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    The Miami Dolphins are back in prime time in Week 10 for a “Monday Night Football” matchup against the Los Angeles Rams.

    Both teams had their byes in Week 6, but have gone in very different directions since then. Miami has lost three straight games by just 10 combined points, while the Rams have won three straight as key players in their offense return from injury, including wide receivers Cooper Kupp and Puka Nacua.

    One of the players tasked with covering these wideouts is former Rams All-Pro cornerback Jalen Ramsey. The nine-year veteran made his seventh Pro Bowl last season and has not fallen off this year. According to Sports Info Solutions (SIS) data, he is the Dolphins’ best defensive player this season.

    This is the first time Ramsey will face the team he won a Super Bowl with in 2021. So he went from Los Angeles to South Beach.

    Why was Jalen Ramsey traded?

    Ramsey was traded after the 2022 NFL season, in which the Rams went 5-12 and set the record for most losses by a reigning Super Bowl champion. That trade was part of what Rams general manager Les Snead called a “remodel,” with the team working to improve its salary cap situation.

    “I think what the big picture is this year, other than probably the last five years for us, we definitely have to come up with a healthier cap situation just because obviously we’re not in a luxury tax situation,” Snead said in March. 2023.

    “It’s going to be necessary to go through the draft and undrafted free agency with some of the younger guys and take a little bit of a different approach,” Rams coach Sean McVay said at the time.

    The same month Ramsey was traded, Los Angeles released leading pass rusher Leonard Floyd, wide receiver Allen Robinson II and linebacker Bobby Wagner.

    Jalen Ramsey trade details

    Los Angeles traded Ramsey to the Dolphins for tight end Hunter Long and a third-round pick that was used to select defensive end Byron Young at No. 77 overall.

    Long has played in 12 games with Los Angeles and has five catches for 32 yards. Young had eight sacks as a rookie last season, ranked second on the team, and has four this year.

    Both Ramsey and Rams coaches praised each other prior to the game.

    “Both Ramsey and wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. left a big impact on me and this place,” McVay said Saturday. “Jaylen was here from 2019 until a few years ago…still keep in touch with those guys, they mean a lot to me.”

    “It’s going to be a great moment,” Ramsey told the South Florida Sun-Sentinel. “I’ll try to keep my emotions intact so I can focus on the task at hand. Try to go in and get a win no matter what.”

    Jalen Ramsey contract

    Before the 2024 NFL season, Miami signed Ramsey to a record three-year, $72.3 million extension:

    • Duration: 3 years
    • Total money: $72.3 million
    • Average annual value: $24.1 million
    • Guaranteed money: $23.24 million

    That deal makes Ramsey the highest-paid cornerback in the NFL and could keep him on the team until 2028.

    Here are his cap hits for the life of the deal, per OverTheCap:

    • 2024: $7.95 million
    • 2025: $16.66 million
    • 2026: $25.03 million
    • 2027: $26.8 million
    • 2028: $36.16 million
    • 2029 (void year): $12.35 million

    The Dolphins can cut him and save money (higher savings than dead money) against the salary cap starting in 2028. They can trade him and only save money as a post-June 1 trade starting in 2026.

    Jalen Ramsey stats

    In 2024, Ramsey has started all eight games for Los Angeles and has 29 tackles, four tackles for loss, four passes defensed and one interception.

    Jalen Ramsey Career Stats

    Ramsey has played for three teams in nine seasons: the Jacksonville Jaguars (2016-19), Rams (2019-22) and Dolphins (2023-24). Here’s what his career stats and awards look like in Week 10 of the 2024 NFL season:

    • Interceptions: 23
    • Passes defended: 101
    • Forced fumbles: 6
    • Fumble Recovery: 2
    • Pockets: 2.0
    • Tackles: 503
    • 3x First Team All-Pro (2017, 2020, 2021)
    • 7x Pro Bowl (2017-19, 2020-23)

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