Rams Trade CB Jalen Ramsey To Dolphins

Adam Schefter reports the Rams have agreed to trade CB Jalen Ramsey to the Dolphins in exchange for a 2023 third-round pick and TE Hunter Long.

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Ian Rapoport mentions that as part of the deal, Ramsey’s contract will become fully guaranteed for the 2023 and 2024 seasons.

The trade also clears $5.6 million of cap room for the Rams while the Dolphins will take on around $17 million as part of this deal, per Jason Fitzgerald. 

Reports had said that Ramsey was available for trade this offseason, as the Rams work to reshape their roster a bit. 

The Dolphins released CB Byron Jones, so they had a need a corner opposite Xavien Howard and Ramsey now gives them, arguably, the best tandem in the NFL. 

Ramsey, 28, is a former first-round pick of the Jaguars back in 2016. He signed a four-year, $23.35 million contract and is set to make a base salary of $3.63 million in 2019.

The Jaguars picked up Ramsey’s fifth-year option that will cost them around $13 million for the 2020 season before trading him to the Rams for two first-round picks and a fourth-round selection.

He signed a five-year, $105 million extension before the start of the 2020 season. Ramsey is due base salaries of $17 million and $14.5 million over the next two years. 

In 2022, Ramsey appeared in all 17 games for the Rams and recorded 88 tackles, two sacks, four interceptions, three forced fumbles, a recovery, and 18 pass defenses.