LOS ANGELES -- The last nine days helped set the market for cornerbacks and defensive tackles, two markets that just so happen to be of particular interest to the Los Angeles Rams. Desmond Trufant, the Atlanta Falcons' primary corner, signed a five-year, $69 million extension on April 8. Kawann Short, the Carolina Panthers' menacing interior defender, inked a five-year, $80 million extension on Monday.
So what, exactly, can this mean for Trumaine Johnson and Aaron Donald?
Johnson is set to play under his second consecutive franchise tag, one that will pay him a whopping $16,742,400 in 2017.