Jacksonville Jaguars cornerback Jalen Ramsey has made it abundantly clear that he isn't happy with his current contract situation, and if him showing up to training camp in an armored bank truck doesn't tell you that, it's hard to tell what will.
But what could have been a clever way of sending a message to the Jaguars on Ramsey's part could be what ends up being his ticket out of Jacksonville. Or at least that's what Fox Sports analyst Skip Bayless thinks.
"Tom Coughlin will soon look to trade Jalen Ramsey. … He's becoming more trouble than he's worth; he's becoming the Odell of corner backs." — @RealSkipBayless pic.twitter.com/87QxohHPHX
— UNDISPUTED (@undisputed) July 24, 2019
Honestly, it's hard to argue with Skip on this one.
Tom Coughlin is not exactly wild about these types of antics, and it's entirely possible that Ramsey did not think this through beforehand. Afterward, Ramsey took to Twitter to say this.
If you didn’t like it, we don’t care 😂😂.. don’t take everything soo seriously lol.. live and love life!!
— Jalen Ramsey (@jalenramsey) July 24, 2019
Obviously, what Ramsey did was a joke, but his tweet does, as Bayless says, kind of seem like an attempt to try and smooth over the situation, as Ramsey may have realized afterward that pulling up in a bank truck may not have been the best idea.
The 24-year-old is scheduled to make $3.4 million in 2019 and is on track to earn $13.7 million in 2020.
Ramsey is coming off of a 2018 campaign in which he played all 16 games and registered 65 tackles, three interceptions and 13 passes defended en route to a Pro Bowl appearance.
The Smyrna, Tn. native, who played his collegiate football at Florida State, was originally selected by the Jaguars with the fifth overall pick of the 2016 NFL Draft.
His best season thus far came in 2017, when he totaled 63 tackles, four picks and 17 passes defended, making the Pro Bowl and earning a First-Team All-Pro selection in the process.
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