Rams trying to trade CB Trumaine Johnson

[Vitamike]

The Rams have been saying that every time Trumaine's contract approaches an expiration date. At this point, I'll believe it when it happens.

Here is what they are saying in a recent article...

Nothing has happened on that front and the team is now reportedly open to moving in the other direction with Johnson. Alden Gonzalez of ESPN.com reports that the Rams aren’t ruling out a trade, but that they are also open to talking about an extension that would keep Johnson in L.A. beyond next season.

Gonzalez adds that talks about an extension aren’t expected until the end of the offseason program, which starts on Monday. The timeline fits with how General Manager Les Snead explained the decision to tag Johnson in March.

“Because everyone is new, we need to work together, live together, see if we all fit,” Snead. “Does Tru fit [defensive coordinator] Wade Phillips? Does Wade fit Tru?”

They will presumably have a better answer to those questions after the team starts working together. A full season would give an even fuller picture, although there would likely be cap benefits from an extension that knocks down the cap hit from the $16.7 million Johnson is due to make after getting tagged for the second straight year.
Report: Rams open to Trumaine Johnson extension

So when is that, June 15th?

Right again Retro, we will sit and wait to see if and when it happens.

 

[SJ76]

Could be a smoke screen. Could also make the contract look better if we trade him around the draft.