For the longest time, Jalen Ramsey and the Dolphins have been searching for a trade partner. The two sides haven’t been seeing eye to eye for a while now, and it seems a large part of the issue stems from the strained relationship between Ramsey and head coach Mike McDaniel. ESPN’s Adam Schefter laid out a timeline for a potential trade, which was before training camp.
“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,” Schefter said.
The biggest hold-up for Ramsey has been the money. He is guaranteed $24 million for the upcoming season, and not many teams can absorb that contract. ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler believes this is why teams have been hesitant.
“But a lot of these teams are spooked by the money because of the $24 million guaranteed. The Rams are sort of waiting it out. It's really interesting. I do think it'll get done, I just don't know what it's going to look like financially. But I know he's supposed to get traded in somewhat short order, so I think in the next week or two I could see it coming together,” Fowler said.
On Monday morning, Ramsey was traded to the Steelers, who actually gave him a $1.5 million raise. With the addition of new players, it also means that a team has to make cuts. Ramsey may be costing Beanie Bishop a roster spot, even though Bishop was a starter for the Steelers in 2024 and is a potential starter this season.
“The addition of Ramsey does bring up questions to Beanie Bishop, who was the assumed starter at the slot cornerback position. Bishop may not be fighting for his place on the roster after the news, following being benched in 2024 for Cam Sutton. The undrafted second-year defender will need to beat out seventh-round pick Donte Kent for a role,” Sports Illustrated’s Noah Strackbein wrote.
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Bishop currently seems to be the odd man out — the harsh reality when a major trade goes down.