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Former UGA linebacker Alex Ogletree given four-year, $42 million contract extension

Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott looks on as Alec Ogletree of the Rams celebrates after Dallas failed to score on a two-point conversion in the fourth quarter Sunday at AT&T Stadium.
Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott looks on as Alec Ogletree of the Rams celebrates after Dallas failed to score on a two-point conversion in the fourth quarter Sunday at AT&T Stadium.
By Juliakate E Culpepper
Oct 13, 2017

Former University of Georgia linebacker Alec Ogletree and the Los Angeles Rams agreed to a four-year, $42 million contract extension, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter.

So far this season, Ogletree recorded 35 total tackles and two sacks.

Ogletree, now the second-highest paid linebacker behind Carolina Panthers’ Luke Kuechley, will receive $33 million over the next three years, according to Schefter.

A first round pick in the 2013 NFL Draft, Ogletree played for Georgia from 2010-2012 and accounted for 197 total tackles, six sacks, one interception and two forced fumbles.

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