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Brandon Albert, LT, on trading block

TexansSeminole

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I put this in the salary cap thread, but thought it might be better here.

Here's an interesting turn of events:

Sometimes it makes sense to not cut a good player.

That’s what the Miami Dolphins are thinking now because the team has decided not to cut left tackle Branden Albert, after all.

Although the team had made a decision to release the 32-year-old veteran, spoke to him Thursday morning to break the news, and Albert told his agents he was out, the plans changed sometime Thursday afternoon.

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Per a league source with knowledge of the issue, it seems there is sudden and significant interest from at least one and perhaps other teams in acquiring Albert. And that being the case, the Dolphins are apparently going to pause and assess the possibilities.
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Could the Texans be in play here for Albert? He was their starting left tackle this past year and made the pro-bowl from that position in 2015.

He has cap hits of $10.6mil in 2017 and $11.3mil in 2018, with $1.7mil signing bonus allocations in each year. not a cheap contract, but he's a good player and the contract isn't long. Maybe they extend him upon trading for him and start with a new contract? Maybe we move Brown to RT if we were to make this move? An interesting option.

The other question is, what would we give up? It sounds like there are potentially multiple teams bidding for him, so I assume it's have to be something of atleast some value. I know the Dolphins need a cornerback. Perhaps they want Joseph, but I don't see us doing that unless we are prepared to sign Bouye.

Thoughts on this possibility?
 
TexansSeminole said:
I put this in the salary cap thread, but thought it might be better here.

Here's an interesting turn of events:



Link

Could the Texans be in play here for Albert? He was their starting left tackle this past year and made the pro-bowl from that position in 2015.

He has cap hits of $10.6mil in 2017 and $11.3mil in 2018, with $1.7mil signing bonus allocations in each year. not a cheap contract, but he's a good player and the contract isn't long. Maybe they extend him upon trading for him and start with a new contract? Maybe we move Brown to RT if we were to make this move? An interesting option.

The other question is, what would we give up? It sounds like there are potentially multiple teams bidding for him, so I assume it's have to be something of atleast some value. I know the Dolphins need a cornerback. Perhaps they want Joseph, but I don't see us doing that unless we are prepared to sign Bouye.

Thoughts on this possibility?
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I absolutely love Albert's game, but I wouldn't trade for his contract, too injury prone.
 
steelbtexan said:
I absolutely love Albert's game, but I wouldn't trade for his contract, too injury prone.
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As he had wrist dislocation issues that date back to 2015 which finally led to the necessity of undergoing surgery last Nov, I would have a significant concern regarding this injury in a LT. His dislocation did not involve fractures (i.e., a pure dislocation)....something that actually has shown poorer long term prognosis. All patients undergoing a wrist surgery for pure wrist dislocation have shown significant decrease in wrist force.....~20%....not a good injury for a LT that has to use his hands/wrists forcefully to be effective against his defenders.
 
Good info @CloakNNNdagger. I wonder if it's impacted his play recently. I watched quite a few Dolphins games, but admittedly don't remember his play one way or the other. A few friends who are Dolphins fans said he was good, but he was always banged up.
 
TexansSeminole said:
Good info @CloakNNNdagger. I wonder if it's impacted his play recently. I watched quite a few Dolphins games, but admittedly don't remember his play one way or the other. A few friends who are Dolphins fans said he was good, but he was always banged up.
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Albert made the Pro Bowl in 2013 and 2015 but at the end of the 2016 season he was ranked only No. 65 out of 78 tackles by Pro Football Focus, in large part to his performance following his wrist surgery.
 
The Miami Dolphins have agreed to a trade that will send left tackle Branden Albert to the Jacksonville Jaguars, a league source told Armando Salguero of The Miami Herald.

Previous reports indicated that the two sides were attempting to finalize a deal that involved tight end Julius Thomas heading back to Miami, but the Dolphins will only receive a 2018 late-round pick in exchange for Albert, Salguero adds.

More to come.
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