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Getty Images The trade that sent defensive back Minkah Fitzpatrick from the Miami Dolphins to the Pittsburgh Steelers on Monday night required a total of five draft picks to change hands to seal the deal. According to Cameron Wolfe of ESPN.com, the Dolphins are getting a first-round and...

Getty Images Xavien Howard is singing a different tune after the second major trade by the Dolphins this month. After rattling off the “trust the process” mantra when the Dolphins sent tackle Laremy Tunsil and receiver Kenny Stills to Houston for two first-round picks and a second-round pick...

Getty Images Dolphins General Manager Chris Grier said at a Tuesday press conference that the team didn’t want to trade defensive back Minkah Fitzpatrick and tried to get him to rescind his trade request, but Fitzpatrick was adamant about wanting out and the team got a 2020 first-round pick...

Getty Images The Dolphins may be considering making a change at quarterback, but they’re not willing to act on it yet. Via Adam Beasley of the Miami Herald, Dolphins coach Brian Flores said that veteran Ryan Fitzpatrick would remain the starting quarterback for now, at least for this week’s...

Getty Images Many believe the Dolphins are tanking for Tua. They actually may be tanking for Trevor. There’s a growing suspicion in some league circles that Miami’s tear-it-down-to-build-it-up approach may not be a one-year thing, and that they may embrace a Cleveland-style two-year suckfest...

Getty Images The NFL doesn’t require players to say anything useful to the media, but the NFL requires them to show up. Since joining the Patriots a week ago, receiver Antonio Brown hasn’t. Not surprisingly, Mike Giardi of the NFL reports that the NFL is looking into Brown’s failure to meet...

Getty Images The Dolphins’ fire sale could continue this week. The team’s trade of defensive back Minkah Fitzpatrick is “likely to be wrapped up” by Tuesday, Jason La Canfora of CBS Sports reports. La Canfora mentions Washington, the Cowboys, Chiefs, Steelers, Eagles and Seahawks as those who...

Getty Images The Dolphins are taking horrible beatings, repeatedly. At least they’re handling it well? Via Adam Beasley of the Miami Herald, Dolphins coach Brian Flores was left searching for answers, after yesterday’s 43-0 loss to the Patriots. “I think that’s a resilient group in there,”...

Getty Images The NFL is mimicking college football. But not in a good way. College football often features point spreads in excess of 20 points due to gross imbalances between programs. Due to free agency and the salary cap, the NFL over the past 25 years rarely has such disparities between...

Yes, the bar is higher than we thought it would be. The first touchdown scored by receiver Antonio Brown as a member of a team other than the Steelers provided the biggest test yet of the NFL’s new procedure for reviewing pass interference calls and non-calls via replay. Brown appeared to push...

Getty Images The Patriots have struggled in Miami in recent years. But the Dolphins are going to struggle wherever they go this year, so that figured to matter less. The Patriots easily handled the Dolphins 43-0 Sunday, setting aside what has recently been a tough trip for them. Prior to...

Getty Images At this point, it’s hard to argue. It’s also hard to imagine how it would help. According to Armando Salguero of the Miami Herald, the Dolphins are considering starting quarterback Josh Rosen next week against the Cowboys, after yet another horrible performance by Ryan...

Getty Images All players are required to be available to reporters after each game. That doesn’t stop players from sometimes violating it. On Sunday, new Patriots receiver Antonio Brown did. Brown, according to Tom Curran of NBCSportsBoston.com, exited the stadium on Sunday without talking to...

Getty Images Before Sunday’s games kicked off, Jay Glazer of FOX Sports reported that the Dolphins have talked to other teams about a trade involving running back Kenyan Drake. That report was refuted by Armando Salguero of the Miami Herald, who also reported that Drake has not joined...

Getty Images Yes, it’s true that the Patriots wouldn’t have signed receiver Antonio Brown if they’d known about the lawsuit that was filed one day after his contract was signed. Ian Rapoport of the NFL reported it on Sunday morning, and PFT has confirmed it. As if it needed confirmation. Or...

Getty Images Defensive back Minkah Fitzpatrick reportedly received permission from the Dolphins this week to discuss the possibility of a trade with other teams and a handful of teams have shown interest in such a deal. ESPN reports that five teams have expressed interest in trading for the...

Getty Images The Dolphins announced they signed offensive lineman Bryan Witzmann on Saturday. Witzmann has played 37 NFL games with 20 starts. He appeared in 10 games with seven starts last year for Chicago. In two seasons with Kansas City, he played 27 games with 13 starts. Witzmann spent...

Getty Images The NFL didn’t do much last week to investigation the sexual assault and rape allegations against Patriots receiver Antonio Brown. On Monday, the league will do plenty. Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that NFL investigators will meet with Britney Taylor on Monday. Last Tuesday...

Getty Images The Patriots and the NFL didn’t know that Antonio Brown would be sued for sexual assault and rape before he signed with New England. But Brown definitely did. Ian Rapoport of the NFL reports that Brown and his accuser, Britney Taylor, “engaged in settlement talks for months”...

Getty Images Antonio Brown is going home. Whether he plays football when he’s in South Florida this weekend remains to be seen. Mike Giardi of the NFL reports that Brown has joined his new teammates for their game in Miami against the Dolphins. That doesn’t mean he’s definitely playing...