The Miami Dolphins are still trying to find a new home for Jalen Ramsey.
He’s been on the trade block for months now, and while it seemed like he should’ve found a trade suitor by now, his steep salary has been a deal-breaker for multiple potential suitors.
Even so, Jeremy Fowler of ESPN recently revealed that the Dolphins are still confident about potentially finding him a new team.
Unsurprisingly, the Los Angeles Rams are among the likeliest destinations:
“The Dolphins are optimistic that they can work out a deal with [Jalen] Ramsey. Nothing hard and fast developing or imminent right now, but they’ve talked to multiple teams in recent weeks and months. The LA Rams are believed to be still sort of in the mix here. At least that’s a team that others have identified as just the perfect fit. But the hangup still is that big time money he’s got on his contract, $20-plus million guaranteed for 2025. Teams have a hard time reconciling how much they’re gonna have to pay at that contract,” per ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler.
The Rams already traded for Ramsey once, and while he’s no longer the same young superstar he was when they acquired him from the Jacksonville Jaguars, he’s still a serviceable veteran who can make a strong impact right out of the gate.
He’s more than familiar with head coach Sean McVay and his ways, as they won a Super Bowl together.
The Rams are always a team to keep an eye on whenever a star veteran becomes available, and Ramsey has shown that he’s still one of the best shut-down defenders in the league.
Of course, the Dolphins will have to meet someone in the middle if they truly want to move on from him.
Otherwise, they will have no choice but to play him, and the chances of trading for him might get bigger during the season because he would have less money remaining in his deal.
The Rams are a dark horse to go all the way this season, and adding a player of Ramsey’s caliber will only make them a bigger threat.
