Patriots' AFC East rival finally makes the move everyone saw coming

I guess we shouldn't be surprised.

For the last three months, everyone's been waiting for a Jalen Ramsey trade. The Dolphins have existed, almost exclusively, in this weird state of being where everyone – including both Ramsey and the front office – knew it was going to happen and was just sorta ... waiting. First there was contractual stuff that needed to be sorted out, and then the market reportedly wasn't quite as strong as they guessed it would be.

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But it finally happened. Ultimately, like everyone predicted, Ramsey and the Dolphins went their separate ways. On Monday morning, Ramsey himself (!!) announced that he was traded to the Pittsburgh Steelers. The whole presentation is very on-brand.

Dolphins officially end their Jalen Ramsey era by trading him to Pittsburgh Steelers

For the Patriots, this trade is a bit of a coinflip. The good news is that the Dolphins' defense sure does look like they're going to be pretty abysmal this year. If you want to have a good laugh, go check out the Dolphins' starting secondary on Pro Football Focus; the word 'unbelievable' has basically lost its meaning, but it is legitimately hard to believe that Miami's going to run that group out next season. Minkah Fitzpatrick will certainly help, but still – things in South Beach are going to be bleak at points this year.

The bad news is that, uh, the Steelers are kinda frightening now. There's definitely a world where signing Aaron Rodgers, DK Metcalf, and Jalen Ramsey backfires almost immediately, but right now, they're making about as dedicated a one-year run at a Super Bowl title as anyone. That's a problem for the divisional round, though. Right now, we can all just have a nice laugh at the Dolphins – it'll be good practice for the regular season.