Tuesday 19 March 2019 07:21, UK
The Los Angeles Rams added an experienced back-up quarterback on Monday, agreeing a one-year contract with former Jacksonville Jaguars starter Blake Bortles.
The financial terms of the agreement were not announced by the team.
Bortles, 26, gives the defending NFC champions an experienced starter behind Jared Goff as the team moves on from former back-up Sean Mannion, who is an unrestricted free agent.
Bortles spent the first five seasons of his NFL career in Jacksonville, starting 73 of his 75 games and leading the Jaguars to the AFC Championship Game after the 2017 season. The New England Patriots won 24-20.
The Jaguars gave Bortles a three-year, $54m contract last year, but he went 3-9 and was benched for Cody Kessler. Jacksonville signed free agent Nick Foles last week and released Bortles.
Bortles, the third overall pick in the 2014 draft, has completed 59.3 percent of his career passes for 17,646 yards with 103 touchdowns and 75 interceptions. The Jaguars made the play-offs once in his five seasons.
