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The LA Rams did not harbor much hope to re-sign safety John Johnson III. After the team failed to apply the Franchise Tag to the veteran safety, it was all but waving the white flag of surrender that Johnson’s fair market value was too much for the Rams’ budget. Had the Rams pulled the trigger on a franchise tag (they didn’t), the Rams would have been on the hook for a one-year deal at $10.6 million. A transition tag (they didn’t), would have put the Rams on the hook for $9,05 million.