Pro Football Rumors
One of the major cornerback dominoes recently fell with Jaire Alexander electing to join the Ravens. That leaves Jalen Ramsey in place as a high-profile cover man still available via trade.
It has long been known Ramsey and the Dolphins will pursue a parting of ways this offseason. With the calendar having flipped to June, a trade is much more feasible for the team from a cap perspective. However, Ramsey is still on the books with Miami and the list of teams known to be interested remains rather short.
The Rams have been named on more than one occasion as a potential landing spot for Ramsey. The three-time All-Pro played 63 combined regular and postseason games for Los Angeles and was a member of the Super Bowl LVI-winning team. Head coach Sean McVay has spoken about pursuing a reunion, but over the past month no indications of progress have emerged on that front.
In the meantime, few updates to this situation have taken place. The Panthers are among the teams which can be ruled out as a landing spot for the seven-time Pro Bowler. It appears the same is also true in the case of the Raiders. Ramsey is not a target at this point, Vincent Bonsignore of the Las Vegas Review-Journal writes.
While things could of course change during the summer, that update points to Ramsey winding up with the Rams or another, currently unknown, suitor. At the age of 30, interested parties will be hesitant about trading away draft capital in addition to taking on the remaining guarantees (totaling roughly $21MM) in his scheduled 2025 compensation. A release could garner consideration in the event Ramsey – who was an excused absence from mandatory minicamp – were to remain on the Dolphins’ roster deep into the summer.
The Raiders have over $36MM in cap space at the moment, so they could afford a high-priced acquisition such as Ramsey. Unlike in past years, the team could be prepared to make a splash late in the offseason, and many have specifically pointed to the cornerback spot as one which could be of interest regarding an addition. Vegas’ setup in the secondary is yet to be determined given the number of new faces in place, but Ramsey should not be expected to become one of them.
