The place will cornerback Jalen Ramsey play in 2025?
Dolphins common supervisor Chris Grier mentioned a Ramsey commerce over the weekend after he beforehand confirmed the group meant to deal the three-time All-Professional on April 15.
“At any time when it occurs, we are going to make the deal on the acceptable time,” Grier mentioned, per the Miami Herald’s Barry Jackson.
With the 2025 NFL Draft within the rearview, which groups take advantage of sense for Ramsey? Let us take a look at some potential locations.
Inexperienced Bay Packers
The Packers have a trade saga of their own with cornerback Jaire Alexander. May a corner-for-corner commerce work, or do the Packers and Dolphins choose draft picks? If it is the latter, Inexperienced Bay might recoup no matter it spends in a Ramsey commerce by dealing Alexander.
The Packers waited till the seventh spherical of the draft so as to add a cornerback, so getting a starter-caliber defensive again within the constructing needs to be paramount as we head into summer time. Inexperienced Bay has robust competitors within the NFC North, together with the high-octane Lions offense.
Former Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson is now the Bears’ head coach and can carry the identical ideas which have made Detroit a juggernaut to Chicago. In the meantime, Vikings huge receiver Justin Jefferson is the perfect in soccer.
Las Vegas Raiders
Absolutely desiring to contend beneath head coach Pete Carroll, the Raiders might push extra chips into the middle of the desk by buying Ramsey.
Earlier this offseason, Las Vegas traded for quarterback Geno Smith, who joins a doubtlessly potent offense that features tight finish Brock Bowers, 2025 first-round choose (No. 6 general) operating again Ashton Jeanty, and criminally underrated huge receiver Jakobi Meyers.
The Raiders signed nook Eric Stokes to a one-year, $3.5 million contract throughout free company and chosen sixth-year senior nook Darrien Porter within the third spherical (No. 68 general) final Friday. They may make a extra vital funding in a secondary that allowed 29 passing touchdowns a season in the past with a Ramsey commerce.
Los Angeles Rams
Earlier than the draft, Rams common supervisor Les Snead and head coach Sean McVay revealed they have been open to a reunion with Ramsey, who performed for the group from 2019-22.
Rams.com senior staff writer Stu Jackson wrote, “Snead confirmed he is had discussions with the Dolphins as a part of customary annual draft week conversations every workforce has.”
Jackson famous that each events “mentioned getting by means of the draft” earlier than broaching a possible commerce. The Rams did not add a cornerback within the draft, which might make them extra more likely to pursue Ramsey.
“He is a terrific participant, we all know him very nicely… There’s a whole lot of layers that might have to be labored out with a participant of his magnitude … however you’d by no means remove the chance,” McVay mentioned.
NFC South
Cornerback is way much less of a necessity in Tampa after the Bucs chosen two corners — Benjamin Morrison (No. 53 general) and Jacob Parrish (No. 84 general) within the 2025 NFL Draft, however for a workforce that ought to have greater aspirations than merely making the playoffs, including a veteran like Ramsey would possibly nonetheless be price it.
Ramsey’s connections to the remainder of the NFC South attributable to his time with the Rams make him a seamless slot in Atlanta, Carolina, or New Orleans.
Falcons head coach Raheem Morris was Ramsey’s defensive coordinator in Los Angeles when the Rams gained Tremendous Bowl LVI to cap the 2021 season. That 12 months, Panthers defensive coordinator Ejiro Evero served as Rams defensive move recreation coordinator and secondary coach.
In 2020, Ramsey’s first full season with the Rams, Saints defensive coordinator Brandon Staley served in the identical function in Los Angeles.
After the Falcons employed Morris in January 2024, Ramsey wrote on social media, “Falcons bought one of many, if not the perfect, coach within the NFL.”
