The Pittsburgh Steelers acquired All-Professional cornerback Jalen Ramsey from the Miami Dolphins, a number of information shops reported Monday.
Ramsey confirmed the event on X, posting: “Break my very own information! #HereWeGo @steelers.“
The Steelers additionally will obtain tight finish Jonnu Smith, ESPN reported. Pittsburgh is sending All-Professional security Minkah Fitzpatrick and an unspecified late-round draft decide to Miami to finish the blockbuster commerce, per ESPN.
Ramsey, 30, didn’t attend Miami’s necessary minicamp earlier this month whereas the staff tried to safe a commerce accomplice. The Steelers and Los Angeles Rams have been thought-about the almost definitely locations.
Dolphins basic supervisor Chris Grier stated previous to the 2025 NFL draft that Ramsey didn’t request a commerce, however they got here to the joint realization {that a} potential transfer made sense following a number of conversations about his contract.
Ramsey signed a three-year contract extension in September 2024 and began all 17 video games for Miami, posting two interceptions, 11 passes defensed and 60 tackles final season.
ESPN reported that the Steelers are giving Ramsey a $1.5m increase in 2025 as a part of the settlement, bumping his compensation to $26.6m.
Ramsey went to Miami in March 2023 in a commerce with the Rams for a third-round decide and tight finish Hunter Lengthy. Ramsey missed the primary seven video games that season with a knee harm, however he nonetheless made the Professional Bowl for the seventh time.
Ramsey has tallied 24 interceptions, 108 passes defensed and 534 tackles in 135 profession video games (134 begins) with the Jacksonville Jaguars (2016-19), Rams (2019-22) and Dolphins. The Jaguars drafted him with the No 5 total decide within the 2016 draft.
Ramsey joins a loaded Steelers secondary that features incumbent starter Joey Porter Jr and offseason signee Darius Slay Jr.
Fitzpatrick, 28, is a five-time Professional Bowl and three-time All-Professional choice who launched his profession in Miami as a first-round decide (eleventh total) within the 2018 NFL draft.
Fitzpatrick recorded 96 tackles and one interception in 17 begins final season. He has 20 picks, 54 passes defensed and 608 tackles in 106 profession video games (101 begins) with the Dolphins (2018-19) and Steelers. Miami traded him to Pittsburgh in September 2019.
He signed a four-year, $73.6m cope with the Steelers in June 2022 and is ready to earn $15.5m in 2025 and $17.6m in 2026.
Smith, 29, was chosen within the third spherical of the 2017 draft by the Tennessee Titans and spent his first 4 seasons there, adopted by two seasons with the New England Patriots and one every with the Atlanta Falcons and Dolphins.
In 17 video games (six begins) final season, he caught 88 passes for 884 yards with eight touchdowns. He was chosen to his first Professional Bowl. In 124 profession video games (84 begins), he has 307 receptions for 3,307 yards and 28 scores.
