This was a little bit of a reset offseason for the Miami Dolphins.
That’s not a lot of a secret, contemplating they had been unable to retain quite a lot of key free brokers, together with Christian Wilkins, Robert Hunt and Andrew Van Ginkel, who all left for higher offers that Miami was prepared to supply.
On the annual league conferences, head coach Mike McDaniel admitted the staff has been working throughout the parameters set by the league’s wage cap.
“All of it comes again to the truth that there’s a finite wage cap,” McDaniel mentioned (transcribed by the South Florida Solar-Sentinel). “And generally, we are able to’t be the child spending the cash. We’ve got to be the mother and father which have to have a look at our price range and ensure we are able to pay the water invoice.”
Nonetheless, the mother and father generally need to get that dessert or that new toy. For Miami, that luxurious proper now could be broad receiver Odell Beckham Jr., who the staff had in for a go to final week.
“Issues went nice with him,” McDaniel mentioned on Monday. “We did make him a proposal, and enterprise takes time, particularly with gamers equivalent to Odell, who’s had an outstanding profession, nonetheless has actually good soccer in entrance of him and has choices. So, I feel these conversations shall be ongoing. We’ll see the place they go.”
Behind Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle, the Dolphins lack expertise on the place. In the mean time, the remainder of the room is crammed by Braxton Berrios, River Cracraft, Erik Ezukanma, Braylon Sanders, Anthony Schwartz and Mathew Sexton.
Beckham, regardless of clearly not being the identical participant he was throughout his early years with the New York Giants partially on account of age and accidents, may nonetheless deliver quite a bit to Miami’s offense.
Final season, the three-time Professional Bowler recorded 35 receptions for 565 yards and three touchdowns. Cedrick Wilson Jr. held the third receiver function for the Dolphins final season and introduced in simply 22 passes for 296 yards and three touchdowns.