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Rams Unlikely To Extend Trumaine Johnsonby Dallas Robinson
The odds of the Rams reaching a long-term agreement with franchise-tagged cornerback Trumaine Johnson are extremely slim, according to Jason La Canfora of CBSSports.com. Los Angeles spoke with Johnson’s representatives regarding an extension only once, and the discussions weren’t fruitful enough to warrant another round of talks.Trumaine Johnson
If he’s not extended, Johnson will play under the franchise tag for the second consecutive season. As such, his fully guaranteed base salary for the 2017 campaign will be $16.742MM, a 20% raise over his 2016 salary and the highest figure among cornerbacks for the upcoming year. The 27-year-old Johnson will have earned north of $30MM for the 2016-17 seasons.
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He's set for life after these two years. He probably wants a huge amount and he figures he's got nothing to lose. Or he thinks he's worth way more than say, 10 million per year and figures - like Janoris - someone will pay.
The Rams figure he's not playing up to the franchise tag right now and he's only had two pretty good years. Can't pay him top CB dollars when he isn't one. Hopefully he'll play angry (and good) and they'll get a good year out of him and a comp pick (and salary cap relief).
