After Jaire Alexander found a new home in Baltimore, the trade of Dolphins cornerback Jalen Ramsey is reportedly “the next domino” expected to fall around NFL circles, according to ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler (via Adam Wells of Bleacher Report). While that sounds like we’re on the precipice of a decision, the rest of Fowler’s quote seems to imply that we may be waiting for that domino to fall for quite some time.
Despite Fowler’s domino analogy and the Dolphins being “optimistic” about working a deal out that will make all parties happy, Fowler tells us, “Nothing hard and fast developing or imminent right now, but they’ve talked to multiple teams in recent weeks and months.”
He goes on to say, “The big 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 going to have to pay at that contract.” He cites the Rams as a team that is “still sort of in the mix” for Ramsey, considering their need at the position and their familiarity with the star defender who helped them win a Super Bowl.
While that seems like a solid possibility, Miami’s star wide receiver Tyreek Hill has other plans in mind. Yesterday, Hill posted a video on X with a caption indicating he’s going to “get (Ramsey) back.” The video came from an event in New York City called Fanatics Fest, at which Hill was being interviewed.
He told the interviewer that he was going to hang out with Ramsey in this upcoming week, saying, “I’m getting Ramsey back in a Dolphins jersey, I don’t care what they say.” He continued, “He’s a dog. He’s one of the best corners in the league, man. Great leader. Great teammate, too, though. That’s what he doesn’t get a lot of credit for, man.”
After Hill, himself, was largely rumored to be on his way out of South Beach for some time before, ultimately, reaffirming his commitment to the Dolphins –an affirmation head coach Mike McDaniel wholeheartedly reciprocated — Hill, perhaps, stands as good a chance as anyone in convincing Ramsey to stay. Seeing Miami make a significant effort to improve its relationship with one star player may be enough to help another remain in place.
For now, though, Ramsey has been absent for all of Miami’s Organized Team Activities and mandatory minicamp, and a month and change remain before training camp begins. He recently continued to express his desire to return to the west coast in a trade, but maybe hanging out with Hill this week will be enough to change his mind. Hill will have plenty of time to work his magic, though, as nothing seems imminent, and the first sign of any sort of soft deadline remains over a month away.