In the days before facing his former team, if he is healthy enough to do so, cornerback Jalen Ramsey reached a three-year contract extension with Miami on Friday, ahead of the Dolphins’ final practice in preparation to face the Jacksonville Jaguars.
Ramsey’s new deal is worth $72.3 million including $55.3 million guaranteed, per Ian Rapoport of NFL Network.
Rapoport shared that Ramsey and the Dolphins agreed to the extension before it was reported Friday, but that the cornerback wanted to wait to announce the contract until he was ready to return to the practice field.
Ramsey did not participate in Miami’s Wednesday and Thursday practices while nursing a hamstring injury. NFL Network’s Cameron Wolfe reported Ramsey took part in individual drills Friday, after the news of his new deal broke.
Ramsey was Jacksonville’s No. 5 overall selection in the 2016 NFL draft. He spent over three seasons with the Jaguars and started 51 games with the club, totaling 193 total tackles with six for loss, nine interceptions, 45 defended passes and two forced fumbles.
But Ramsey became disgruntled with the Jaguars early in the 2019 season, when he was eligible for his first NFL contract extension but did not receive one from Jacksonville.
Ramsey demanded a trade from the organization after a sideline spat with former head coach Doug Marrone in Week 2 of the campaign. After several weeks in which he did not play, Ramsey was dealt to the Los Angeles Rams in exchange for two first-round picks and one fourth-round pick.
In over three seasons with the Rams, Ramsey compiled 209 tackles with four for loss, 10 interceptions, 47 pass breakups and four forced fumbles.
Ramsey joined Miami via trade from Los Angeles ahead of the 2023 season and recorded 22 tackles, three interceptions and five defended passes in 10 games with the Dolphins last year.