Jalen Ramsey who, in his two seasons in the NFL, has developed a reputation as one of the league’s most outspoken voices has guaranteed Jacksonville Jaguars fans a Super Bowl victory next month.
“I ain’t got too much to say, but make sure you all bring that same energy out next week and the week after,” Ramsey told fans after Sunday’s victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers. “We are going to the Super Bowl and we are going to win.”
Ramsey had already been fired up before Sunday’s game after the Steelers’ Mike Mitchell had apparently stood outside the Jaguars locker room and shouted to the Jacksonville players: “Y’all gonna know my name.” Ramsey later referred to Mitchell as “Mike What’s His Name”.
Earlier in the season, Ramsey’s trash-talking was enough to provoke the normally mild-mannered AJ Green into a fight. “I told him almost every play that he was weak, that he was soft,” Ramsey said at the time. “Those are straight facts. He just can’t handle the truth. It’s facts. I told him his time was almost up. I told him that it was easy, which it was. He had one catch for six yards. I was just out there spitting facts to him. He got mad.”
In fairness, Ramsey has been able to back up his words on the field and was named an All-Pro at cornerback this season. The Jaguars defense has been excellent but they will need to be at their best if they are to win this coming Sunday’s AFC Championship game against Tom Brady and the New England Patriots. If they win that contest they will play either the Minnesota Vikings or the Philadelphia Eagles in the Super Bowl.
