Jalen Ramsey may still officially be a member of the Miami Dolphins but he won’t be joining the team this week.
The seven-time Pro Bowl cornerback was previously linked with a trade out of Miami before the NFL Draft but with the Dolphins’ mandatory minicamp set to begin this week, Ramsey and the franchise are still locked in a standoff.
As a result, the defensive back is sitting out of the beginning of minicamp, steering clear of the team’s offseason program, according to Ian Rapoport.
Just a few days ago, head coach Mike McDaniel admitted that he wasn’t keeping track of the trade saga surrounding Ramsey, suggesting that the team had already moved on.
In April, Rapoport reported that Ramsey and the Dolphins had mutually agreed to explore trade options.
The insider added that the Dolphins already paid $4million out of the $25.1m that Ramsey is fully guaranteed for 2025.
Jalen Ramsey will not report to the Miami Dolphins’ mandatory minicamp this week
Head coach Mike McDaniel admitted that he wasn’t keeping track of the trade saga
At the end of last month, Ramsey had hinted that a trade was imminent, claiming that ‘a new chapter awaits’ him.
‘I’m grateful for each & every chapter so far! every part brought me to a greater version of myself! Regardless of how things “ended”, the journey has been LOVE!,’ he wrote on X . ‘God is the GREATEST!’
He added in a subsequent post: ‘For the record [by the way], i’ve loved every city i’ve played in & the fans who supported! the anger is very misplaced at times but sometimes valid too [laughing-crying emoji] but real ones know the intentions always solid! … a new chapter awaits.’
However, over a week later, Ramsey’s route out of Miami has yet to materialize with the end of the offseason program looming.
The Super Bowl LVI champion and former Rams star signed a three-year extension in 2024, worth narrowly over $72m with $24m guaranteed.
Ramsey was drafted by the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2016 before being traded to the Rams three years later.
In Los Angeles, he won a Super Bowl in February 2022 when the Rams beat the Cincinnati Bengals 23-20 at SoFi Stadium.
A year later, he went to Miami when the Dolphins traded tight end Hunter Long and 2023 third round pick to the Rams for him, shortly before that year’s draft.
Ramsey celebrates with Cooper Kupp after the Rams defeated the Bengals in Super Bowl LVI
The trade speculation surrounding Ramsey comes as his teammate (for now), Tyreek Hill, sparked exit rumors of his own towards the end of the season.
After the Dolphins ended their 2024 season with a loss to the Jets, Hill declared: ‘I’m out.’
‘It was great playing here, but at the end of the day, bro, I got to do what’s best for my career,’ he told reporters. ‘I’m too much of a competitor to be just out there.’
He later told Kay Adams that he wanted to remain in Miami.
