After playing under the Rams' franchise tag for the past two years, Trumaine Johnson has finally cashed in with long-term security.
The Jets are set to sign Johnson to a deal worth approximately $15 million annually, , via a source informed of the situation.
Ranked No. 10 on 's , Johnson will end up with one of the richest contracts in this year's market.
"This is a marriage that was always going to happen," Rapoport explained on 国产外流网Total Access. "It was just a matter of settling on the right number."
A big, physical cornerback at 6-foot-1 and over 200 pounds, Johnson figures to replace free agent Morris Claiborne as the No. 1 cover man in Todd Bowles' defense.
Although Johnson and the talented second-year safety duo of Jamal Adams and Marcus Maye form an impressive nucleus, the Jets aren't finished making over a secondary that had grown stale after dominating under Rex Ryan earlier this decade.