{"id":82735,"date":"2020-03-16T12:22:32","date_gmt":"2020-03-16T16:22:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/?p=82735"},"modified":"2020-03-16T12:22:32","modified_gmt":"2020-03-16T16:22:32","slug":"rick-wagner-to-sign-with-the-green-bay-packers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2020\/03\/16\/rick-wagner-to-sign-with-the-green-bay-packers\/","title":{"rendered":"Rick Wagner to Sign With the Green Bay Packers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/W\/WagnRi00.htm\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Rick Wagner<\/strong><\/a> has found a new home. Reports indicate that the eight-year offensive tackle has agreed to a contract with the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/packers\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Green Bay Packers<\/a>. Terms of the deal have yet to be disclosed.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Packers?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Packers<\/a> have agreed to terms with free agent RT Rick Wagner, formerly of the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Lions?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Lions<\/a>, per me and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MikeGarafolo?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@MikeGarafolo<\/a>. This signals what has become clear, that Bryan Bulaga is gone.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RapSheet\/status\/1239567065335443456?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">March 16, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Rick Wagner to Sign With the Green Bay Packers<\/h2>\n<p>Wagner was drafted by the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/ravens\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Baltimore Ravens<\/a> in the fifth round of the 2013 NFL Draft (168th overall). As a rookie, he played a rotational role on the team&#8217;s line, ultimately starting two games in the process and showing considerable potential.<\/p>\n<p>That potential was realized in short order as the former Wisconsin Badger became the Ravens starting offensive tackle in his second season and went on to start 45 of a possible 48 games for the franchise over the next three seasons. At the end of the 2016 season, he was ready to parlay his strong performance into a lucrative contract and that&#8217;s exactly what he did.<\/p>\n<p>In March of 2017, Wagner inked a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.prideofdetroit.com\/2017\/3\/11\/14870596\/detroit-lions-officially-sign-rick-wagner-contract-details\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">five-year, $47.5 million contract<\/a> with the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/lions\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Detroit Lions<\/a>. Unfortunately, Wagner didn&#8217;t find the same level of success in the Motor City, and the Lions moved on after three seasons, releasing their prized signing just last week.<\/p>\n<p>Now 30, Wagner still has plenty of quality football left in him, and he is poised to spend the next chapter of his career protecting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/R\/RodgAa00.htm\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Aaron Rodgers<\/strong><\/a>. Wagner will probably replace <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/B\/BulaBr20.htm\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Brian Bulaga<\/strong><\/a>, signaling the latter&#8217;s almost certain departure from Green Bay.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"jauSu8tMTQ923DTwecgB8w\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/855273662\" 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:'jauSu8tMTQ923DTwecgB8w',sig:'TSNJYkdlOt0MOTw8VmlCB4_H3Q2v1P4YagnkqVh1i2Q=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'855273662',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>Rick Wagner has found a new home. 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