Answering 7 key questions on Ramsey-Fitzpatrick trade - ESPN

A late June blockbuster — no movie theater required.

The Pittsburgh Steelers and Miami Dolphins exchanged Pro Bowlers in a deal Monday that sends safety Minkah Fitzpatrick and a 2027 fifth-round pick to South Florida in exchange for cornerback Jalen Ramsey, tight end Jonnu Smith and a 2027 seventh-round pick.

For the Steelers, the move caps off their most eventful offseason in recent memory, one that has featured multiple high-profile trades and the signing of quarterback Aaron Rodgers. It represents an all-in approach on winning the franchise's first Super Bowl since the 2008 season.

Acquiring Fitzpatrick, 28, keeps this trade from looking like a reset for a Miami team that hasn't won a playoff game since the turn of the century. The Dolphins had been looking to trade Ramsey, 30, since at least April; his trade value wasn't expected to surpass the third-round pick and backup tight end they traded to acquire him from the Rams in March 2023.

But receiving Fitzpatrick — a former All-Pro, albeit one approaching age 30 — in return at a position of need justifies the lengthy process of finding a trade partner. Fitzpatrick has just one interception in his past two seasons, but is still a capable run defender and versatile defensive chess piece — who doesn't turn 29 until November.

All players involved will get a shot at their former teams in Week 15, when the Dolphins and Steelers face off in Pittsburgh on «Monday Night Football.»

Taking a closer look, Steelers reporter Brooke Pryor and Dolphins reporter Marcel Louis-Jacques and national reporter Ben Solak break down the trade, how each player fits with his new side, and what comes next.

Though Fitzpatrick has been named to the Pro Bowl in four of the past five seasons, his