Miami Dolphins expected to see $88.5m player leave again on loan with deal…
After beginning the 2023 season as one of the most dominant teams in the NFL, the Miami Dolphins vastly underperformed expectations down the stretch and ultimately found themselves bumped from the playoffs in the Wildcard round after, unfortunately, drawing the Kansas City Chiefs right out of the gate.
While some of this had to do with the league catching up with what Mike McDaniel was doing on offense, as the team scored more points in Week 3 than their final three games combined, a series of injuries and general fatigue at key positions also broke the team down when it mattered most, with a need to bolster the overall depth a key goal heading into the offseason.
Fortunately, the Dolphins were able to do just that, including a pair of incredibly athletic edge rushers and a supersized offensive lineman who may just find a second home on the inside.
After watching Andrew Gynkle leave Miami alongside Vic Fangio earlier this year, the Dolphins are expecting big things for Jaelan Phillips, their first-round pick back in 2021, who has consistently impressed with his pass-rushing ability in a part-time starting role.
Standing 6-foot-5, 263 pounds, Phillips looks like an ideal modern edge rusher and has the athletic testing numbers to back it up, as his blazing 4.58 40 time and 125-inch broad jump clearly prove. Though he has only played more than 650 snaps once in his career, he has still remained an incredible rusher despite being a rotational performer, amassing 22 sacks over 42 games, including a career-high 8.5 as a rookie.