Los Angeles Rams make great addition on defense with Clay Matthews

The Los Angeles Rams have agreed to a two-year deal with veteran linebacker Clay Matthews to provide some depth on defense.

Just when it seems like Blake Bortles was going to headline the top signing for the Los Angeles Rams this week, the team decided to keep the momentum going on Tuesday with Clay Matthews.

Leading up to the start of free agency, reports indicated there was interest between the Rams and Matthews since the linebacker seemed to be opening to spend next season in California, where he happens to live during the offseason.

Now, it looks like Matthews to Los Angeles is apparently happening after the two parties agreed to a two-year deal, meaning the Rams will be adding another key pass rusher on defense.

Source: #Packers pass-rusher Clay Matthews is signing with the #Rams. After a decade in Green Bay, one of the top free agents moves on to LA.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) March 20, 2019

Two-year deal for LB Clay Matthews with the #Rams worth a max of $16.75 million, source says. He had more lucrative offers on the table but he just welcomed his third child and really wanted to play close to home. Plus, a shot at another ring doesn’t hurt.
— Mike Garafolo (@MikeGarafolo) March 20, 2019

Before any football fan criticizes the decision by the Rams to bring on a linebacker who will be 33 at the start of next season, keep in mind that Matthews can still bring plenty to the table on defense, whether it’s adding depth at the position or simply mentoring some of the younger guys.

Not to mention, the most important factors of all that Los Angeles most likely took into consideration was how Matthews knows what it feels like to win a Super Bowl, and has earned six trips to the Pro Bowl for a reason to make a case as a top pass rusher in the league.

Similar to last offseason, the Rams appear to be in win-now mode once again by adding any player that seems to put them in a better position to make a run at the Super Bowl with hopefully better results this time around.

After staying mostly quiet during the first few days of free agency other than convincing Dante Fowler Jr. to return on a one-year deal, Los Angeles is slowly beginning to come around with some key moves, with Matthews being the latest on the defensive side of the football.

Of course, just because the Rams helped fill another need on defense by signing Matthews doesn’t mean this team is done yet since the NFC champions still have a few more decisions to make before the draft, one of which happens to be what to do about Malcolm Brown.

The Los Angeles Rams have agreed to a two-year deal with veteran linebacker Clay Matthews to provide some depth on defense.

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