The Miami Dolphins didn't make any trades at the deadline but it apparently wasn't for lack of offers
It wasn't for a lack of offers apparently that the Miami Dolphins didn't make any deals at the NFL trade deadline Tuesday. And a new name mentioned in trade talks surfaced late Wednesday afternoon, and it was a very interesting one indeed — Zach Sieler.
The Dolphins received calls about the veteran defensive tackle, according to NFL insider Jordan Schultz, who reported the Dolphins were not going to entertain the idea of moving for anything short of a high Day 2 pick.received calls on standout DT Zach Sieler ahead of Tuesday’s trade deadline, but I’m told they weren’t entertaining any deal unless it involved a high Day 2 pick, per sources.Sieler joins wide receiver Jaylen Waddle and Bradley Chubb as other players the Dolphins reportedly the subject of trade talks, though again the Dolphins didn't make any moves after sending Jaelan Phillips to the Philadelphia Eagles for a fourth-round pick. It's entirely possible in the coming days we could hear about other Dolphins veterans who came up during trade discussions Tuesday, which is what happens when a team is 2-7 and days removed from moving on from their general manager and with the idea of rebuilding project hovering over the organization. It's what we saw with the Jets, who did go ahead with some major moves when they sent Quinnen Williams to the Dallas Cowboys and Sauce Gardner to the Indianapolis Colts.Sieler never was on our radar as somebody who could get traded, even while he's in the midst of a so-far very disappointing season. The reason is the Dolphins still need good players moving forward, and Sieler has been a very good player for the Dolphins from almost the time he arrived after being claimed off waivers from the Baltimore Ravens. Sieler also serves as a mention for a very young defensive line group that includes three rookie draft picks — first-round pick Kenneth Grant, fifth-round selection Jordan Phillips, and seventh-round choice Zeek Biggers. And then there's this factor, and it's the extension the Dolphins gave Sieler during training camp just this summer. That extension included a $25 million signing bonus, which would have remained on the Dolphins' salary cap for the next few years as dead money. Beyond the financial aspect of it, it's really not often you see a player traded so soon after getting an extension .Head coach Mike McDaniel explained before practice Wednesday that the decision-making group at the trade deadline included Brandon Shore , interim GM Champ Kelly and himself reporting to owner Stephen Ross. McDaniel never was going to mention any names, but he also wasn't very specific in terms of how close the Dolphins ended up being to make additional moves Tuesday. “I mean, it’s tough for me to – ‘close,’ as a deal gets done or it doesn’t, you’re either far off or you’re real close but somebody has to let down their guard or their positioning," McDaniel said. "All deals are not close to me until they’re done, so I have a weird way of looking at it. There wasn’t anything that moved the needle for us to change our roster beyond what we’ve done. I was excited for four o’clock because I got to get back to where my mind has been at and where I’m making sure everyone’s minds at and that is the Buffalo Bills.”Alain Poupart is the publisher/editor of Miami Dolphins On SI and host of the All Dolphins Podcast. Alain has covered the Miami Dolphins on a full-time basis since 1989 for various publications and media outlets, including Dolphin Digest, The Associated Press and the Dolphins team website. In addition to being a credentialed member of the Miami Dolphins press corps, Alain has covered three Super Bowls , the annual NFL draft, the Senior Bowl, and the NFL Scouting Combine. During his almost 40 years in journalism, which began at the now-defunct Miami News, Alain has covered practically every sport at one time or another, from tennis to golf, baseball, basketball and everything in between. The career also included time as a copy editor, including work on several books, such as "Still Perfect," an inside look at the Miami Dolphins' 1972 perfect season. A native of Montreal, Canada, whose first language is French, Alain grew up a huge hockey fan but soon developed a love for all sports, including NFL football. He has lived in South Florida since the 1980s.
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