Jalen Lattrel Ramsey is an American football cornerback with the National Football League’s Los Angeles Rams. He attended Florida State and was taken fifth overall by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the 2016 NFL Draft.
Ramsey was born in Smyrna, Tennessee, on October 24, 1994, to Lamont and Margie Ramsey, an EMT and Jalen’s training instructor. Jamal, Jalen’s older brother, attended Battle Ground Academy in Franklin, Tennessee, and played quarterback for Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, where their father played football.
Jalen honed his football abilities in a neighbourhood park, competing against much older lads. In a household of Florida Gators fans, he grew up rooting for the Miami Hurricanes.
Jalen Ramsey signed a 5 year, $100,000,000 contract with the Los Angeles Rams, including a $25,000,000 signing bonus, $71,200,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $20,000,000. In 2022, Ramsey will earn a base salary of $15,000,000, while carrying a cap hit of $23,200,000 and a dead cap value of $35,300,000.
Career Highlight And Awards
- 3× First-team All-Pro (2017, 2020, 2021)
- 5× Pro Bowl (2017–2021)
- PFWA All-Rookie Team (2016)
- BCS national champion (2013)
- Consensus All-American (2015)
- Second-team All-American (2014)
- 2× First-team All-ACC (2014, 2015)
Career NFL Statistics
Tackles: 340
Forced Fumbles: 4
Pass Deflection: 68
Interceptions: 14
Touchdown: 1
Who are Jalen Ramsey’s parents?
Jalen Ramsey’s parents are Lamont Ramsey and Margie Ramsey
Meet Lamont Ramsey and Margie Ramsey
Lamont Ramsey is the father of Jalen Ramsey and happens to be an American national and a firefighter by profession but also played football for Middle Tennessee State University back in the day.
His mother Margie Ramsey is said to have also been supportive of his career and even had Jalen buy her a land rover on valentines day to prove how grateful he is to have her.
