Rams Exercise Fifth-Year Options on Gurley, Peters

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April 24, 2018 at 2:52 pm #85360

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Rams Exercise Fifth-Year Options on Gurley, Peters

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In an expected move, the Rams have exercised the fifth-year options for both running back Todd Gurley and cornerback Marcus Peters.

Both players were first-round picks in the 2015 NFL Draft, and are now under contract with the Rams through the 2019 season.

Selected at No. 10 overall, Gurley has been a mainstay of the Rams offense since he was drafted. He’s recorded 4,599 yards from scrimmage and 35 total touchdowns in his three seasons as a pro. Gurley was named the AP Offensive Rookie of the Year after rushing for 1,106 yards and 10 touchdowns in just 13 games — a year after tearing his ACL at Georgia. Gurley also earned 2017 AP Offensive Player of the Year by leading the league with 2,093 yards from scrimmage, 19 total touchdowns, and 13 rushing touchdowns.

Since Peters entered the league as the Chiefs 18th overall pick, no player has recorded more interceptions. The cornerback has 19 regular-season picks and two more postseason interceptions — giving him five more than the next player on the list. Peters was named 2015 AP Defensive Rookie of the Year after leading the league with eight interceptions — two of which he returned for touchdowns. He’s also recorded five forced fumbles and five fumble recoveries in his young career.

Los Angeles officially acquired Peters at the start of the league year in March.

Since the league’s latest Collective Bargaining Agreement in 2011, teams have been able to exercise fifth-year options on the contracts of first-round picks. All contracts of draftees are for four years.

I think that is about $9 million each.

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April 24, 2018 at 9:13 pm #85373

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McVay, Snead talk Fifth-Year Extensions for Gurley, Peters

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The Rams deciding to exercise the fifth-year options of running back Todd Gurley and cornerback Marcus Peters on Tuesday should hardly come as a surprise. Both players are among the best in the league and have the statistics and accolades to prove it.

Gurley has recorded 4,599 yards from scrimmage and 35 total touchdowns — including a league-leading 2,093 yards from scrimmage and 19 total touchdowns in 2017 — since entering the league in 2015. And Peters has recorded a league-high 19 regular-season interceptions in his three seasons as a pro.

Nevertheless, general manager Les Snead and Sean McVay explained the rationale behind both moves during their joint pre-draft press conference on Tuesday.

“Todd speaks for himself right? What he’s done since he’s been here, especially — let’s call it — his rookie and this year,” Snead said. “So, that’s the reason we went into exercising his fifth-year option. And when we made the trade for Marcus, we do foresee a long-term future with him. So, we were definitely going to check that box as well.”

“You feel very fortunate to have had a year working with Todd. I continue to come away with just the consistency at which he approaches every single day,” McVay said. “Obviously, the talent is there. But I think [there’s also an] appreciation for the practice, the meeting room, all those things — what a smart and special player he is. So, excited to continue to be able to work with him and wanted to be able to do that.”

While McVay has not coached Peters for nearly as long as he has Gurley, the head coach has still come away impressed with what he’s observed from the cornerback in the offseason program to this point.

“[R]eally in the week and a half now that we’ve been around Marcus, couldn’t be more impressed with just his attention to detail in the meetings, listening to him talk with coach Pleasant and coach Evero in the meetings,” McVay said, referring to cornerbacks coach Aubrey Pleasant and safeties coach Ejiro Evero. “You can see this is a guy that loves football. … He’s doing all the little things the right way right now.”
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