Part of the trade includes a 3rd round pick. The NFL draft has proven to be one big round. All Pros are selected from the very bottom all of the way to the top. The Rams may be trying to employ a new strategy and build their roster from the inside out.
ESPN.com- The Rams pulled off a blockbuster trade for Ramsey in 2019, sending first-round draft picks in 2020 and 2021 and a fourth-rounder in 2021 to the Jacksonville Jaguars. Los Angeles signed Ramsey to a five-year, $105 million contract extension less than a year later, which was the largest ever at his position at the time of the deal.
Ramsey has three years remaining on that contract, although there isn’t any guaranteed money remaining on the final two seasons. The veteran cornerback was the only player of that core Super Bowl-winning Rams group not to sign a contract extension or reworked deal last offseason. Ramsey ranks third at the position in AAV ($20 million), behind Green Bay Packers cornerback Jaire Alexander ($21 million) and Cleveland Browns cornerback Denzel Ward ($20.1 million).
The Los Angeles Rams have agreed to trade star cornerback Jalen Ramsey to the Miami Dolphins for a 2023 third-round pick (No. 77 overall) and tight end Hunter Long, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Sunday.
The trade will be processed Wednesday, when the 2023 league year officially begins.
Ramsey tweeted his excitement for the trade Sunday, writing: “I prayed for this specifically for about a month & now it’s happening! @MiamiDolphins LETSGO!”
Ramsey, a three-time All-Pro and six-time Pro Bowler, is largely considered one of the best cornerbacks in the NFL and joins another former All-Pro in Dolphins cornerback Xavien Howard.
