Jalen Ramsey wasn’t pretending — about being sick or his trade request.

The Jaguars cornerback reiterated his desire to be traded from Jacksonville, and spiked rumors that he was faking an illness that caused him not to show up to work earlier in the week.

“My trade request still stands,” Ramsey said Thursday on the “17 Weeks” podcast. “For me respect is a huge thing. I kind of touched on it a little bit last week in last week’s podcast but once respect is lost for both parties I think it is time to part ways. I’m going to continue being a top corner in this league for years to come. The money will come, but money isn’t everything. Peace and happiness means a lot more than the money.”

Ramsey, who is now in Nashville, Tenn. for the birth of his second child, pushed back against talk that he was pretending to be sick on Monday to avoid coming to work for a team he is looking to leave.

“Was truly sick,” he said. “Had the flu, was throwing up. Threw up at least four times, had the sh-ts, had to go to the doctor, had to get IVs, had to take all type of medicine and eat chicken noodle soup, do all the remedies that I could do. So that wasn’t fake as people may think.

“I don’t know, people can get a mixed view or a screwed view on the players or the organization or whoever during tough times like this. That’s why I’ve tried to keep it all positive even in my press conferences, on this podcast try to keep it all positive and just give a little insight. And so I’m going to keep it that way. Just because people are thinking this or that, they can think what they want to think and be miserable on their own time. I’m gonna keep it all positive, man. It’s only positive vibes and positive energy all 2019.”

Doug Marrone on Wednesday seemed to be getting a bit tired of the drama surrounding Ramsey.

“He was sick,” the Jaguars coach told reporters when asked about Ramsey’s “flu,” a grin creeping onto his face.

When asked if Ramsey was healthy now, Marrone replied: “From the sickness? Yeah.”

But Marrone couldn’t hold back a laugh when asked about when the mysterious lower back and hamstring injuries became an issue for Ramsey.

“I don’t know,” he said, before regaining his composure. “I really don’t know. He just gets tight. You know, his back gets tight. It’s normal, his back has gotten tight before.”

Right now, it doesn’t appear Ramsey will get his wish as the Jaguars still are unwilling to trade the disgruntled cornerback, meaning his options are clear: Play for Jacksonville or play for no one.