"R.J. Umberger believes in the Columbus Blue Jackets. The team showed him 23 million reasons why they believe in him.

Blue Jackets General Manager Scott Howson announced Wednesday via his Twitter feed that Umberger signed a five-year contract extension Tuesday. The Columbus Dispatch is reporting the contract is worth $23 million, which would be an average annual value of $4.6 million.

"We have signed RJ to a 5 year extension," Howson tweeted. "Thrilled to have such a big part of our team signed long term.""