The Miami Dolphins had been on the lookout for a premium move rusher and, in the end, determined to pay a premium worth for Bradley Chubb of the Denver Broncos.
Dolphins common supervisor Chris Grier spoke on the method of buying the 2020 Pro Bowl edge defender that has 26 sacks by means of 4 and a half seasons, together with 5 1/2 so far in 2022.
“We’re always looking for opportunities to upgrade the roster and do things with that we thought could benefit us — not just today — but long term, as well,” Grier mentioned Wednesday after Miami landed Chubb forward of the Tuesday commerce deadline.
“He’s a 26-year-old, a player at a premium position, a very good football player. We had some very casual conversations a couple of weeks ago about it, but probably until like the last couple of days, when [the Broncos] got back from London, things really heated up.”
The “long term” in his reply is vital. Chubb is within the last yr of his contract. Grier indicated Wednesday he’s assured the Dolphins will signal him to an extension.
“When you do a deal like that for a player, you always, from our perspective when we do business, that we would like to have something done,” Grier mentioned. “And we anticipate having something finished up here shortly.”
There are additionally damage issues surrounding Chubb, after he missed a lot of the 2019 season with a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his knee and half of 2021 with an ankle ailment.
“Injuries happen, but we feel good that, at his age and how he plays and the things we do, that it was a risk worth taking,” Grier mentioned. “We did a lot of research and analytics, looking at that. … If you go around the league and look at other guys that are premium pass rushers, historically, there’s been guys that had ACLs and multiple ACL injuries, as well. With him, he’s 26-years-old. He’s tough kid. He keeps himself in great shape.”
Trading away the remaining first-round decide the Dolphins had can be an announcement that Miami is assured in what it has in quarterback Tua Tagovailoa.
“Very, very happy with how Tua’s playing and what he’s done for us,” Grier mentioned. “It’s been really exciting to watch him blossom on and off the field.”
The commerce deadline got here and went with out the Dolphins making a transfer for a defensive again with the staff depleted by accidents at cornerback and even security.
“We’ll always keep looking for those opportunities,” Grier mentioned. “When you get to the commerce deadline, one other factor, everybody’s on the lookout for the identical positions: corners, move rushers and offensive linemen.
“We didn’t make the move. Our coaching staff feels very strongly, as I do, that we have a great group of guys. The guys have played well.”
Grier added that cornerback Byron Jones continues to be working his method again.
The Dolphins GM additionally mentioned franchise-tagged tight finish Mike Gesicki was not concerned in commerce conversations.
“I received no phone calls about Mike,” Grier mentioned, “and we were not actively shopping him.”
With working again Jeff Wilson coming over from the San Francisco 49ers, Grier indicated coach Mike McDaniel might have made a slight push for the group to land his former participant.
“He probably had a little bit of influence on that one,” Grier mentioned. “He’s a tough kid. He’s physical. We had talked about him in the offseason, as well, so when the opportunity came, Denver asked for Chase [Edmonds], we had to find a running back. … We were able to get a deal done.”
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