Life is good for Trumaine Johnson of the Los Angeles Rams at the moment when considering he’s going to be the league’s highest-paid cornerback in 2017 at just under $17 million since the team made the decision this offseason to use the franchise tag for the second year in a row. But one of the hottest debates from the last couple of months in regards to the Rams was whether Johnson would eventually receive a long-term deal.
According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, that will not be the case after reporting on Tuesday that Johnson and the Rams will not reach an agreement on a deal before the July 17 deadline, which means the cornerback could be playing with an extra chip on his shoulder in 2017.