Ravens' AFC North rivals trade star safety to Dolphins for Jalen Ramsey
Baltimore's AFC North rival added another star cornerback after the Steelers acquired Jalen Ramsey in a trade with the Dolphins for star safety Minkah Fitzpatrick.
In a move that can only be described as a blockbuster star-for-star trade, the Pittsburgh Steelers have acquired Dolphins star cornerback Jalen Ramsey for Minkah Fitzpatrick, who'll head to Miami. As part of the trade, the three-time All-Pro will receive a $1.5 million raise this season, bringing his 2025 compensation to $26.6 million.
The Steelers are also acquiring tight end Jonnu Smith, who'll get a one-year contract extension for $12 million.
Ramsey was due $25.1 million fully guaranteed this season, and the new team was expected to be on the hook for $21 million after the Dolphins paid a $4 million roster bonus.
Ramsey, acquired by the Dolphins after the 2022 season from the Los Angeles Rams for a third-round pick and tight end Hunter Long, is still one of the NFL's top defenders and Swiss army knifes. A knee injury forced Ramsey to sit for the first seven games of his Dolphins tenure, yet he still earned his seventh Pro Bowl honor. Last season, Ramsey appeared in every game but missed out on the Pro Bowl for the first time since 2019. Since then, Ramsey has seen the cornerback market reset, and his contract was surpassed this offseason by the extensions of Derek Stingley Jr. and Jaycee Horn from the Houston Texans and Carolina Panthers, respectively.
Fitzpatrick participated in all 17 regular-season games in 2024, finishing with a total of 96 tackles, including 62 solo tackles, four pass deflections (one of which resulted in an interception), and one forced fumble. Although he missed seven of the last ten games of the 2023 regular season due to knee and hand injuries, the veteran safety managed to stay healthy in 2024, playing every single snap in 14 of those 17 games.
Fitzpatrick has two years left on his four-year, $73.6 million contract that he signed in June of 2022.
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