Through the first few weeks of the offseason, the Los Angeles Rams have been one of the most active teams in the league with several major moves. Many of the transactions conducted by the front office have potential to impact the defensive outlook for the 2018 season.
Los Angeles has been aggressive in reshaping the defensive unit, agreeing to deals to move a couple key players in defensive end/outside linebacker Robert Quinn and linebacker Alec Ogletree. According to Ian Rapoport of The NFL Network, the Rams have added more depth to their secondary after agreeing to a deal with former Green Bay Packers cornerback Sam Shields.
The #Rams have signed CB Sam Shields, formerly of the #Packers. He’s launched a comeback after battling concussions.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) March 8, 2018
Shields has been out of the league since suffering a brutal concussion in Week 1 of the 2016 season that forced him onto the season-ending injured reserve. He was released by the Packers after the season, marking the end of his seven-year tenure with the organization to start his career. During that stretch, he developed in a highly dependable option in the secondary for Green Bay, earning a Pro Bowl selection in 2014 while making 18 interceptions and 245 total tackles over 80 career games.
He decided to sit out the entire 2017 season and recently declared that he was attempting to make a comeback. This began with a visit to the Rams, which appeared to be all he needed to do to earn his first chance to get back into the league. There are no details released at this point about the type of deal that Shields has agreed to, but it's likely not a significant amount given he is returning from concussion issues that include four different documented instances over his career.
The addition of Shields helps strengthen their secondary that will also include another offseason addition in All-Pro cornerback Marcus Peters from the Kansas City Chiefs once the deal becomes official on March 14th.
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