Blockbuster NFL Trade: Dolphins Send Jalen Ramsey & Jonnu Smith to Steelers for Minkah Fitzpatrick

he Miami Dolphins and Pittsburgh Steelers have agreed to a major offseason shakeup, with three-time All-Pro cornerback Jalen Ramsey and Pro Bowl tight end Jonnu Smith heading to Pittsburgh in exchange for three-time All-Pro safety Minkah Fitzpatrick and a 2027 draft pick swap.

🔁 Trade Details & Financial Implications

✔ Dolphins Receive:

• Minkah Fitzpatrick (returns to Miami, where he was drafted in 2018)
• 2027 5th-round pick

✔ Steelers Receive:

• Jalen Ramsey (2023 Pro Bowler, 2x Super Bowl champ)
• Jonnu Smith (franchise-record 88 receptions in 2024)
• 2027 7th-round pick

💰 Contract Adjustments:

• Ramsey gets a $1.5M raise (now $26.6M in 2025)
• Smith signs a 1-year, $12M extension
• Dolphins pay $3M of Ramsey’s 2025 salary

🏝️ Fitzpatrick’s Miami Homecoming

Fitzpatrick, who was drafted 11th overall by Miami in 2018, returns after a tumultuous exit in 2019 (when then-coach Brian Flores moved him to nickelback). Since joining Pittsburgh, he’s been a ballhawk (20 career INTs), though his production dipped in 2023 due to injuries.

🖤💛 Steelers’ Aggressive Offseason Continues

Pittsburgh has shattered its conservative reputation this offseason by:
✔ Signing Aaron Rodgers
✔ Trading for DK Metcalf
✔ Adding Darius Slay Jr. in free agency
✔ Now acquiring Ramsey & Smith

Ramsey joins an elite CB group (Slay, Joey Porter Jr.), while Smith reunites with OC Arthur Smith, his former coach in Tennessee and Atlanta.

🐬 Dolphins’ Secondary Overhaul

Miami has now lost FOUR 2024 captains:

• Terron Armstead (retired)
• Calais Campbell (signed with Cardinals)
• David Long Jr. (released)
• Jalen Ramsey (traded)

Fitzpatrick fills a desperate need at safety, but Miami still lacks a proven CB1 and starting TE (Smith’s departure leaves only blocking specialists).

💥 Reactions & Fallout

🔥 Raheem Mostert (ex-Dolphins RB) blasted Miami on X:
“Hot take: Be a Pro Bowler on the Dolphins, get treated like s—. Happy for my guys though! GO BALL OUT!!”

🏈 Analysts question Miami’s direction after:

• Letting go of Pro Bowl talent (Ramsey, Smith, Mostert)
• Failing to secure long-term replacements
• Betting heavily on Fitzpatrick’s resurgence

🚀 Why This Trade Is Making Waves

✅ High-profile stars changing teams
✅ Steelers’ bold shift in team-building
✅ Dolphins’ secondary in flux
✅ Cap implications for both franchises