Jalen Ramsey is seeking a contract extension, but that doesn’t mean he’s going to hold out. The Rams cornerback told reporters that he’ll attend training camp without a new contract (via ESPN’s Lindsay Thiry on Twitter).
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“The Rams know where I stand, they’ve been in contact with my agent, they know what’s up,” Ramsey told reporters.
Back in October, the Rams sent a pair of firsts and a fourth-rounder to Jacksonville for the defensive back. Ramsey ended up getting into nine games (eight starts) for his new team, compiling 33 tackles, four passes defended, one forced fumble, and one interception. The 25-year-old ultimately earned his third-straight Pro Bowl appearance.
Ramsey will earn $13.7MM in 2020 thanks to the Jaguars’ (predictable) decision to pick up his fifth-year option. As our own Zach Links recently pointed out, Ramsey’s agents will surely be eyeing Darius Slay‘s $16.7MM average annual value, and they could point to Byron Jones and his $46MM in full guarantees and $54.4MM in effective guarantees.
The Rams don’t have a whole lot of financial flexibility, but they could always turn to the franchise tag next offseason. In that scenario, there’s a chance that Ramsey could end up holding out.
I’m shocked that he won’t skip it with his attitude.
“As our own Zach Links recently pointed out…”
Just who else has a Zach Links reporting sports rumors?
We know how accurate and detailed his reports are.
So he won’t skip a couple of zoom conferences
He’ll be in the back of an armored car next season as well. He’s a check of a player w/ and ego to match, he should be paid. As for ‘being greedy’; Jalen isn’t making a 1/100000th of what the owner makes.
Maybe he should buy a team.
Exactly what I thought.
so he’s going to be the only one there?