Green Bay Packers offensive tackle Rick Wagner says the decision to sign with his home-state team was easy.
The challenge Wagner now faces much more difficult.
Wagner is attempting to bounce back from a down season while making sure the Packers don’t take a step back at right tackle, a position that Bryan Bulaga filled capably for the last decade.
“It’s a true honor getting to play here,” Wagner said. “I love the state of Wisconsin. I never want to leave.”
Wagner, 30, was born and raised in the Milwaukee suburb of West Allis and developed from walk-on at Wisconsin to NFL draft pick.