The Miami Dolphins have traded three-time All-Pro cornerback Jalen Ramsey and tight end Jonnu Smith to the Pittsburgh Steelers in exchange for three-time All-Pro safety Minkah Fitzpatrick and a pick swap, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Monday.
As part of the trade, the Dolphins are sending a 2027 seventh-round pick to the Steelers and will receive a 2027 fifth-round pick back from Pittsburgh.
Ramsey will get a $1.5 million raise this season, bringing his 2025 compensation up to $26.6 million, sources told Schefter. Smith will receive a one-year contract extension worth $12 million, agents Drew Rosenhaus and Robert Bailey told Schefter.
Ramsey confirmed he was headed to Pittsburgh, posting to X, “Break my own news! #HereWeGo @steelers.”
Break my own news! 🤟🏾 #HereWeGo @steelers pic.twitter.com/vnwJLZBDpM
— Jalen Ramsey (@jalenramsey) June 30, 2025
Meanwhile, Fitzpatrick heads back to Miami, where he began his career after the Dolphins selected him 11th overall in the 2018 draft.
Ramsey joins a loaded cornerback group with the Steelers, who signed Darius Slay Jr. in free agency earlier this offseason and also have incumbent starter Joey Porter Jr.
Smith set franchise records for receptions (88) and receiving yards (884) by a tight end last season en route to his first Pro Bowl selection. He led all Dolphins players in receptions in his first year with the team and finished behind only Brock Bowers, Trey McBride and George Kittle leaguewide in receiving yards by a tight end.
The Steelers’ interest in Smith is rooted in offensive coordinator Arthur Smith’s longstanding relationship with the tight end. Arthur Smith was Jonnu Smith’s tight ends coach and offensive coordinator in Tennessee, and Arthur Smith later traded for his former player during his stint as the Falcons’ head coach.
In adding Ramsey and Smith, the Steelers continued to break from their own precedent this offseason. Typically quiet on the trade market and in free agency, the Steelers’ trade for the Dolphins duo is the latest in a series of high-profile moves following the signing of quarterback Aaron Rodgers and trade for wide receiver DK Metcalf. The Steelers also shipped off former No. 1 receiver George Pickens to the Dallas Cowboys and signed Slay, a six-time Pro Bowler and All-Pro.
Ramsey becomes the fourth Dolphins captain from last season to exit the squad, joining Terron Armstead (retired), Calais Campbell (Arizona Cardinals) and David Long Jr. (released, now with Tennessee Titans).
ESPN’s Brooke Pryor contributed to this report.