The Rams have turned a weakness into a strength.
Days after trading for Chiefs Pro Bowl cornerback Trent McDuffie, they went right back to Kansas City and agreed to a three-year, $45 million contract with his teammate, Jaylen Watson, including $28.7 million fully guaranteed.
Cornerback became a liability for the year as last year progressed, but that will no longer be the case with the additions of McDuffie and Watson.
Watson and McDuffie teamed up to win back-to-back Super Bowls in 2023 and 2024 as the Chiefs defense became extremely dominant during those back-to-back title seasons.
After trading for McDuffie, the Rams agreed to a four-year, $124 million contract extension with him on Sunday, including $100 million guaranteed.
McDuffie’s $100 million in guarantees tops Derek Stingley Jr.’s $89.026 million and Sauce Gardner’s $85.653 million.
McDuffie’s annual salary of $31 million per season exceeds Gardner’s $30.1 million and Stingley Jr.’s $30 million.
[Notigroup Newsroom in collaboration with other media outlets, with information from the following sources]
