Seven-time Pro Bowl cornerback Jalen Ramsey is still a member of the Miami Dolphins. Despite the two sides mutually agreeing to hunt for a trade in mid-April, no deal came together before or during the 2025 NFL draft.

“We’ve had conversations through the weekend with some teams about [a trade],” Dolphins general manager Chris Grier said Saturday, shortly after the draft ended. “So depending on what happens and if and when it’ll happen; whatever it is, we’ll make the deal at the appropriate time.”

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That time may not be for at least another month, though.

By trading Ramsey in May, the Dolphins would absorb a $29.2 million salary cap hit in 2025. Dealing him away in June or later would allow Miami to split the salary cap costs between the 2025 and 2026 seasons, which could mean only $14.5 million in cap charges for Ramsey this year.

In all likelihood, that nearly $15 million difference means both sides have to wait for now. In the meantime, is it possible that Ramsey and/or Dolphins brass will come to the realization that they’re better off together rather than apart?

The Dolphins may be the most cornerback-needy team in the NFL. After parting with Kendall Fuller earlier in the offseason and largely ignoring the position in the draft, the team is left with Storm Duck, Cam Smith, Kader Kohou, Artie Burns, and Jason Marshall Jr. as its best options currently on the roster. There are free agents who could be added to the mix, but none of Ramsey’s caliber.

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The bigger question is whether the star corner would be willing to get back on good terms with the Dolphins. One report called his relationship with head coach Mike McDaniel “irreparably broken” and a post on Ramsey’s social media suggested he views the team’s brass as “okay with mediocre.”

Perhaps the 30-year-old cornerback has his sights set on greener pastures and doesn’t view Miami as a team prepared to make a Super Bowl run in 2025. But if the Dolphins could convince him otherwise, the team’s secondary would be in much better shape.

It certainly doesn’t seem likely, though.

“I would just say we never close any doors on anything,” Grier said last week.

This article originally appeared on Dolphins Wire: Jalen Ramsey trade: Is reconciliation the best scenario for Dolphins?