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April 15, 2025
Jalen Ramsey Contract: The Miami Dolphins made a bold decision last September.
With a new-money average of $24.1 million annually, they offered CB Jalen Ramsey a nice new contract.
With a new-money average of $24 million, Patrick Surtain II became the highest-paid cornerback a few days earlier thanks to the Denver Broncos.
Less than eight months later, however, the Dolphins are now considering dealing Ramsey.
The question of if the Dolphins should have given Ramsey that big contract in the first place comes up by this change in strategy.
Trading Ramsey has serious consequences. The Dolphins knew clear of the financial implications when they agreed his contract.
They will be hit with a massive dead-money fee of $25.213 million if they deal Ramsey before June 1.
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After June 1, things become slightly more favorable as the dead money will be paid over two years, totaling $6.745 million in 2025 and $18.468 million in 2026.
To add to it, Ramsey received a $4 million roster bonus on March 16. If the Dolphins had traded him before the bonus money was due, they may have avoided this situation.
Ramsey’s contract also features an $18.98 million option bonus for 2025, which is fully guaranteed.
This amount, on top of Ramsey's fully guaranteed basic salary of $1.255 million for the same year, would be the responsibility of the new team that signed him.
That totals $20.153 million for a 31-year-old cornerback who may be a little past his peak.
Ramsey is therefore difficult to sell on the trading market. In order to complete a trade, the Dolphins may have to pay some of the $20.153 million.
They will have to deal with this challenging position because of a contract that was great when it was signed and is now turning out to be a costly mistake.
The Dolphins may have been forced to pay the price for their choice.
But it seemed like a good choice at the time, the contract is now a burden that will affect their finances going forward.
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