In the last few weeks, the Los Angeles Rams have been a highly active team in reshaping their roster through the trade market. Much of this has come on the defensive side of the ball with a pair of major acquisitions in All-Pro cornerbacks Aqib Talib and Marcus Peters, as well as the signing of veteran Sam Shields.

This had presumably placed a cloud of uncertainty on veteran cornerback Trumaine Johnson's future in Los Angeles as he neared his first experience of becoming an unrestricted free agent. Johnson confirmed his departure from the Rams via a social media post on Sunday night where he voiced his appreciation to the franchise.

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This signals the end of Johnson's tenure with the team that selected him in the third round of the 2012 NFL Draft and played all six seasons of his NFL career for. During that span, Johnson developed into a highly dependable defensive back that had demonstrated the capability of playing effectively as their top cornerback.

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However, the Rams had made the decision to move on from him after the trades for both Peters and Talib over the last few weeks. It has filled the potential area of need while bringing two premier talents at a much lower rate than it would have been to bring back Johnson alone. The 28-year-old is expected to fetch a lucrative contract on the open market that could make him one of the top-paid players at his position next season.

There have already been reports from that teams such as the Oakland Raiders, San Francisco 49ers, and New York Jets could be interested in signing him as each has glaring needs in the secondary. The addition of Johnson would provide much-needed stability to the secondary for those organization.

That said, teams are allowed to speak to the player's agent for pending unrestricted free agents beginning on Monday at 4 p.m. EST. Johnson is arguably the best cornerback in this year's crop of available talent. Once the open market begins, there should much shifting over the few days.