The Rams would have preferred to trade franchise-tagged cornerback Trumaine Johnson before their offseason program begins on Monday, and while a deal is still possible, Los Angeles may now attempt to work out an extension with Johnson prior to the July 15 deadline, according to Alden Gonzalez of ESPN.com.
Johnson, 27, quickly signed his free agent tender after it was assigned, and is now scheduled to earn a fully guaranteed base salary of $16.742MM. Because Johnson was also tagged last year, he’ll rake in 120% of his 2016 paycheck. That money will all come in the form of base salary, so any club that acquires Johnson would be responsible for that total.
A long-term deal, meanwhile, would allow the Rams to lower Johnson’s exorbitant cap charge by moving a significant amount of guarantees into a signing bonus, which would be prorated on the salary cap over several seasons. As Gonzalez notes, Los Angles has several important players set to reach free agency in the next two years — including Aaron Donald, Alec Ogletree, and Lamarcus Joyner — and the extra cap space would ease the task of retaining them.
The Rams were reportedly discussing Johnson with “multiple teams” when free agency opened, but no deal ever came to fruition. So far, the only club that’s even been tangentially linked to the Johnson talks is the Browns.
I could see him and Malcolm Butler being swapped as the base of a deal.
Y’all crazy those cheatin Patriots ain’t about to go erry deal under da sun. Slap the hawgs it bout time to wake up y’all. Butler ain’t no elite CB now days anyways. But he may some day I reckon.
At least the fans of “those cheatin patriots” can speak English.
Pretty sure the pats dont even think hes elite. They didnt have him cover number 1’s, instead they would use logan ryan and a safety on 1’s and butler would handle the number 2 wr. On top of it, they told butler last year they wouldnt give a cb 10 mil/yr, then this year they give gilmore more than that, if that doesnt tell you what their opinion of butler is, i dont know what will.
Yeah I know. I agree with that. There would also be a couple decent future picks headed to the Rams. That was just the basis of the deal. Maybe an ’18 second and sixth?
Wooooo doggy but dem lil Pats boys like to cheat at errrrthing in da game
They’ve done 2 things in 10 years. I’d say that’s probably close to other teams. The taping was the big issue, but plenty of teams have altered the balls in the past, and none of that even relates to what I said. I can’t stand fans from other places in the NFL who can’t talk about the Pats without whining about the cheating. They’ve done it, they get caught, they get penalized. Move on. We have. Other teams cheat too. Not justifying what the Pats have done, but move on. It doesn’t even relate to anything anyone said.
Y’all we got a cheatin lover here. Other teams don’t. But dem Pats do. All da wins gots asterisks and everyone knows it. Truly have 0 Super Bowls won fairly.
You’re not going to be reasoned with so whatever. You’re wrong. You can’t even speak English. Other teams cheat.
First, speak real English….this is a business. And I’m not a pats fan fan! Give them guys credit half ass players, no name wide receivers and a no name defense…all they do is win…I respect that!..now with the rams im a fan for life. I met roman Gabriel win I was 10, this last few years with fisher, what a joke! I wait and hope we turn it around, but no! We make bad decisions, bad picks and expect to pick to win. So if they are smart they keep trumaine, we finally got the right crew to turn this ship around, plus the draft is coming and we need the ******* money. Go rams ……horns up! And have patience with Goff he will pick it up!
Y’all ain’t a real hawg man you a goat boy now lol
I believe the Cleveland Browns are going to trade their second second round draft pick this year and a conditional draft pick in 2018 for the Rams C.B. Trumaine Johnson.
The Browns reasoning for this trade is because Trumaine already knows his job on the new defensive coordinators defense and still rocks with the best receivers.
Ooooooooweeee boy you darn well know dat 2nd ain’t good enough lol. Why y’all so crazy wacky like a drunk gator in da swamp.
What he’s saying is that a 2nd rounder is way too little, just in case you don’t speak gibberish.