Source: Jaguars’ Ramsey wants to be traded
Vinatieri is still Colts kicker despite struggles
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A person familiar with the situation says Jacksonville Jaguars cornerback Jalen Ramsey has requested a trade following his sideline argument with coach Doug Marrone.
The person spoke to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity Monday because neither Ramsey nor the team had made the request public.
Ramsey’s agent, David Mulugheta, confirmed to ESPN that he asked the Jags to trade the disgruntled defender. Mulugheta did not immediately respond to a text message from the AP.
Ramsey was upset that Marrone didn’t challenge DeAndre Hopkins’ first-down catch late in the first quarter of a 13-12 loss at Houston on Sunday. The Texans moved the chains and ended the drive with a field goal. Ramsey said something to Marrone as he walked off the field and appeared to put his hands on the head coach as he made his way to the bench. Marrone responded by getting in Ramsey’s face and yelling.
COLTS: Indianapolis coach Frank Reich still wants Adam Vinatieri to be his kicker. For now, he is. The NFL’s career scoring leader left the team complex Monday afternoon without speaking to reporters, though he promised a day earlier he would as speculation swirled that the 46-year-old might retire.
“In a strange way before the game started yesterday, I was kind of hoping it came down to a 60-yard field goal to win the game,” Reich said. “I’m hoping that that’s going to happen one of these games and he’s the guy — there’s nobody else I’d trust more than I would trust Adam Vinatieri.”
Given Vinatieri’s history, Reich has good reason to believe Vinatieri will solve an early-season slump that might go down as the worst of his 24-year career.
He’s missed five of eight kicks in the first two games including three extra points, matching his single-season career high.
TRADE: A person familiar with the negotiations says Miami Dolphins defensive back Minkah Fitzpatrick has been traded to the Pittsburgh Steelers for a firstround draft pick in 2020.
The person confirmed the trade to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Monday night because the teams hadn’t confirmed it.
Fitzpatrick was unhappy about his role with the Dolphins, and he requested and received permission to seek a trade. He played free safety for Miami in Sunday’s 43-0 loss to New England and had six tackles and a fumble recovery.
Fitzpatrick was the 11th overall pick in the 2018 draft.
COWBOYS: The Taco Charlton saga is getting interesting.
The Dallas Cowboys’ defensive lineman deleted a post on Twitter responding to a quote from Cowboys’ vice president Stephen Jones explaining why Charlton hasn’t been active the first two weeks of the season.
“Free me,” Charlton tweeted in a reply on Twitter, with the added looking emoji.
“Trust me the last thing I want to do is to have to go to social media to get what I want so I can play football again,” he posted.
GIANTS: Coach Pat Shurmur has refused to say whether Eli Manning will continue to start at quarterback for the winless New York Giants.
Shurmur said his coaching staff will be discussing all areas after the Giants fell to 0-2.
Shurmur said Manning has been the starter but he does not want to discuss whether he is thinking about making the change to Daniel Jones.