Jalen Ramsey is still a Miami Dolphin, for now.
Two weeks after Ramsey and the Dolphins agreed to explore trade options, no move materialized during the NFL Draft. For the moment, both sides are left in a holding pattern.
“We had conversations through the weekend with teams. Whenever it happens, we will make the deal at the appropriate time,” general manager Chris Grier told reporters Saturday.
Many viewed the draft as a prime opportunity to move Ramsey, but with no trade finalized the dynamics have shifted. Financially it now makes more sense for Miami to wait until after June 1 to pull the trigger.
Trading Ramsey before that date would saddle the Dolphins with $25.213 million in dead cap charges. Waiting until after June 1 would allow the team to spread the cap hit across two seasons, saving more than $18 million against the 2025 salary cap.
When asked if the plan is to delay a trade until after June 1, Grier kept it open-ended saying Miami will act “whenever those opportunities arise.”
Meanwhile head coach Mike McDaniel dodged questions about his relationship with Ramsey, declining to address reports of a rift between the two. Instead, McDaniel said he preferred to focus on the team’s new draft class. A non-answer that only added fuel to the speculation.
Since the initial announcement of the mutual desire for a trade, Grier has spoken about the situation as an inevitability rather than a possibility. The only questions left are which team might step forward and how much of Ramsey’s sizable contract Miami will have to absorb to complete a deal.
