The Miami Dolphins raised fairly a number of eyebrows final week when reviews surfaced that the group and star cornerback Jalen Ramsey agreed to ‘discover commerce choices”. Common Supervisor Chris Grier confirmed the rumors at his yearly pre-draft press convention shortly after. He even recommended that it was finest for the short-term and long-term success of the Dolphins that the group transfer on from Ramsey.
“It’s by no means straightforward to exchange a participant like Jalen. He was an excellent participant for us. He’s an excellent participant, he’ll most likely be a Corridor of Famer, however for the Miami Dolphins going ahead, we really feel like that is the very best likelihood to assist us win not solely simply this 12 months, however sooner or later as nicely.”
Grier talked about that groups have known as, and, for my part, even hinted on the potential for a draft-day commerce. Positive, he was requested concerning the potential of a draft day commerce occurring, however the best way it was worded and his eagerness to apparently transfer on from Ramsey has the hamster wheel in my head zooming!
“I don’t know. Trades come collectively in any respect completely different occasions. You’ve seen from earlier than the draft, day of the draft, throughout the draft. I feel A.J. Brown was throughout the draft when it occurred. So when it occurs, it’ll occur and if it doesn’t, we’ll take care of it then.”
Like Grier stated, groups have already known as Miami, gauging what kind of compensation the group could also be on the lookout for. These groups normally stay a secret, until, in fact, the group seeking to purchase the participant brings it up throughout their pre-draft press convention. Then it’s honest sport! And that’s precisely what occurred yesterday, when Los Angeles Rams GM Les Snead and head coach Sean McVay met with the media.
Right here’s the juicy stuff, courtesy of the L.A Rams media group.
Snead: “I’ve had discussions with Miami so we mentioned getting by way of the draft. I do know there are a whole lot of nuances to that state of affairs based mostly on all of the issues that include a commerce, contracts, and issues like that… I’m undecided the place they’re at within the course of…”
McVay: “He’s an excellent participant. We all know him very nicely. We all know him intimately. You will surely by no means rule out the opportunity of that, however like Les articulated, our focus and focus are on this week’s upcoming draft. There are a whole lot of layers that might should be labored out with a participant of his magnitude and among the various things that accompany that, however you possibly can by no means eradicate the opportunity of including a complete stud and a man that do a whole lot of various things.”
Buying and selling Jalen Ramsey earlier than June 1st wouldn’t make a lot sense for Miami, because the group could be on the hook for $29.2 million, a 12.5M cap loss in response to Spotrac. That is one thing McVay and Snead probably realized when discussing the completely different hurdles to getting a deal performed. Moreover, no group needs to pigeonhole themselves within the draft, so for those who’re a group buying Ramsey, I’m undecided it makes a ton of sense to push the difficulty. And for Miami, why not wait and see what groups are keen to supply in June, until you’re feeling like his worth is as excessive as it is going to get, or actually need to rid the locker room of the participant, which at occasions, gave the impression to be the case.
We might by no means discover out the actual motive why Ramsey needs out, however once you see guys like Terron Armstead, Calais Campbell, and doubtlessly Tyreek Hill on the best way out, after coming to Miami to win a Tremendous Bowl ring and alter the #tradition?! I can’t actually say I blame him, or Grier and McDaniel, for taking an opportunity on a participant of Ramsey’s caliber. In any case, it solely value a third-round choose and a decent finish named Hunter Lengthy.
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