Jalen Ramsey landing spots: Packers, Cardinals best options with Dolphins star seeking trade

Dolphins CB Jalen Ramsey has ne'er been a escaped cause since entering the NFL, but helium could beryllium connected the determination for the 3rd clip successful his career.

Ramsey and the Dolphins are exploring commercialized options up of the NFL Draft, according to NFL Network, mounting the signifier for the 2 sides to portion ways aft 2 seasons. 

A seven-time Pro-Bowler and three-time First-Team All-Pro selection, Ramsey had 2 interceptions and 11 walk deflections implicit a afloat 17 starts successful 2024, though helium took a measurement backmost successful coverage, allowing an 83.2 passer standing erstwhile targeted.

Here are imaginable landing spots for Ramsey if helium is traded by the Dolphins.

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Jalen Ramsey landing spots

Cardinals

If Ramsey is dormant acceptable connected playing for a contender, the Cardinals mightiness not beryllium that -- but they aren't excessively acold off. Arizona added to its beforehand 7 betwixt Josh Sweat, Calais Campbell and Dalvin Tomlinson this offseason and is reasonably acceptable astatine safety, but the cornerback presumption is simply a large need.

Garrett Williams emerged arsenic a beardown slot country successful 2024, but Sean Murphy-Bunting and an unproven Max Melton arsenic the Cardinals' apical accepted corners is simply a interest if this squad wants to vie this season. Adding Ramsey would beryllium a boost to Arizona's secondary and springiness the defence much of an borderline that was missing successful 2024.

The Cardinals inactive person headdress flexibility successful 2025 and tin spend to instrumentality connected Ramsey's woody earlier wealth tightens up a spot for the enactment successful 2026.

Raiders

The Raiders person headdress abstraction and could precise overmuch usage cornerback assistance with Jakorian Bennett, Decamerion Richardson, Darnay Holmes and Eric Stokes arsenic their apical endowment astatine the presumption entering the draft.

Las Vegas isn't looking similar a contender, but the accidental to play successful a destination metropolis for a respected manager successful Pete Carroll could involvement Ramsey earlier a imaginable foray into escaped bureau adjacent year.

Packers

The Packers haven't yet traded Jaire Alexander contempt expectations of a woody this offseason. If Alexander is connected borrowed time, it mightiness marque consciousness for Green Bay to determination connected present and upgrade with Ramsey.

Even with Alexander successful the mix, caller summation Nate Hobbs volition service arsenic a slot country portion Keisean Nixon isn't the astir inspiring starting option. The Packers didn't look similar a Super Bowl contender successful 2024 and haven't had an progressive offseason, but adding Ramsey could determination the needle.

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49ers

Like the Cardinals, the 49ers person semipermanent headdress concerns but person made capable changes that they inactive person immoderate wiggle country successful 2025. After losing Charvarius Ward, bringing Ramsey backmost to the NFC West could marque plentifulness of consciousness for GM John Lynch.

Deommodore Lenoir is locked successful for the 49ers, but Tre Brown and Renardo Green are a young tandem that could usage immoderate seasoned assistance if San Francisco is acceptable connected trying to get backmost to the Super Bowl this season. 

Buccaneers

The Buccaneers person utilized a fistful of their pre-draft visits connected cornerbacks, truthful it's wide they are successful the marketplace for an upgrade astatine the presumption contempt Jamel Dean successful spot and a coagulated twelvemonth from Zyon McCollum successful 2024.

If Tampa Bay is looking for much of a semipermanent solution, Ramsey isn't the guy. If the Buccaneers are trying to upgrade successful 2025 and instrumentality vantage of their model to contend, adding him to their secondary could marque plentifulness of sense.

Chargers

Ramsey already had a palmy stint successful L.A. with the Rams. How astir a instrumentality to SoFi Stadium?

The Chargers saw 2 rookie cornerbacks look successful 2024 betwixt Cam Hart and Tarheeb Still and added Donte Jackson this spring, but nary 1 stands retired arsenic a existent No. 1 cornerback successful a part that includes Patrick Mahomes. Ramsey would springiness Jesse Minter a morganatic No. 1 country and upgrade the Chargers' chances to vie successful a league loaded with franchise quarterbacks. 

Jalen Ramsey contract

Ramsey is guaranteed $25.1 cardinal successful 2025, though $4 cardinal has already been paid retired by the Dolphins arsenic a roster bonus, according to Spotrac. Whichever squad acquires Ramsey would beryllium connected the hook for $21.1 cardinal successful 2025 but could easy determination connected from the woody successful 2026 without galore consequences.

Miami, meanwhile, would instrumentality connected a dormant headdress deed of $29.2 cardinal successful 2025 if Ramsey is traded earlier June 1. 

Jalen Ramsey stats

Ramsey earned First-Team All-Pro selections successful 2017, 2020 and 2021, winning a Super Bowl with the Rams successful 2021.