Los Angeles Rams agreed to trade star cornerback Jalen Ramsey to the Miami Dolphins for a 2023 third-round pick (No. 77 overall) and tight end long huntersources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Sunday.
The trade will be processed on Wednesday, when the 2023 league year officially begins.
Ramsey tweeted his enthusiasm for the Sunday commercial, writing: “I prayed about this specifically for about a month and now it’s happening! @MiamiDolphins GO!”
Ramsey has three years left on that contract. As part of the trade, the Dolphins agreed to guarantee the next two seasons on Ramsey’s deal, a source told ESPN, confirming an NFL Network report.
A three-time All-Pro and six-time Pro Bowler, Ramsey is widely considered one of the best cornerbacks in the NFL, joining another former All-Pro in the Dolphins. Xavien Howard.
Miami has aggressively built its roster over the past year, also trading for All-Pro wide receiver. Tyreek Hill and Pro Bowl linebacker bradley chubb.
The Dolphins had a need at cornerback after reporting Byron-Jones would be released when the new league year begins and made multiple moves to clear the salary cap over the past week, restructuring the contracts of Hill, Chubb and terron farm.
After this trade, the Dolphins have four picks in the 2023 draft: one in the second, third, sixth and seventh rounds.
The Rams pulled off a highly successful trade for Ramsey in 2019, sending first-round picks in 2020 and 2021 and a fourth-round pick in 2021 to the Jacksonville Jaguars. Los Angeles signed Ramsey to a five-year, $105 million contract extension less than a year later, which was the largest in his position at the time of the deal.
Ramsey was the only player from that core group of the Super Bowl-winning Rams not to sign a contract extension or a reworked deal last offseason. Ramsey ranks third at the position in AAV ($20 million), behind Green Bay Packers cornerback jaire alejandro ($21 million) and cornerback for the Cleveland Browns denzel neighborhood ($20.1 million).
By trading Ramsey before June 1, the Rams will take on $19.6 million of dead money on their 2023 salary cap with $5.6 million in cap savings.
Ramsey becomes the third notable defensive player tossed by the Rams as they work to get below the salary cap. The Rams had previously parted ways with each other at linebacker. bobby wagner and released the pass rusher leonard floyd.
Ramsey was the third-highest-ranked cornerback in the NFL last season, according to Pro Football Focus. He finished the season with 4 interceptions, 18 pass defenses, 12 pass breakups, 3 forced fumbles and 2 sacks. His four interceptions tied his career high.
In seven seasons, Ramsey has 19 interceptions, 7 forced fumbles and 2 sacks. He was named First Team All-Pro in the 2017, 2020 and 2021 seasons.
