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Getty Images Dolphins coach Brian Flores describes the contract problem with cornerback Xavien Howard as a “unique situation.” Flores is absolutely right in his assessment of it. The Dolphins signed Howard two years ago to a five-year extension at a time when he had one year left on his rookie...

Getty Images Four receivers from the University of Alabama have been selected inside the Top 15 of the NFL Draft in the last two years. Jaylen Waddle and Devonta Smith were both off the board by the tenth overall selection in this year’s draft while Henry Ruggs III and Jerry Jeudy were the 12th...

Getty Images The Miami-New England pipeline remains strong. The Dolphins have signed offensive lineman Jermaine Eluemunor, per the transaction wire. Eluemunor spent the last two seasons with the Patriots. He entered the league as a Ravens fifth-round pick in 2017. Eluemunor appeared in eight...

USA TODAY Sports By all accounts, quarterback Tua Tagovailoa is primed for a significant jump in his second season. Now a legendary Dolphins QB has added his voice to the chorus of those setting higher expectations for the sixth pick in the 2020 draft. Hall of Famer Dan Marino serves as a...

Getty Images Dolphins linebacker Jerome Baker said this week that he and the franchise “haven’t really talked about anything” in regards to a new contract. It was apparently a different story for his representation. Baker has agreed to terms with Miami on a three-year extension worth $39...

USA TODAY Sports The Miami Dolphins two took major steps in the offseason to upgrade their receiving corps, drafting Jaylen Waddle and signing Will Fuller. On Friday, Fuller provided his assessment of the team’s pass catchers. “You can’t teach speed and we do have that on this team,” Fuller...

Getty Images Linebacker Jerome Baker is heading into the final year of his rookie deal, but it doesn’t sound like an extension with the Dolphins is imminent. Baker followed up a 126-tackle season in 2019 by recording 112 tackles, seven sacks and two forced fumbles for Miami last season, which...

Getty Images Safety Malik Hooker has visited with the Cowboys, Dolphins and Steelers since becoming a free agent, but has not signed with a team for the 2021 season. During an appearance on SiriusXM NFL Radio earlier this week, Hooker said that he knows he’s likely to sign a one-year deal...

USA TODAY Sports The Dolphins added explosiveness to their offense by drafting receiver Jaylen Waddle at No. 6 overall. But after finishing 15th in scoring and 22nd in yards, the club also addressed its offense in free agency. Will Fuller signed a one-year, $10 million deal with Miami in...

Getty Images Deshaun Watson‘s career remains in limbo. If/when he’s able to be traded, he has a destination in mind. Former Texans teammate Kareem Jackson tells Aqib Talib that Watson wants to play for the Broncos. “I’ve got a great relationship with Deshaun” Jackson told Talib. “I’ve been...

USA TODAY Sports The Dolphins have signed both of their first-round picks. The team got wide receiver Jaylen Waddle‘s contract done shortly after the draft and they announced the signing of edge rusher Jaelan Phillips on Wednesday. It’s a four-year deal with a team option for a fifth season...

Getty Images He arrived in the NFL with a flying shoulder bump of the Commissioner. His team is hoping for some memorable moments like that on the field in 2021. “I think he can definitely do a lot more,” defensive line coach Austin Clark recently told reporters regarding defensive tackle...

Getty Images The Dolphins will get an early chance to check out how the Falcons look on offense without Julio Jones. Falcons head coach Arthur Smith said during a Tuesday press conference that the two teams will practice together in Miami this summer. The schedule hasn’t been announced, but...

Getty Images Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa recently made a candid admission about failure to fully know the team’s playbook in 2020. On Friday, his head coach was asked about it for the first time. “He’s comparing last year to where he is right now,” Brian Flores told reporters, via Joe...

Getty Images The growth of quarterback Tua Tagovailoa is something the Dolphins are looking for this season and it is something his teammates and coaches are regularly asked about when they sit down with reporters this offseason. Head coach Brian Flores has discussed a greater comfort level in...

USA TODAY Sports Jaylen Waddle has been making a good impression on his new teammates. The Dolphins made Waddle the second wide receiver off the board in the 2021 draft at No. 6 overall, one selection after the Bengals chose Ja'Marr Chase. The move also reunited Waddle with his former Alabama...

Getty Images Don Shula surpassed George Halas as the NFL’s all-time winningest coach in 1993. He has held the record since. Patriots coach Bill Belichick, though, has 280 regular-season victories, only 49 short of breaking Shula’s record of 328. Shula has 347 career victories when including...

Getty Images The Packers won’t trade the quarterback who doesn’t want to play for them because the Packers don’t believe he won’t play for them. That’s the gist of a recent report from Matt Schneidman of TheAthletic.com, and it makes plenty of sense. Schneidman writes that the Packers would...

Getty Images Lynn Bowden Jr. expected to spend his rookie season playing for the Raiders after they drafted him in the third round, but he wound up making his NFL debut with the Dolphins last September. The Raiders traded Bowden and a 2021 sixth-round pick to Miami for a fourth-round selection...

Getty Images Quarterback Tua Tagovailoa had an up and down rookie year after the Dolphins selected him at No. 5 overall. He was coming off a hip injury that ended his collegiate career and didn’t have the benefit of an offseason program due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Tagovailoa still compiled a...