Steelers trade Minkah Fitzpatrick to Dolphins, land TE Jonnu Smith

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The Steelers have traded the three-time All-Pro safety

The Pittsburgh Steelers acquired three-time First-Team All-Pro cornerback Jalen Ramsey from the Miami Dolphins, and the compensation has been revealed. However, it wasn’t draft picks that Pittsburgh sent to the Dolphins, it was their own three-time All-Pro.

The Steelers are trading safety Minkah Fitzpatrick to the Dolphins in exchange for Ramsey, per Adam Schefter. In a separate move, the Steelers are landing tight end Jonnu Smith for a late-round pic-swap.

In totality, the Steelers receive Ramsey, Smith, and a 2027 seventh-round pick while the Dolphins receive Fitzpatrick and a 2027 fifth-round pick.

Fitzpatrick was one of the longest-tenured Steelers, joining the team via trade from the Dolphins in 2019. That season, he had five interceptions and earned his first All-Pro nod. He became known for making opportune splash plays when the Steelers needed them the most, picking off 17 passes from 2019-22. However, over the last two seasons, those plays had become fewer and farther between. Fitzpatrick didn’t have an interception in 2023 and missed seven games. And while he appeared in all 17 games in 2024, he picked off just one pass.

Jonnu Smith spent time with Arthur Smith in Atlanta with the Falcons. He is coming off an 88-catch season that saw him earn a trip to the Pro Bowl. Both sides were rumored to be interested in a trade for quite sometime, and now a massive blockbuster takes place on the last day of June.

The financial ramifications of the multiple Steelers/Dolphins moves are a bit unsettled, but we have all the numbers as of right now.