A final word: Some of you on social media interrupted my awesome meal at Bern’s Steakhouse Monday evening to ask about the unsubstantiated rumor that the Dolphins are interested in Houston Texans defensive end Jadeveon Clowney in a trade.
And I reached out to a team source who did not dismiss potential interest. Because why wouldn’t most NFL teams be interested in a player of Clowney’s caliber. But the same source was not aware Clowney is currently being shopped.
Remember that when Los Angeles Rams defensive lineman Aaron Donald’s name was floating around as possible trade-bait last offseason, I reported the Dolphins would have been interested in the player if Donald was actually available. Except he was never actually available. So this might be similar in that regard.
Clowney is not the same caliber of player as Donald but he’s obviously a pass-rusher upgrade for the Dolphins.
But here’s the problem, as outlined to me by a league source: Say the Dolphins are interested in Clowney. They’re giving up a first-round and possibly other picks to get him and then sign him to a huge deal?
Is he the final piece of the puzzle on defense for a Miami team making a run at a championship with a great franchise quarterback?
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While I know some folks like to fantasize about trading JD for a young and promising LT like Laremy Tunsil & multiple Draft picks looks like the local paper in Miami can't do much to corroborate that sort of wishful thinking.