On a recent episode of The Rich Eisen Show, insider Tom Pelissero explained that the Dolphins were almost forced into a player-for-player type trade scenario — as any trade partner would be more willing to take Ramsey's expensive contract if Miami took a high-salary player in return.

An unexpected inclusion in the Pittsburgh Steelers' trade with the Miami Dolphins for Jalen Ramsey this week, standout tight end Jonnu Smith broke his silence on the move Wednesday and revealed what was becoming a deteriorating relationship with his former franchise.

Newly acquired Pittsburgh Steelers tight end Jonnu Smith revealed on Terron Armstead’s podcast that it was strictly a business decision […] This article originally appeared on Steelers Now: Jonnu Smit