Dolphins CB Jalen Ramsey set to return to practice on Wednesday

The trade deadline is less than two weeks away. For the Miami Dolphins, they will be getting a huge boost without needing to give anything up. CB Jalen Ramsey will reportedly return to practice today for the Dolphins, per NFL Network's Cameron Wolfe. Ramsey, the team's primary offseason acquisition, was carted off the practice field back […]

Craig Smith — College Football & NFL Trending News Writer

Oct 18, 2023 9:29 AM EDT

The trade deadline is less than two weeks away. For the Miami Dolphins, they will be getting a huge boost without needing to give anything up.

CB Jalen Ramsey will reportedly return to practice today for the Dolphins, per NFL Network's Cameron Wolfe.

Dolphins CB Jalen Ramsey will return to practice today, per sources, opening 21-day window to return off injured reserve.

Ramsey will be eased back into action. He won’t play Sunday. But back on field, with a new cut he posted this AM, less than 3 months after meniscus surgery. pic.twitter.com/Txsb698Eut
— Cameron Wolfe (@CameronWolfe) October 18, 2023

https://twitter.com/jalenramsey/status/1714608724306706826

Ramsey, the team's primary offseason acquisition, was carted off the practice field back on July 27 after suffering a non-contact knee injury while guarding Tyreek Hill during training camp. The injury turned out to be a meniscus tear which many believed would keep him out until late in the season while the Dolphins were making a playoff push.

#Dolphins star Jalen Ramsey did, in fact, undergo a full meniscus repair this morning, sources say, knocking him out until December.

While it takes him off the field for the first half of 2023, it is the best long-term health option for Ramsey. It likely lengthens his career. pic.twitter.com/i6j7OUhIZl
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) July 28, 2023

That estimation turns out to have overshot the mark by quite a bit.

Ramsey's return to practice will open a 21-day window for him to be activated off of injured reserve and onto the active roster. If he is not activated off the roster by that point, he would go onto the season-ending injured reserve list. As such, the team is obviously quite confident that Ramsey has recovered quickly and effectively enough to where he can use the next three weeks to work himself – and ease his knee – back to getting ready to play.

The Dolphins have the Eagles, Patriots, and Chiefs over the next three weeks. Ramsey obviously won't play on Sunday and might not be ready to go for any of the following two games either. However, the bye week follows the Chiefs game, and Miami faces the Raiders at home on November 19, which seems to be a logical point to target his return.

Ramsey's return will also allow CB Kader Kohou to slide back inside to the nickel cornerback spot, where he is most effective. Accordingly, the Dolphins' secondary should be that much better when the stretch run begins before Thanksgiving.