":58985,"date":"2019-03-12T16:07:44","date_gmt":"2019-03-12T20:07:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonnfl.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=58985"},"modified":"2019-03-12T16:20:40","modified_gmt":"2019-03-12T20:20:40","slug":"rodger-saffold-signs-titans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2019\/03\/12\/rodger-saffold-signs-titans\/","title":{"rendered":"Rodger Saffold to Sign With Tennessee Titans"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/S\/SaffRo20.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rodger Saffold<\/a><\/strong> has finalized his latest free agency deal.<\/p>\n<p>The talented left guard inked a four-year, $44 million contract with the <a href=\"http:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/titans\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tennessee Titans<\/a>, according to ESPN&#8217;s Adam Schefter who initially reported on the news. Saffold&#8217;s new deal carries with it a total of $22.5 million in guaranteed money.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Former Rams&#39; OL Rodger Saffold intends to sign a four-year, $44 million deal that includes $22.5 million guaranteed with the Tennessee Titans, per source.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AdamSchefter\/status\/1105558508370579456?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">March 12, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h1><strong>Tennessee Titans Signing Guard Rodger Saffold<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>The 30-year-old Saffold is coming off arguably the best season of his career. He played an indispensable role on the <a href=\"http:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/rams\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Los Angeles Rams<\/a>&#8216; offensive line which was one of the best units in all of the NFL. In the end, Pro Football Focus gave Saffold the ninth-best player grade among the league&#8217;s guards.<\/p>\n<p>It culminated in the nine-year veteran taking part in his first career Super Bowl. Though the Rams ultimately fell to the New England Patriots by a score of 13-3 in Super Bowl LIII, they did the franchise proud\u00a0by getting as far as they did. It was the Rams&#8217; first Super Bowl appearance in 17 years and just their fourth overall.<\/p>\n<p>The native of Bedford, OH has spent his entire career with the Rams up to this point. After the completion of his rookie deal, Saffold actually signed a five-year $42.5 million with the <a href=\"http:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/raiders\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Oakland Raiders<\/a> in March of 2014. But he failed a physical after signing which compelled the Raiders to void the deal. Saffold subsequently rejoined the Rams on a five-year, $31.7 million deal.<\/p>\n<p>The Rams initially selected Saffold in the 2nd round (33rd overall) of the 2010 NFL Draft. Prior to that, he was a fixture on Indiana&#8217;s offensive line, starting 41 games for the Hoosiers during his collegiate career. Saffold garnered second-team all-Big Ten recognition as a junior and senior. 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