"To recap: The Dolphins had a couple of major roster checklist tasks still pending deep into the past offseason with key members of the 2024 squad. They had to find a trade partner to take former All-Pro cornerback Jalen Ramsey, whose relationship with the team had deteriorated, and come to some resolution with tight end Jonnu Smith as he either wanted a contract extension with Miami or wanted out."
"The Steelers emerged as a way to handle both with one move. Pittsburgh would take both Ramsey and Smith while sending safety Minkah Fitzpatrick back to Miami, where he was selected as a first-round pick in the 2018 draft. There was also a pick swap involved, with the Dolphins turning a 2027 seventh-round selection into a fifth-rounder that year. Miami appears to have turned out OK from the deal, orchestrated by former general manager Chris Grier, who was fired at the end of October."
"The season didn't start out looking that way, however. In Week 1, while Miami was pummeled, 33-8, against the Indianapolis Colts, Smith caught a touchdown in a Steelers win over the New York Jets and Ramsey made the game-deciding play, jarring a ball loose against wide receiver Garrett Wilson to break up a fourth-down pass attempt. With a greater sample size now of 13 games with the Steelers, Ramsey has a passer rating against of 112, by far his career worst."
Miami completed a late-June trade that sent Jalen Ramsey and Jonnu Smith to Pittsburgh while bringing Minkah Fitzpatrick back to Miami and upgrading a 2027 draft slot. Fitzpatrick returned as the team's 2018 first-round pick, and the Dolphins converted a seventh-rounder into a fifth-rounder. The trade was engineered by GM Chris Grier, who was later fired after a 2-7 start. Miami subsequently stopped losing after that point. Ramsey's play in Pittsburgh has declined, showing a 112 passer rating against, a 70% completion rate allowed, one interception, six pass breakups, and two sacks.
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