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Todd Gurley was the key to the Los Angeles Rams' offensive transformation last season Cheap Taven Bryan Jersey , and the Rams have rewarded their star running back with a game-changing contract.

The NFL's offensive player of the year agreed to a four-year, $60 million contract extension through 2023 with the Rams on Tuesday.

A person with knowledge of the deal, speaking on condition of anonymity because the terms weren't publicly announced, confirmed to The Associated Press that Gurley's contract extension contains $45 million in guaranteed money, a $20 million signing bonus and the NFL's largest average annual value for a running back contract. ESPN first reported the terms.

General manager Les Snead said the Rams wanted "to get ahead of the curve" by signing Gurley two years before his rookie contract expires. They've also set a new benchmark for running back salaries to secure a cornerstone of a team with Super Bowl aspirations.

"He's a big part of who we are and where we're going," Snead said. "It's not only Todd, but a lot of guys we want to make Rams for a long time and be part of our core."

Gurley isn't due to report to training camp at UC Irvine until Wednesday. His first public reaction was to post a black-and-white Instagram photo of himself with a broad smile and the caption: "Amazing..."

Gurley was a league standout in his third NFL season while playing in first-year coach Sean McVay's explosive offense. He finished second in the NFL with 1,305 yards rushing and 13 touchdowns while catching 64 passes for 788 yards and six more TDs.

"What a special player he is," McVay said. "I think last year's production isn't really a (complete) reflection of the value he provides, because he did such a great job, but he's so much more than that to our team 鈥?the way that he competes in protection, the way that he works Dak Prescott Cowboys Jersey , and the way that rubs off on his teammates."

Along with being a handsome reward for a burgeoning NFL star, Gurley's deal sets a new standard in the market for ball-carriers such as Dallas' Ezekiel Elliott and Arizona's David Johnson 鈥?and for Pittsburgh's Le'Veon Bell after he plays out this season on the franchise tag.

Bell, who received public support from Gurley during his contentious recent negotiations with the Steelers, returned the love on Twitter, along with an additional comment about his own failure to get a big contract in Pittsburgh: "lol and ppl thought I was trippin?"

Gurley was the offensive rookie of the year in 2015 for the Rams, rewarding their gamble on him with the 10th overall pick. He overcame a torn knee ligament in his final season with the Georgia Bulldogs to rush for 1,106 yards with St. Louis.

Gurley struggled as part of the NFL's worst offense during the Rams' relocation season in 2016, with his yards-per-carry average dropping from 4.8 to 3.2.

That average shot right back up to 4.7 last season while he starred for the NFC West champions behind a stout offensive line that had the same starters for 15 consecutive weeks. Gurley likely would have won the NFL rushing title if McVay hadn't rested him for the Rams' regular-season finale ahead of their playoff loss to Atlanta.

Gurley has also grown swiftly as a receiver in his three seasons, increasing his catches from 21 as a rookie to 43 and then 64 last season.

Gurley's contributions to the Rams last season drew praise from Eric Dickerson, the most popular player in Los Angeles Rams history for his 1980s exploits as a record-setting running back. Steven Jackson, the Rams' franchise rushing leader, also hailed Gurley's contract Tuesday on Twitter.

"Great to see Les Snead and the @RamsNFL front office prioritize the running game!" Jackson tweeted. "To not only draft (Gurley) early http://www.cardinalsauthorizedshops.com/authentic-mason-cole-jersey , but now lock him into a long-term deal to ensure he continues to thrive as a Ram is huge!"

The Rams haven't been shy about securing several key pieces of their talented roster during this offseason, which began with the high-profile additions of Ndamukong Suh and cornerbacks Marcus Peters and Aqib Talib. Last week, Los Angeles signed receiver Brandin Cooks to a five-year, $80 million extension before he catches his first pass with the Rams.

But an even bigger issue still looms for Los Angeles: defensive tackle Aaron Donald still doesn't have a new contract two days before the first practice of training camp.

Donald, the NFL's defensive player of the year, and the Rams have been working on a long-term extension since early last year. The powerhouse lineman is seeking a game-changing contract that would make him one of the NFL's highest-paid players, but hasn't yet been successful.

Donald skipped all of training camp last year in a holdout, and he missed all of the Rams' offseason activities this spring.

