Last week, the Rams traded for Chiefs cornerback Trent McDuffie. This week, the Rams signed Chiefs cornerback Jaylen Watson in free agency.
The details have emerged as to the three-year, $51 million deal.
Here are the details:
1\. Signing bonus: $12.74 million.
2\. 2026 base salary: $2.25 million, fully guaranteed.
3\. 2026 per-game active roster bonuses: $510,000 total.
4\. 2027 offseason roster bonus: $4 million, guaranteed for injury.
5\. 2027 base salary: $11 million of which is fully guaranteed at signing, and the remaining $2.99 million of which is guaranteed for injury at signing. The remaining injury guarantee becomes fully guaranteed on the third day of the 2027 league year.
6\. 2027 per-game active roster bonuses: $510,000 total.
7\. 2028 base salary: $16.49 million.
8\. 2028 per-game active roster bonuses: $510,000 total.
The contract gives the Rams an out after one year, but they’d owe him $11 million. $6.99 million can be avoided by releasing him after one year.
The deal averages $17 million, with $15.5 million paid out in 2026, $18.5 million in 2027, and $17 million in 2028.
A seventh-round pick in 2022, Watson appeared in 15 regular-season games last season, with 15 starts.