The Minnesota Vikings would probably never have one cakewalk In September in Dublin, in Pittsburgh Steelers by Mike Tomlin, a team that is always at least decent.
The overseas enemy of the Vikings has just received a major improvement with a spectacular trade for the Steelers. The 2025 Dublin Tryst suddenly looks a lot harder.
But the Steelers became Friskky this week and acted for Miami Dolphin’s cornerback Jalen Ramsey.
Out of the blue the stalkers feel like a brand new beast.
Surprise Jalen Ramsey Trade for Steelers
No one was too sure where Ramsey would end after the dolphins had confirmed his trade availability two months ago. Yet most did not have the stalkers on the list of destinations.
NFL Insider Jordan Schultz broke the news Monday: “Breaking: The dolphins act star CB Jalen Ramsey to the Steelers, per multiple sources. Pittsburgh still makes a huge splash while Ramsey finds a new home.”
The AthleticS Dorkney Russins Full trade details added:
The full dolphin-steelers trade, by source:
Pit receives:
CB Jalen Ramsey
At Jonnu Smith
2027 Seventh round pickMia receives:
S Minkah Fitzpatrick
2027 Fifth round pick
And with the click of two fingers, the Steelers added a future Hall of Fame cornerback.
The contract of the Vikings in Dublin was just difficult
The Steelers added Cornerback Jalen Ramsey on Monday via the trade with the dolphins.
Pittsburgh now a formidable opponent
Before Monday, the schedule of the Steelers offered a mediocre feeling, so NFL fans wondered why Aaron Rodgers would click in Pittsburgh if he and the New York Jets flopped in 2024. The jets showed an absolutely beautiful schedule, so it was not as if Rodgers needed more help.
He proved that he was not the same guy who won the League MVP Awards in 2020 and 2021, in 22nd place in the NFL Per EPA+CpoeAn efficiency metric that paints a clearer image than rough volume statistics.
Now, however, equipped with Ramsey, the Steelers have completely new flair. They run in the Super Bowl, and if that doesn’t work, they can break it down, because Rodgers has claimed that he will only play one season.
Steelers’ Offseason movements
The 33rd TeamS ARI MeiRov tweet About the non-characteristic outdoor season of the Steelers: “The Steelers have one of the most Un-Steelers offseasons ever: Waited up and signed the 41-year-old Aaron Rodgers. Exciated for DK Metcalf & gave him $ 33 million/jr.
Tomlin and friends all go in. Although his team is always relevant with a winning record, this outdoor season has pushed chips in the middle of the table.
In April, Pittsburgh also set up defensive Tackle Derrick Harmon in round 1, a Trenchman that was heavily connected to the Vikings during the start of the design.
All hinges on Aaron Rodgers
The paint mustache test here is fairly simple. If Rodgers brings out of glory days from 2020 and 2021 again, the Steelers can make a large play -off push in the AFC. Rodgers would probably have played better last year if he still had gas in the tank, but we will see for his possible recovery.
As Rodgers, such as the version of himself from last year, play-in, immobile, error-sensitive-putting the steelers ends at best 9-8 or 8-9, and the experiment is called a failure.
It all comes down to Rodgers’ ability to call on the past. The man was deadly four years ago. A team led by Rodgers has not made a winning record since 2021.
More about the Jalen Ramsey -trade
Pittsburgh GazetteS Brian Batko and Ray Fittipaldo More details added About the Ramsey trade: “Ramsey has versatility that appeals to the Steelers on top of his reputation as a real closure outside of cornerback. He also played in Cornerback and could even be part of the replacement plan for Fitzpatrick at Safety. In his first five Seasons with the Steelse Toudchpatrick”
“In 2023 he had not had an interception for the first time in his career and last season he had only one, with defensive coordinator Teryl Austin who said earlier this month that they are always trying to find out the best schematic ways to get more takeaway restaurants from Fitzpatrick. Still, rusing the 2022 -Team -Team -Team -Team -Team -Team -Team Fitzpatrick.
All in all, the discharge of Fitzpatrick, a triple all-pro, is risky for Miami.
Batko and Fittipaldo added: “He was set to earn $ 15.5 million salary in 2025 and was wearing a cap hit of $ 22.3 million, while 2026 is his last season under contract. Now Fitzpatrick is going to where his career began when the 11th general pick in the 2018 Draft. pound. “
“He was the fifth general choice from the State of Florida in 2016 after a size to that size, then brought his first three seasons with the Jaguars before he was traded to the Rams in October 2019. Two seasons later he helped the Rams the Super Bowl.”
The Vikings remain a favorite of 1.5 points, although fairly early to overthrow Ramsey and the Steelers. The line could change if the Steelers quickly started against the New York Jets, Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots in 2025.
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