Jalen Ramsey has been with the Dolphins for the previous two seasons, however his time in Miami could quickly be coming to an finish. Staff and participant have mutually agreed to “discover commerce choices,” Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero of NFL Network report.
No deadline is in place for a potential deal to be worked out, per the report, however the draft looms as a logical deadline on that entrance. Cornerback already represents a place of want for the Dolphins with Ramsey within the fold. Shifting on from the seven-time Professional Bowler would create a good bigger emptiness at that spot, however Rapoport and Pelissero notice it might not come as a shock if a commerce had been to happen.
The No. 5 decide within the 2016 draft, Ramsey shortly established himself as one of many league’s high cowl males throughout his tenure with the Jaguars. Halfway by way of his fourth season in Jacksonville, he was traded to the Rams and subsequently prolonged on a five-year, $100M deal. Ramsey remained in Los Angeles by way of the tip of the 2022 marketing campaign, incomes a pair of his three first-team All-Professional nods alongside the way in which. He was then traded once more, nevertheless, this time to the Dolphins.
Upon arrival in Miami, Ramsey agreed to a restructure however he later labored out one other profitable accord. This previous September, the Florida State product signed a three-year extension averaging $24.1M. That determine moved him again to the highest of the pecking order when it comes to annual compensation for corners on the time, though the market has since continued to maneuver upward. Ramsey is on the books for 4 extra years, though he’s solely due a assured base wage for 2025.
The 30-year-old already collected a $4M roster bonus final month, however the the rest of his compensation — together with $21.1M totally locked in — would turn into the duty of his new workforce within the occasion of a commerce. Miami could be hit with a $25.21M lifeless cash cost if a deal had been to be labored out earlier than June 1, making a pre-draft deal financially difficult. If a swap had been to happen after June 1, in contrast, the Dolphins would see $9.92M in cap financial savings whereas producing solely a $6.75M lifeless cash hit.
Ramsey is set to carry a cap charge of $16.66M in 2025, but that figure is scheduled to spike in the coming years. Another restructure of his pact on the part of an acquiring team would thus come as no surprise, although the number of suitors will be limited based on finances. As teams prepare to add their draft classes to their offseason rosters and make late-stage free agent moves, few have enough idle cap space to comfortably absorb Ramsey’s deal; it will be interesting to see how much of a market exists on the trade front.
After being limited to 10 games by a knee injury in 2023, Ramsey logged a full campaign last season. He notched a pair of interceptions (continuing his streak of recording at least one every year in the league), and added 11 pass deflections. Pro Football Reference listed Ramsey with underwhelming numbers in coverage, but PFF evaluation in that department helped him land a top-10 grade for corners. While age and finances will give plenty of teams pause, Ramsey (when healthy) will still be counted on to operate as a versatile No. 1 corner if he lands on a fourth career team.
The Dolphins will once again have Kader Kohou in place to deal with slot cornerback duties subsequent season, however their resolution to chop Kendall Fuller left them in want of drafting a starting-caliber choice on the perimeter. That scenario will likely be duplicated if Ramsey winds up being dealt, a state of affairs value expecting over the approaching days.
