Jalen Ramsey has made a name for himself as the best cornerback in the NFL, earning All-Pro honors last season with the Rams. He’s been one of the best defensive backs for several years now, immediately making an impact in Jacksonville as a rookie in 2016.
As an elite defender, he certainly backs up his trash talk on the field when going head-to-head with wide receivers. And for as much as he jaws at opponents, it doesn’t get in the way of his play out there.
Terrell Burgess dispelled the narrative that Ramsey is a huge trash talker, saying he gets the rest of the Rams defense amped up on the field.
“I think everyone, like, depicts him as some like huge trash talker but there’s like a good balance in my opinion,” Burgess said, via the Rams’ official site. “I don’t think it gets in the middle of him playing. He’s a healthy trash talker. You want a little bit of that [in games], It makes it more fun and it just kind of hypes you up.”
So long as Ramsey keeps playing the way he has in Los Angeles thus far, he’ll always have the green light to talk as much trash as he wants. He backs it up better than just about anyone, consistently locking down No. 1 receivers on a weekly basis.
