Per Shefty on FB
Makes Taron the highest paid nickel corner in the NFL, and keeps him with the team through 2027
I'd imagine it also frees up cap space this year
Per Shefty on FB
Makes Taron the highest paid nickel corner in the NFL, and keeps him with the team through 2027
I'd imagine it also frees up cap space this year
jamze132 (03-18-2024),Lone Stranger (03-19-2024)
excellent news!!!!!
"It may be raining but there's a rainbow above you"
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3) Jac
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6)@ Jet
7) Ten
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The Bills have locked up one of their key defensive players for a few more years.
According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, Taron Johnson has agreed to a three-year extension with Buffalo that will make him the league’s highest-paid nickel corner.
Schefter notes the new contract is worth $31 million.
Johnson, 27, was a fourth-round pick in the 2018 draft. He started all 17 games for the Bills last season, finishing with 98 total tackles, three tackles for loss, eight passes defensed, three forced fumbles, and a sack. Johnson was on the field for 89 percent of Buffalo’s defensive snaps.
Taron Johnson, Bills agree to three-year contract extension - NBC Sports
He makes this scheme work. Along with that Safety tandem we are now going to sorely miss.
I already missed that safety tandem for a couple years now.
kgun12 (03-18-2024),Lone Stranger (03-19-2024),Mace (03-18-2024),Mad Bomber (03-18-2024)
Of course they did. Another smart move by Beane.
I really like this move.
We was set to cost over 12 millions against the cap. They probably cut that # in half.
I have a bad taste in my mouth from TJ against the Giants, Patriots, and Denver last year. Is he a top 3 nickle CB?
Oaf (03-19-2024)
Outstanding. He’s very good at what he’s asked to do!
Lone Stranger (03-19-2024),notacon (03-19-2024)
Wonder if we could have got Tre for same amount.
Big point. As of right now, Johnson is the 20th highest paid corner in a league with 64 boundary corners....and he evidently can't play boundary.
How much do we always worry about the slot in nickel coverage? Seems a common concern. Maybe that's the way the market is headed, but he is now making 8x or something more than Rasul so you're looking at something future like 40 million tied up in three CB's only two of them boundary.
I won't argue it further.....but I don't know he is the 20th best cb in the league atm.
I think the league is trending towards playing nickel base more than a 4-3. Taron shouldn’t be compared to outside corners. He plays much more run support than the guys on the outside, and has to cover the slot WT/TEs. Is he over paid? Maybe but maybe this is the precedent. He’s just as important to the Defense as the starting outside guys.
Oaf (03-22-2024)