Prematurely of his second Dolphins season, Jalen Ramsey has agreed to a different big-ticket deal. The All-Professional nook has labored out a three-year, $72.3M extension, as first reported by NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport and Cameron Wolfe.
This pact will embody $55.3M assured, Rapoport adds. Ramsey and the Dolphins labored out the settlement a number of days in the past, however the information has now damaged in preparation for his return to the follow area. Ramsey is a candidate to go well with up for Week 1 on Sunday with the title of the league’s highest-paid nook.
Patrick Surtain moved the highest of the place’s market ahead earlier this week when he agreed to a Broncos extension averaging $24M per season. Ramsey’s deal checks in at $24.1M yearly. The 31-year-old had two years remaining on his present pact (the five-year, $100M extension he inked in 2020), one which was restructured this spring to clear 2024 cap house. No assured wage was in place for 2025, however that may little doubt change within the wake of immediately’s information.
Acquired by way of commerce with the Rams final offseason, Ramsey was restricted to 10 video games in his debut Miami marketing campaign resulting from a knee damage. He recorded three interceptions and 5 move deflections throughout that span, although, returning in time for the crew’s wild-card sport. The previous No. 6 general decide earned his seventh consecutive Professional Bowl nod in 2023, setting himself up one other notable payday. Ramsey rose to the highest of the pecking order on his 2020 deal and has now managed to duplicate that feat 4 years later.
The Dolphins moved on from Xavien Howard this offseason, one wherein Kendall Fuller was added in free company. The Ramsey-Fuller tandem will likely be counted on to anchor the crew’s secondary as Miami has various inexperienced choices on the depth chart, though it stays to be seen if they may each be on the sphere for Week 1. Head coach Mike McDaniel — who himself just lately landed a multi-year extension — famous throughout his Thursday press availability that he’s uncertain if Ramsey will get sufficient follow time in between now and the season opener to have the ability to play (h/t Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald).
Miami has certified for the postseason in every of the previous two years, bowing out within the wild-card spherical each instances. The crew will likely be anticipated to enhance in that regard in 2024, with many key gamers on offense (quarterback Tua Tagovailoa and receivers Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle specifically) touchdown sizable new contracts to stay in place for the foreseeable future. The Dolphins ranked fifteenth in opposition to the move final yr, so taking a step ahead in that regard will likely be a objective for the approaching marketing campaign. Ramsey is positioned to deal with a central function in that effort by means of the 2028 marketing campaign.
Identical to the Surtain deal, this pact will symbolize a goal for extension-eligible corners subsequent offseason. The likes of Sauce Gardner, Derek Stingley and Jaycee Horn will likely be in line for brand new offers within the spring. The earlier excessive level for the place by way of AAV was $21M, however a brand new benchmark has been established. It is going to be attention-grabbing to see how the market takes form as soon as the subsequent wave of monster extensions comes about in 2025.