Snead and McVay acknowledged Donald might not report to training camp Wednesday, but they weren't sure about his plans. Snead is still in active negotiations with Donald's representatives at CAA Sports.

"I do know we've still got time to get something done," Snead said.

Donald is under contract for this season for nearly $6.9 million in the fifth year of his rookie contract.

"We're simultaneously working to make Aaron a Ram a long time," Snead said. "That's the goal. Aaron is a big part of who we are, where we want to go Youth P.J. Hall Jersey , but the details and all that, we're going to continue the course of keeping them in-house."

Houston’s deep lineup can create all sorts of problems for its opponents.

Like deciding whether to pitch to Jose Altuve or Carlos Correa.

Correa hit a game-ending RBI single in the 12th inning after Altuve was walked intentionally, sending the Houston Astros to a 4-3 win over the Kansas City Royals on Saturday night.

”He’s been a very clutch hitter,” Houston manager A.J. Hinch said. ”I’ve seen that base hit to right-center a handful of times during his short career. It does not surprise me that he put a good swing on a fastball away.”

George Springer led off the 12th with a walk, and Alex Bregman followed with a bloop single into shallow right field that fell between three players. An error by Ryan Goins allowed Springer to advance to third.

”We had the shift on,” Royals first baseman Hunter Dozier said of the bloop single. ”Just perfect placement. We all tried, but we just couldn’t get there.”

After Altuve was awarded first, Correa singled into the gap in right-center against Justin Grimm (1-3).

”You get in that situation you have to intentionally walk one,” Grimm said. ”Bases loaded and no outs, just battling with that guy. He put a good swing on a fastball in the outfield. It happened how it happened.”

Correa said he was trying to drive the ball to get a sacrifice fly or something to the outfield. It was his sixth career game-ending hit and first since August 1, 2016, against Toronto.

”I don’t know how many career walk-offs I have Giants Nate Solder Jersey ,” Correa said. ”Every single time they walk Altuve. They walk him because the best hitter in the game is hitting in front of me, but at the same time, it’s not an easy task to walk him and get me out.”

Collin McHugh (3-0) pitched a perfect inning for the win. Houston’s bullpen combined for six shutout innings.

”Everybody up and down the staff, we know that our job is to get outs no matter what time of the game it is called upon us to do it,” McHugh said.

Kansas City carried a 3-2 lead into the ninth, but Houston rallied against Brandon Maurer. After Yuli Gurriel and Josh Reddick singled with one out, Evan Gattis hit a tying sacrifice fly to left. Marwin Gonzalez then walked, but Brian McCann grounded out to end the inning.

The Royals wasted a solid start by Ian Kennedy in their 10th loss in 11 games. Kennedy allowed two runs and four hits in seven innings.

Kansas City jumped in front on Dozier’s three-run homer in the fourth, but Correa hit a sacrifice fly and Gurriel homered to trim the Royals’ lead to 3-2 in the bottom half of the inning.

”Hunter gave us a big lift with the three-run jack,” Kansas City manager Ned Yost said. ”We just couldn’t really muster anything outside of that. If we could just find a way to tack on a run here or there it would be beneficial for us.”

Houston right-hander Lance McCullers Jr. struck out nine in six innings. He permitted four hits and walked two.

ALTUVE MOVING UP THE CHARTS

Altuve tied Terry Puhl for seventh in Astros history with 1,357 hits with his double in the fourth. Altuve tied Bill Doran for ninth place in franchise history with 611 runs when he scored in the fourth.

HE SAID IT

”He’s going to do that 99 times out of 100. He did exactly what I thought he would.” – McHugh on Correa’s game-ending hit.

TRAINER’S ROOM

Royals: 1B Lucas Duda (right foot) was recalled from his rehab assignment with Triple-A Omaha and started at designated hitter. He went 1 for 4 with a ninth-inning single. OF Paulo Orlando was optioned to Omaha to make room on the roster for Duda.

UP NEXT

Royals: RHP Jason Hammel (2- will make his 16th start of the season Sunday in the series finale. Hammel has a 2.85 ERA in nine appearances – eight starts – against the Astros.

Astros: RHP Gerrit Cole (8-1) will make his 16th start of the season looking for his seventh straight win. Cole walked a career-high five and allowed four runs for a second straight outing in earning a no-decision Monday against the Rays.

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