The Detroit Lions have decided to move on from starting RT Rick Wagner but according to a report from Ian Rapoport, he is not leaving the NFC North.
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Rapoport reported on Monday that the Green Bay Packers have signed Wagner to a contract.
The #Packers have agreed to terms with free agent RT Rick Wagner, formerly of the #Lions, per me and @MikeGarafolo. This signals what has become clear, that Bryan Bulaga is gone.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) March 16, 2020
Here are the contract details. As you can see below, it is a 2-year deal.
Rick Wagner (Packers): $11M total over two years base pay with $2.25M base salaries each year, plus $1M third day 2021 league year roster bonus, $250K workout bonus annual, up to $750K total annual workout bonus, plus $2.75M playtime base escalator in 2021, $500K incentive 2020
— Aaron Wilson (@AaronWilson_NFL) March 16, 2020
Wagner was slated to make $11 million with the Lions in 2020 alone.
As noted by Dave Birkett, the Lions will have a bigger cap his for cutting Wagner than the Packers will be paying him in 2020.
Lions will have a bigger dead money hit for cutting Wagner this year ($5.8M) than Packers will have for playing him. https://t.co/rMA9tOI32b
— Dave Birkett (@davebirkett) March 16, 2020
