Jalen Ramsey

Ramsey has a fracture in his wrist. He logged two limited sessions to close out the week. The Buccaneers’ passing attack is hardly imposing with Baker Mayfield (thumb) sidelined, but the Steelers would surely love to have Ramsey out there.

It’s an upgrade from Wednesday’s DNP. Ramsey initially played through the wrist ailment in Week 4 and seems likely to continue to do so in Week 6.

Ramsey is playing through a broken wrist. He missed last Wednesday’s practice and wound up playing every defensive snap for the Steelers on Sunday. A Wednesday DNP appears to be the new norm for him. We fully expect Ramsey to play in Week 6.

Ramsey will attempt to play through a broken wrist this evening. He was limited in practice all week. The Steelers declared RB Rico Dowdle, QB Drew Allar, QB Will Howard, RB Eli Heidenreich, DL Kevin Jobity Jr. and DE Gabriel Rubio inactive for Week 4 against the Browns. Howard will serve as the emergency third quarterback.

Ramsey was listed as limited for all three practices this week. He is attempting to play through a broken wrist and will likely wear a cast or brace if he is active. As expected, Joey Porter Jr. remains out this week admist his contrat dispute with the team.

Ramsey has been listed as a limited practice participant for the Steelers’ first two practice reports. He told Pryor that his wrist is broken but still has a chance to play against the Browns on Thursday. If he does play, Ramsey will likely wear a brace/cast on his wrist after wearing one in practice this week.

This is a new injury for Ramsey, so we’ll see how it may affect his Week 4 status when the Steelers release their estimated injury report later in the day. Ramsey has appeared on 172 defensive snaps through the first three games of the season, totaling 17 tackles and one pass breakup thus far. Assuming this isn’t anything too severe, Ramsey could still have time to be ready to go for Thursday night’s game against the Browns.

Ramsey was placed on the PUP list due to a knee injury he suffered in minicamp, but it never sounded like this would be something that could keep him out for an extended period of time. The 31-year-old corner will presumably resume practicing with the team this week and should be in good shape for Week 1’s game against the Falcons barring any setback.

Ramsey reportedly suffered a knee injury during minicamp and will begin camp on the PUP list. The 32-year-old corner can be removed from the list at any point, with general manager Omar Khan stating Tuesday that “it’ll take a couple weeks.” The move appears to be purely administrative.

There were some thoughts that the Steelers could move on from Ramsey, who is entering his age-32 season and has a $19.5 million cap hit, none of which is guaranteed. They apparently value his instincts enough to keep on keeping on with the veteran corner, who has shifted into more of a nickel and safety role as he’s aged.

He did not practice on Thursday or Friday after apparently receiving the illness for Christmas. Generally players with a questionable status with illnesses play, though it’s possible the Steelers exercise caution if the Ravens lose on Saturday and clinch a playoff spot for Pittsburgh.

Ramsey had been jawing with Ja’Marr Chase throughout the day, but things finally escalated in the fourth quarter on back-to-back plays. The two had previously been flagged for unsportsmanlike conduct, and on the following play, Ramsey could be seen getting in the face of Chase before grabbing his helmet and throwing a punch. We’re less than a week removed from Commanders DT DaRon Bland being suspended for throwing a punch on Amon-Ra St. Brown, and it wouldn’t be surprising if a one-game suspension was handed down to Ramsey in the coming days.

Despite being a DNP on Wednesday and Thursday, Ramsey was able to log a full practice on Friday, hinting that the veteran corner would likely be active for this week. Ramsey was not listed on the team’s Week 6 inactives and is officially good to go against a Browns offense that will feature rookie Dillon Gabriel in his second career start.

He got in a full session after a pair of DNPs and talked shop with the media, two signs that strongly point to him being available for Week 6. Pittsburgh also has a game next Thursday night so it was likely that Ramsey would miss that game as well if he wasn’t up for Sunday. It seems like the star defensive back will be ready to go on Sunday.

Ramsey is looking like a long shot to play in Week 6 against the Browns. He sat out Wednesday’s practice as well. The Steelers’ defense was thought to be a team strength entering the season, but myriad injuries and age are beginning to take their toll. If Ramsey can practice tomorrow, he will have a chance to play, though that seems unlikely at this point.

Heyward discussed the Steelers’ defense and swapping Minkah Fitzpatrick out for Ramsey. Though losing a playmaking defensive back in Fitzpatrick hurts, Heyward is confident in Ramsey’s versatility. He said, “Jalen is a ball-hawking DB that can play corner. He can play slot. He can play safety.” It is still unclear where on the field Ramsey will start, but Heyward believes Ramsey can offer value at any spot on the field. The versatility may come in handy for a secondary turning over from an important piece in Fitzpatrick.

The Dolphins trading Ramsey was always a matter of when, not if. Now, the 30-year-old corner has a new home in Pittsburgh, where he will join veteran corner Darius Slay and the recently signed Aaron Rodgers. It was reported last week by Sports Illustrated’s Albert Breer that the relationship between Ramsey and the Dolphins was “past the point of no return,” which now stands to benefit the Steelers, whose pass defense ranked 22nd in PFF coverage grading (58.0) and ranked 25th in passing yards allowed per game. Ramsey appeared in all 17 games for the Dolphins last season and earned a PFF coverage grade of 71.9 while forcing two interceptions and breaking up 11 passes. While he may have lost a bit of a step as he enters his 10th season, Ramsey remains a solid presence on the outside and should pair nicely with Joey Porter Jr.

Despite the fact that we’re now 23 days past the post-June 1 cap hit coming into play, Ramsey has been caught in a value calculus. Teams are wary of overpaying for him in light of absorbing the remainder of his contract. Breer believes a trade will happen “on the doorstep of camp.” The Rams and Chargers were leaked to Adam Schefter as Ramsey’s preferred landing spots.

Schefter said Ramsey “would like to go to the West Coast,” and specifically named Los Angeles as the ideal city. Schefter also believes a deal should happen before training camps begin in mid-July. Both the Rams and Chargers have more than $20 million available in salary cap space this year, which should make a new deal doable if Ramsey requests one post-trade, though he is under contract through 2028 on his current deal.

This doesn’t come as a surprise, given that Ramsey posted just weeks ago that “a new chapter awaits” him and his career. The veteran corner has been working with the Dolphins to facilitate a potential trade, making his decision to stay away from mandatory minicamp a logical one for both sides. Where Ramsey could land is anybody’s guess, but the $25 million cap hit the Dolphins would have taken on had they traded Ramsey before June 1 now sits at $7 million post-June 1, which should help speed up a deal before the start of training camp next month.