Current:Home > FinanceDolphins, Jalen Ramsey agree to record three-year, $72.3 million extension -WealthMindset
Dolphins, Jalen Ramsey agree to record three-year, $72.3 million extension
Fastexy View
Date:2025-04-08 15:12:26
Jalen Ramsey is once again the highest-paid cornerback in the NFL.
Ramsey and the Miami Dolphins have agreed to a three-year, $72.3 million deal that includes $55.3 million in guaranteed money, a person familiar with the situation told USA TODAY Sports. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because they aren’t authorized to discuss the deal.
The extension makes Ramsey the top-paid corner in the NFL per average annual salary just a few days after Denver Broncos cornerback Patrick Surtain II reset the market.
The Dolphins are Ramsey’s third NFL team.
Ramsey was originally a 2016 first-round draft pick by the Jacksonville Jaguars. He spent his first four years in Jacksonville before he was traded to the Los Angeles Rams in 2019. He played four seasons with the Rams and helped the franchise win Super Bowl 56 at their home stadium in Los Angeles. The Rams decided to trade Ramsey to Miami in 2023.
PLAY TO WIN $5K: USA TODAY's Pro Football Survivor Pool is free to enter. Sign up now!
The cornerback sustained a knee injury during his first training camp in Miami which caused him to miss the start of the 2023 regular season. He ultimately played in 10 games in his inaugural season in South Beach, compiling 22 tackles, three interceptions and five pass deflections.
Ramsey’s amassed 474 tackles, 22 interceptions, 97 pass deflections and six forced fumbles in 118 career regular-season games. He’s a three-time first-team All-Pro and seven-time Pro Bowler.
Why Miami made Jalen Ramsey highest-paid cornerback in NFL
The 29-year-old cornerback has been one of the league’s best corners since he was drafted in 2016. He was the top cornerback in Jacksonville, Los Angeles and now in Miami.
Dolphins defensive coordinator Anthony Weaver can line Ramsey up on the outside or at the star position. Ramsey might not be the premier shutdown corner that was in previous years but he is still capable of lining up against the opposing team’s best pass catcher. Plus, he is one of the Dolphins’ team captains.
“You talk about prototype corners, he is that," Weaver told reporters over the offseason. "Size, length, speed, competitiveness. The thing about him is I think he is your ultimate chess piece. So to have him just sit outside and be a field corner or boundary corner or something like that is a detriment to him. We got to find ways to move him around where he can be most impactful. We're committed to doing that."
Follow USA TODAY Sports' Tyler Dragon on X @TheTylerDragon.
veryGood! (27629)
Related
- Taylor Swift Eras Archive site launches on singer's 35th birthday. What is it?
- Truck driver indicted on murder charges in crash that killed Massachusetts officer, utility worker
- Kristen Stewart Shares She and Fiancée Dylan Meyer Have Frozen Their Eggs
- Media attorney warns advancing bill would create ‘giant loophole’ in Kentucky’s open records law
- Juan Soto to be introduced by Mets at Citi Field after striking record $765 million, 15
- Garrison Brown's older brother Hunter breaks silence on death, Meri discusses grief
- Nearly $200 million bet in North Carolina’s first week of legalized sports wagering
- Illinois Supreme Court to hear actor Jussie Smollett appeal of conviction for staging racist attack
- DeepSeek: Did a little known Chinese startup cause a 'Sputnik moment' for AI?
- Real Housewives OG Luann de Lesseps Says She Can’t Live Without This Delicious Beauty Item
Ranking
- SFO's new sensory room helps neurodivergent travelers fight flying jitters
- Biden administration will lend $1.5B to restart Michigan nuclear power plant, a first in the US
- A solution to the retirement crisis? Americans should work for more years, BlackRock CEO says
- Man charged with murder after pushing man in front of NYC subway in 'unprovoked attack': NYPD
- Nearly half of US teens are online ‘constantly,’ Pew report finds
- Evers signs new laws designed to bolster safety of judges, combat human trafficking
- What is the 'Mob Wives' trend? Renee Graziano, more weigh in on TikTok's newest aesthetic
- A faster spinning Earth may cause timekeepers to subtract a second from world clocks
Recommendation
Taylor Swift makes surprise visit to Kansas City children’s hospital
Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut receive proposals for offshore wind projects
Former Sen. Joe Lieberman, Democrats’ VP pick in 2000, dead at 82
Alcohol permit lifted at Indy bar where shooting killed 1 and wounded 5, including police officer
McConnell absent from Senate on Thursday as he recovers from fall in Capitol
Settlement reached in lawsuit between Disney and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ allies
Princess Kate's cancer diagnosis highlights balancing act between celebrity and royals' private lives
Tour group of 33 stranded kayakers, including children, rescued from cave on Tennessee lake