Jaguars Trade Demands for Jalen Ramsey Reportedly Greater Than Initially Expected
By Parker White
After Sunday's Week 2 loss, the agent of Jacksonville Jaguars cornerback Jalen Ramsey requested a trade for his client. The initial thought was that the Jags would need at least one first-round pick to even consider moving arguably the best corner in the game.
Well, according to NFL reporter Albert Breer, the asking price is now two first-round picks.
Per rival clubs, the asking price for Jaguars CB Jalen Ramsey is two first-round picks.
— Albert Breer (@AlbertBreer) September 17, 2019
That's a starting point. And added to what it'd cost to extend Ramsey, it's a lot. But it's not totally crazy, given what Seattle got for Frank Clark and Miami got for Laremy Tunsil.
That isn't crazy when you think about what Frank Clark and Laremy Tunsil fetched in a trade, but Ramsey is up for a contract extension. The big-time money he warrants has to be weighed in any package of draft picks.
Jaguars Reportedly Asking For Two 1st-Rd Picks In Trade For Jalen Ramsey https://t.co/jBsMzCNvoE #Jaguars pic.twitter.com/jSHRbJZ6xg
— NFLTradeRumors.co (@nfltrade_rumors) September 17, 2019
There's plenty of speculation that Ramsey will be traded this week, and the fact he got into a confrontation with head coach Doug Marrone on the sidelines doesn't help. Jacksonville is basically forced to move on from him.
There seems to be plenty of teams interested in acquiring Ramsey, whether that be the Kansas City Chiefs or even the Houston Texans, who Ramsey hinted at wanting to play for this offseason.