Jalen Ramsey is joining the Pittsburgh Steelers, becoming the newest high-profile acquisition for the organization this offseason.

Jonnu Smith also is coming aboard, providing the Steelers an option to fill a hole created when wide receiver George Pickens was traded to Dallas.

Both former Miami Dolphins players were traded to the Steelers in separate deals Monday.

Ramsey, a seven-time Pro Bowl and three-time All-Pro cornerback, announced his trade on social media Monday morning, confirming ESPN and NFL Network reports.

As part of the blockbuster deal, the Steelers are sending veteran free safety Minkah Fitzpatrick back to the Dolphins. The Steelers acquired Fitzpatrick from the Dolphins early in the 2019 season for a first-round draft pick.

In a separate deal, the Steelers are getting Smith, a tight end who was unhappy with his contract in Miami. Smith also is getting a $12 million contract from the Steelers for the 2025 season. The Steelers are sending the Dolphins a fifth-round pick in the 2027 draft and are getting in return Miami’s seventh-round selection in that draft.

Ramsey, 30, signed a three-year, $72.3 million contract extension with the Dolphins in September, and he was paid a $4 million roster bonus in March. As part of the trade, per reports, Ramsey is getting a $1.5 million raise and will make $26.5 million this season. Prior to the trade, he had a guaranteed salary this year of $25 million.

To offset that cost, the Steelers shipped Fitzpatrick to Miami. He became the highest-paid safety in the NFL when he signed a four-year, $73.6 million deal with the Steelers in June 2022. He has two years remaining on his contract and is scheduled to earn $15.5 million this season. He was going to count $22.355 million against the Steelers’ cap in 2025, according to overthecap.com.

The Steelers entered the day with about $19 million in salary cap space, according to the NFL Players’ Association website.

Ramsey and Smith become the latest big-name players to join the Steelers this offseason. The Steelers have traded for wide receiver DK Metcalf and signed quarterback Aaron Rodgers and cornerback Darius Slay to one-year contracts.

The Steelers have Joey Porter Jr., who is entering his third NFL season, at one cornerback spot, and they signed Slay to a one-year, $10 million deal early in free agency. Ramsey is expected to be used by the Steelers at outside corner, slot corner and at safety, where he could be in the mix to replace Fitzpatrick.

DeShon Elliott, who signed a contract extension earlier in June, played strong safety last season, and the Steelers added former Cleveland and Kansas City safety Juan Thornhill in free agency as a potential No. 3 safety. Thornhill also is in the mix to replace Fitzpatrick.

Neither Ramsey nor Smith attended the Dolphins’ mandatory minicamp earlier in June. Ramsey reportedly had a conflict with Miami head coach Mike McDaniel, and Smith held out because of a contract dispute.

Ramsey started all 17 games for the Dolphins last season and had two interceptions and 11 pass breakups. He spent the past two seasons in Miami. He entered the NFL with the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2016 and was traded to the Los Angeles Rams during the 2019 season.

Ramsey was named to the Pro Bowl for four consecutive seasons from 2020-23.

Smith, 29, had his best NFL season last year when he caught 88 passes for 884 yards and eight touchdowns in his first season with the Dolphins. At 6-foot-3, 248 pounds, he is undersized for a tight end, but he could help solve the Steelers’ problem of a No. 2 wide receiver. Smith could be used as an inside and outside receiver and as a blocking fullback.

Smith also is being reunited with offensive coordinator Arthur Smith, who was his head coach with the Atlanta Falcons in 2023 and his offensive coordinator in Tennessee. Jonnu Smith also caught eight touchdown passes with the Titans in 2020 when Arthur Smith was calling the plays.

Fitzpatrick, 28, is a three-time All-Pro selection who has been voted to five Pro Bowls, but he totaled just one interception over the past two seasons combined.

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In an interview this spring, Fitzpatrick was critical of the team’s communication last season, particularly at the end of the year when the Steelers lost their final four games of the regular season and their playoff opener at Baltimore.

“There were too many instances where one guy thought one thing and another thought another,” Fitzpatrick said. “We weren’t on the same page, and it led to a big play. That was one of the larger things.”