LA Rams Free Agency: Trumaine Johnson vs Janoris Jenkins

Both cornerbacks played outstanding in their last season of contract, but what did the coaches think of their performance and future with the Rams? Defensive Coordinator Greg Williams talked about the hopeful opportunity of having both of them back.

“I love them, and they’ve done a great job,” Williams said. “I would love to be able to coach them for as long as I can. I’d love to be able to coach them their whole career, but that’s the nature of our business. We understand that. When free agency came in, I was in this league for a long time and there was no free agency. When that started, it’s like college. You graduate guys and you’ve got to have guys behind them getting ready to roll, but those guys have been really, really fun to coach. They’ve done well, and I think you guys have seen them improve every single year of their careers. So, I’d love to be able to coach them for the rest of their career. Hopefully, we’ll see.”

Clearly having both Jenkins and Johnson in LA would be a dream come true. Head Coach Jeff Fisher also commented on the playing style’s of both cornerbacks. It shows how much these players mean to this defense.

“Tackling very well,” coach Jeff Fisher said. “Playing very smart. Jumping routes. Understanding route concepts, formations, splits, alignments and things like that. He’s doing a great job with that. The ball security … the hand-eye coordination is extraordinary. He can make plays on the ball. We can go back and look at the interception highlights from this past year and a couple that Janoris made and a couple that ‘Tru’ made were outstanding plays.”

The coaches love them, but if the Rams don’t have the money to keep both of them, who is heading to Los Angeles?

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