There's a problem with ESPN's report suggesting the Miami Dolphins have found three potential suitors as trade partners for Pro Bowl cornerback Jalen Ramsey. ... and it's a big one.
To be frank? ESPN appears to have either goofed this up ... or made this up.
The Washington Commanders - simply because under GM Adam Peters they are very much in go-for-it mode while benefiting from the cheap rookie contract of star QB Jayden Daniels - make for an understandable partner here.
Ramsey would fit in nicely in DC, not only as part of the defensive backfield but also as a part of head coach Dan Quinn's overall scheme.
And the Los Angeles Rams - simply because he once played there and coach Sean McVay has recently talked openly of a reunion - make for an understandable partner there.
So what's the problem?
ESPN also includes the Dallas Cowboys as one of his three suitors.
And multiple sources tell CowboysCountry.com that ESPN's report, as it relates to Dallas, is nonsense.
This all comes from ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler who on Friday reported that the Dolphins are engaged with multiple teams on a Ramsey trade …
And then Fowler named the Dallas Cowboys, the Los Angeles Rams and Washington Commanders as potential suitors.
We said at the time that Fowler’s “reporting'' here came across as "highly speculative ... so take the DC connection with a block of salt.''
And now that we know that his linking of Ramsey to Dallas is bogus?
How are we to know that his linking of Ramsey to Washington is anything different?
Interestingly, CowboysCountry.com has another Ramsey scoop, as the site is reporting that Ramsey has purchased property in the Dallas area, in Fort Worth. But the site is careful to not insinuate that the real estate move has anything to do with the Cowboys ...
Because it doesn't.
The idea for Washington? If it's legit, it comes with a considerable pile of baggage ... which is of course why Miami is willing to dump a very good player even though the Dolphins signed Ramsey to a three-year extension just last season for $72 million.
Ah, that $72 million. Now that’s now a problem.
Dolphins general manager Chris Grier has openly announced that he would be seeking to trade Ramsey sooner than later.
Ramsey has said lately he would be desirous of being traded to a Super Bowl contender. The Commanders would check that box as they vaulted into the NFC Championship Game a year ago and view themselves now as a legit threat to the Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles not only in the NFC East but also beyond.
It is possible that if the trade were to happen, Ramsey would represent the final piece of the puzzle to get the Commanders past the Eagles and finally back into making a Super Bowl appearance, something they have not accomplished in over decades.
But ESPN's report aside ... a lot of baggage stands in the way.
And that's assuming you even believe ESPN's report.