Jeff Fisher, Rams Agree on New Contract: Latest Details, Comments and Reaction

December 4, 2016   ·   Joseph Zucker   ·   Jump to comments

Jeff Fisher will lead the Los Angeles Rams beyond their first season back in the City of Angels.
NFL Network's Ian Rapoport first reported Sunday morning the team reached an agreement with Fisher on what is believed to be a two-year contract extension. ESPN's Adam Schefter confirmed the report, adding that general manager Les Snead also signed an extension.
Rapoport reported Fisher and the Rams agreed to the extension during the preseason, but Fisher didn't officially sign it until the regular season.
"A contract extension does not give Jeff Fisher any more job security. Rams must win and play well down stretch or his job will be in danger," Schefter noted.
Although the 58-year-old was in the final year of his original deal, the news comes as a surprise. After a 3-1 start to open the 2016 campaign, the Rams find themselves at 4-7 entering Week 13.
Fisher, who played at USC, has ties to Southern California.
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