CBS shares Dolphins summer trade proposal for CB Jalen Ramsey
As the start of Miami Dolphins training camp nears, the franchise is still looking to lock down a trade partner for cornerback Jalen Ramsey.
The 30-year-old wasn't a part of Dolphins OTAs or mandatory minicamp as Miami continues to seek an exit strategy.
Ramsey is a seven-time Pro Bowl corner who is under contract through the 2028 season. That amount of team control could be attractive to a potential suitor.
Of course, Ramsey's three-year, $72.3 million contract extension ahead of last season means he carries pricey cap hits over the final three seasons of his deal. While Ramsey's cap hit in 2025 is $16.6 million, that number jumps to $25 million in 2026, $26.8 million in 2027 and $36.1 million in 2028.
Ramsey's reported preferred destinations are on the West Coast and CBS' summer trade proposals would satisfy that hope.
Ramsey and the Miami Dolphins have basically been broadcasting the cornerback's trade availability for weeks, anticipating a breakup less than one year after the two sides struck a lucrative contract extension. And early indications are Ramsey would prefer to land in Los Angeles. A reunion with the Rams makes sense given their title aspirations and secondary needs, but the Chargers were reportedly close to swinging a major deal for Metcalf earlier this offseason, so they could be even more primed to part with real draft capital, this time to shore up the back end of Jesse Minter's defense. They've still got north of $25 million in 2025 salary cap space. - Cody Benjamin, CBS Sports.
At this point, Miami has to be eager to just rip the band-aid off.
Earlier this offseason, ESPN put together hypothetical trade packages for Ramsey. The best return was a 2026 fourth-rounder. Two other projections included either one or two late-round picks.
ESPN's NFL Insider Adam Schefter remained confident recently that a Ramsey deal would eventually get done and likely before the start of training camp.
"The Dolphins continue to have conversations about trading Jalen Ramsey and I think that a trade there will get done. The question is, when does it get done? Does it get done next week? The week after? Prior to the start of training camp?
"I don't know exactly when it's going to be, but Jalen Ramsey will get traded. It'll be I would expect before the start of training camp. We'll see how it shakes out, where he goes. I think he would like to go to the West Coast, to Los Angeles. Rams, Chargers, somewhere like that. And we'll see how that happens," Schefter said a week ago.
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