The Rams will retain top cornerback Trumaine Johnson for the 2017 season under a guaranteed contract worth $16.7 million Fun fact: the Rams were the first National Football League team to have a logo on their helmets, when in 1948 halfback Fred Gehrke, who worked as a commercial artist in off-season, painted ram horns on the team’s leather helmets. The Los Angeles Rams announced they have elected to place the non-exclusive franchise tag on cornerback Trumaine Johnson for the second consecutive season.