Jalen Ramsey Has Requested a Trade and the Eagles Desperately Need Him
After Minkah Fitzpatrick requested a trade from the Dolphins last week, Jalen Ramsey has also joined him, now wanting out of Jacksonville. His frustration with the team stems from a confrontation during Sunday’s loss to the Texans with Jaguars head coach, Doug Marrone.
Cameras on broadcast caught Ramsey and Marrone in a heated shouting match on the sideline, eventually having to be separated. Ramsey was apparently frustrated with the way he was used during the game, as he was not assigned to cover DeAndre Hopkins. Adam Schefter reports that Ramsey could very easily be dealt this week, but for a high asking price. The Jaguars are seemingly asking for at least one first-round pick as the foundation of a trade, but for a corner like Ramsey, it would be absolutely worth it.
Since being drafted 5th overall in 2016, Jalen Ramsey has been one of the best cover corners in all of football, totaling 193 total tackles (169 solo, 24 assists), 9 interceptions, one of which was a pick 6, and 44 passes defended. He’s made back-to-back pro bowls in the past two seasons and made first-team all-pro in 2017. Despite all of those stats, the Jaguars never used him right by leaving him in zone coverage, but when he plays man-to-man, Ramsey is a lockdown corner.
For the Eagles, if there were ever a time to trade a 1st round pick, it would be now. In back-to-back weeks, the secondary has been brutally torched, giving up 300+ yards. Darby, the current number 1 corner, has gone through serious injury toll and it is visibly showing, after getting picked on by Matt Ryan and the Falcons. The rest of the secondary is severely underdeveloped, but for a team that hopes to be a serious contender, just potential is not good enough to get through the playoffs.
If that was not enough reason to trade for Ramsey, the Eagles face huge receiver threats in the regular season, including Davante Adams, Stefon Diggs, Adam Thielen, Amari Cooper, Antonio Brown, and more. It will no be pretty if the Eagles go into those games with their current corners. Moreover, Jalen Ramsey gave high praise to Carson Wentz in his infamous interview with GQ, where he called the Eagles quarterback a future top-2 QB in the league.
If it matters, there might be a matter of prior mutual interest between the two parties. Regardless, Howie Roseman and the Eagles need to be making serious inquiries about Ramsey. A move like this could really boost the Eagles’ chances at contending.
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