NFL.com: Miami In Selling Mode
November 2nd, 2025
Is he buying?
Could the Bucs use edge rusher Jaelan Phillips? Is the Pope a White Sox fan?
Depending how motivated Bucs AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht is, Phillips might be available.
Joe speculated that after Dolphins strongman Stephen Ross shoved overmatched general manager Chris Grier out the door Friday, the Dolphins appeared to be preparing for a firesale.
Ian Rapoport seems to agree. The NFL.com insider doesn’t know how cheap Dolphins players will be, but without Grier, who spurned inquirers about trading players, the Dolphins are now taking calls about making deals.
And the Dolphins are open to dealing Phillips.
Miami also has received significant interest in their edge rushers, with Jaelan Phillips and Bradley Chubb receiving the most interest. Matt Judon is a player who could be traded, as well.
Phillips is on his fifth-year rookie option, and teams would have to pay the rest of his $13.25 million salary for this year. That’s different from Chubb, who is due $11 million plus incentives this year, though Miami has already paid $7.445 million of that in a signing bonus. Chubb is also on the books for $43.5 million for 2026 and 2027. Both have value (Phillips is younger, Chubb is cheaper).
Expect Miami to make at least one trade prior to Tuesday’s 4 p.m. ET deadline, but it could be more.
Joe is not against Phillips if he is cheaper, but damn, how cool would it be to land Bradley Chubb?
ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler predicts Bucs AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht is likely to hold his cards and sit out the trade deadline, which is 4 p.m. Tuesday. But how cool would it be if Licht shocks the world and parts with a draft pick for either Chubb or Phillips?