The Rams have turned a weakness into a strength.
Days after trading forChiefs 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 liabilityfor 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.
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After trading for McDuffie, the Rams agreed to afour-year, $124 million contract extensionwith 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.
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