Dolphins hosting former first-round pick Malik Hooker for visit
The Miami Dolphins front office still isn’t done adding talent to the roster.
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Free agency and the NFL Draft have come and gone, and we’re entering the dead summer months of the NFL calendar, but rest assured, Miami Dolphins general manager Chris Grier and head coach Brian Flores are taking no days off. Per NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, the Dolphins are hosting former Indianapolis Colts first-round draft pick Malik Hooker for a visit.
Hooker, 25, played four seasons at safety for the Colts and had his fifth-year option declined, making him a free agent this offseason. After tearing his Achilles in Week 2 of the 2020 season, teams were waiting for Hooker to get healthy before signing him to a contract. It appears his first visit is with the Dolphins. As of the publishing of this article, no details regarding a potential contract offer have been released.
The Miami Dolphins surprised a lot of people when, with their first pick of the second round, they added Oregon safety Jevon Holland. It was not the position expected for Miami’s third pick of the.
The Dolphins had a busy night by adding three new players to their roster.
With their first second round pick (#36), the team select Jevon Holland out of Oregon. The Dolphins were rumored to be looking for a new safety as Bobby McCain and Eric Rowe could be potential cap casualties. Holland has a knack for being around the ball and the hope is that he can fill multiple roles on the defensive side.
The Dolphins traded up to #42 to select Liam Eichenberg, an offensive lineman out of Notre Dame. He played left tackle in college but is probably being moved to right tackle on the Dolphins offensive line. He could also potentially slide into one of the guard spots. Are you noticing a pattern with some of this draft picks yet?
The Dolphins need to learn from the past heading into the NFL draft By habibhamidi on Apr 29, 2021, 2:47am EDT +
The last time the Miami Dolphins were coming off a playoff season was in 2017. It was going to be Adam Gase s second season and the expectations were through the roof. Especially heading into the draft, the Dolphins had a few holes they needed to fill. Unfortunately, the Dolphins missed on virtually every pick in 2017. That was the beginning of a series of bad moves under the the leadership of Tannenbaum and Gase. Granted Chris Grier was the general manager of record, much of the roster decision were made by Tannenbaum and Gase. The Dolphins regressed to a record of 6-10 and then 7-9 in 2018.