Tight End · Los Angeles Rams

Dan Villari

No. 38 · Rookie

Dan Villari walked in undrafted and left with one of the biggest guarantees in Rams history

Nobody called his name on draft day. That's where this story starts.

Villari came to the Los Angeles Rams the way most players do when the draft passes them by — through a phone call after the weekend was over, a shot at making a roster the hard way. There's a long list of players who've taken that path with the Rams. Most sign for the minimum and hope.

Villari didn't just make the call — he negotiated his way to the second-largest guaranteed money any undrafted free agent has ever gotten from this organization. Only one player in Rams history walked through that same door and left with more guaranteed on paper.

That number says plenty. Teams don't guarantee money on players they're not serious about. Whatever Villari showed them, it was enough to put real stakes on his side of the contract.

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