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Jalen Ramsey has always chased the money and the Rams still got a Super Bowl out of him
Jalen Ramsey has always followed the money and there’s nothing wrong with that, but it’s why the Los Angeles Rams had to trade him in 2023 and also why they could only get a third round pick and Hunter Long from the Miami Dolphins to do so. Now only two seasons after the trade and less than a year after the Dolphins made Ramsey the highest-paid cornerback in the NFL on an extension, the two sides are set to part ways.
Miami would be elated to get the same third round pick and player that they gave up to get Ramsey in 2023, but this is the cratering value that the Rams knew would happen when they took that same package to trade him at a time when he was asking to be paid more than he’s worth.
Many fans and members of the media expressed shock when Ramsey was “only” traded for a third round pick, but that was certainly the best offer in the league because he was an almost-30 cornerback who wanted the rest of his contract to be guaranteed. The only thing kind of surprising about the trade was Ramsey finding a team that would do it.
But never underestimate the Miami Dolphins’ willingness to overpay and under-deliver.
Again, there’s nothing wrong with a player prioritizing his career earnings so long as that player delivers on the field, which is what Jalen Ramsey has done for the majority of his football life.
Ramsey wants to go to the team that will pay him the most and when that team was the Rams, he helped L.A. win a Super Bowl.
Similarly, Darrelle Revis only ever wanted to play for the team that would pay him the most — in fact, Revis REVOLUTIONIZED player contracts and getting the most money possible by betting on himself with short-term deals — and he helped the New England Patriots win the Super Bowl in 2014.
Don’t confuse “he likes money” with being an insult when it is it actually just an observation. And a fair one.
Jalen Ramsey claimed to have an injury in 2019 when the Jacksonville Jaguars wouldn’t pay him as much as he thought he was worth, but was immediately to practice after the Jaguars traded him to the Rams for two first round picks that same season.
Ramsey then said that trade rumors were ridiculous and the furthest thing from the truth when they started to bubble up in the 2023 offseason, only to later tweet that he had been dreaming of the trade to the Dolphins for months when it finally happened.
Ramsey has been very upfront about the fact that he would holdout of games if it meant getting a better contract.
Well, when a player is that well known for leaving a team when he wants more money, **what else...
