The first overall pick in the 2008 draft has decided where he’ll be playing for the next four years. And it won’t be in the city where he has spent the last five.
Per a source with knowledge of the situation, tackle Jake Long has agreed to terms with the Rams.
Long picked the Rams over the Dolphins, who made a late push to keep Long after his multi-day visit to St. Louis ended.
It’s a four-year deal, with a base value of $34 million, for an average of $8.5 million annually. With incentives, the deal can reach $36 million.
The deal has $16 million fully guaranteed, with another $4 million that will become fully guaranteed in 2014.
It’s unclear whether the Dolphins were offering the same, less, or more. In the end, it doesn’t matter. Long, who has made plenty from being a No. 1 overall pick in the days before the rookie wage scale, doesn’t have to take the best offer on the table.