Jalen Ramsey to wear No. 5 with Pittsburgh Steelers

To start out his career, Ramsey actually wore No. 20, beginning with the Jacksonville Jaguars. Quite the switchup from his number while at Florida State, No. 8. However, Ramsey went with it and even rocked it after being traded to Los Angeles.

Ahead of the 2021 season is when Ramsey decided to switch and reduce his number four times its original value. As mentioned, he was still with the Rams at the time before moving back to the Sunshine State with Miami.

Similar to the number, Pittsburgh hopes nothing changes with Ramsey. After being a top cornerback in the league, the Steelers need him to be the same moving forward. Another top name, Minkah Fitzpatrick, went back to the Dolphins in the trade. Ramsey joins an elite cornerback room, projected to play alongside Darius Slay and Joey Porter Jr.

More on Jalen Ramsey, trade to the Pittsburgh Steelers

After officially signing Aaron Rodgers, the Pittsburgh Steelers made another huge move. They’ve finalized a deal to acquire star cornerback Jalen Ramsey via trade from the Miami Dolphins, according to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport.

“The #Dolphins and #Steelers have finalized a blockbuster trade to send All-Pro CB Jalen Ramsey to Pittsburgh, sources tell me and @TomPelissero,” Rapoport posted on X, formerly known as Twitter. “Ramsey’s adjusted contract includes a $1.5M raise in 2025 making his salary $26.6M this year. Pittsburgh loads up.”

Ramsey is coming off his ninth season in the NFL and second in Miami. He posted 60 tackles, 11 deflections, a pair of interceptions, and a sack in a full season’s slate of work in their secondary.

However, it was the first time in five years and third time in his career that he didn’t earn any league honors. He’d been to the Pro Bowl in the four consecutive seasons prior while also earning two of his three honors as First Team All-Pro in that stretch as well while with the Los Angeles Rams.

On3’s Steve Samra contributed to this report