The Jets have agreed to sign free agent cornerback Trumaine Johnson, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN.com (Twitter link). The deal is estimated to be worth $15MM a year, reports NFL.com’s Ian Rapoport (via Twitter).
Plenty of teams had interest in the former Rams cornerback, including the Browns, Cowboys, and Raiders. It’s not all that surprising that Johnson was such a popular name, as the 28-year-old was listed as the top cornerback (No. 8 overall) in PFR’s ranking of the top-50 free agents. While the Jets hadn’t been directly connected to Johnson, previous reports indicated that the organization was looking to add two starting cornerbacks this offseason.
The 2012 third-round pick had spent his entire six-year career with the Rams organization. Johnson had another productive campaign in 2017, compiling 65 tackles, 14 passes defended, and two interceptions in 16 games (five starts). Pro Football Focus was underwhelmed by the performance last season, ranking him 68th among 120 eligible cornerbacks. However, Johnson was graded as a top cornerback in both 2015 and 2016.
Johnson will presumably slide atop the Jets cornerback depth chart, and he’s slated to start opposite Buster Skrine. The organization will have to make a decision on some of their cornerbacks, as they’re currently rostering eight other players at the position, including Darryl Roberts, Juston Burris, Derrick Jones, and Rashard Robinson.
Probably an overpay, could be a valuable edition overall still
Guys agreeing to contracts so quickly is refreshing to see after keeping tabs on MLB free agency the last few months.
Amen to that lol
Free agents in other leagues sign quickly because teams have a finite amount of money thanks to the salary cap. In baseball the players will have to learn that the luxury tax is being treated as a cap as well and they’ll start signing earlier as well next year.
Na baseball always takes 1 month just to get going
Not true at all. Guys sign from the end of the world series and on. Rules and regulations have had a terrible impact on free agents in MLB starting the last few years. The same thing happens in the real world. Everywhere liberals regulate everything it does or becomes to expensive to continue.
Nice pack up. I actually like what the Jets have done. They actually weren’t terrible last year like many thought and they improved at RB, got a solid CB and a nice veteran stop gap QB. They can still add more in FA and the draft hasn’t even came yet so they can definitely improve next season.
$15M per year? Did I read that correctly?
No
Holy overpay lol
Holy overpay, Batman!
There, fixed it for you.
That’s a lot of clams
Win or guaranteed money???? Check please…..