- The Steelers acquired Jalen Ramsey and Jonnu Smith from the Dolphins in trade for Minkah Fitzpatrick and a choose swap
- Who received the Fitzpatrick/Ramsey commerce in line with the NFL odds?
- See the most recent NFL futures for the Pittsburgh Steelers and Miami Dolphins after they swapped All-Professional defensive backs
The Pittsburgh Steelers and Miami Dolphins pulled off the largest transaction of the NFL offseason (up to now) on Monday. Pittsburgh despatched 28-year-old three-time First-Group All-Professional security Minkah Fitzpatrick (2019, 2020. 2022) to the Miami Dolphins, buying 30-year-old three-time First-Group All-Professional cornerback Jalen Ramsey (2017, 2020, 2021), together with tight finish Jonnu Smith in a separate deal.
With the groups form of buying and selling like-for-like, the NFL futures didn’t transfer a ton after the deal. However each groups did see their odds enhance in sure betting markets, although. The desk beneath lists the Tremendous Bowl, convention, division, and playoff odds for the Steelers and Dolphins, juxtaposing the pre-trade odds with the post-trade odds.
NFL Futures: Steelers vs Dolphins
The Steelers improved from +4500 to +4000 within the Tremendous Bowl odds, which quantities to a small improve from 2.17% implied win chance to 2.44%. Pittsburgh additionally improved from +140 to +130 within the odds to make the NFL playoffs (41.67% to 43.48%).
Miami’s Tremendous Bowl odds haven’t budged, nor have their AFC championship odds or NFL divisional odds. Curiously, their NFL playoff odds at the moment are as quick as +155 (39.22%).
Is Ramsey a Higher Match for Steelers Than Fitzpatrick?
It’s no secret that the Steelers wanted assist at cornerback. Pittsburgh completed twenty fourth within the league in passing yards allowed final season (228.0). The Steelers already acquired veteran nook Darius Slay, and now add former All-Professional Ramsey to create one of many higher 1-2 cornerback tandems within the league.
Ramsey will flip 31 in October however continues to be close to the highest of his recreation. He ranked twenty fifth in protection at PFF final season, permitting simply two TDs in protection all of 2024, whereas recording a number of interceptions for the fourth straight season. Overally, he rated because the tenth-best cornerback within the league at PFF (76.9 score).
Fitzpatrick, then again, had one of many worst seasons of his profession. He completed the 12 months ranked simply forty fourth amongst safeties at PFF (65.2 score). That’s a steep decline from his apex of 82.4 in 2022, when he graded out because the third-best security in all of soccer. After all, at age 28, Fitzpatrick nonetheless has a pair extra years than Ramsey to show issues round.
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