Dolphins Set Sky-High Asking Price for Steelers WR Trade Target
The Miami Dolphins are reportedly willing to listen to trade offers for potential Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver trade target Jaylen Waddle after firing general manger Chris Grier last week, but they have a high price tag in mind.
According to a report by Jeremy Fowler of ESPN, the Dolphins are listening to offers for Waddle, but are looking for a haul in return for the 26-year-old wide receiver. Fowler reported that the Dolphins are looking for a first-round pick plus an additional asset in exchange for Waddle.
That will almost certainly be too high of an asking price for Steelers general manger Omar Khan, who is seeking wide receiver help, but has also been reticent to part with significant pieces of his 2026 NFL Drat war chest, as the Steelers are expected to need to trade up for a quarterback next spring.
The Dolphins are open for business after firing Grier on Friday after a disastrous 2-7 start. Miami traded edge rusher Jaelen Phillips to the Philadelphia Eagles on Monday morning, another player that Grier was trying to hold onto.
“While previously a question about wide receiver Jaylen Waddle was met with a hard “no,” the team will now do its due diligence and at least consider offers for the star in his prime, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network wrote last week after Grier’s firing. “Miami still would prefer to not trade Waddle, but the Dolphins are at least willing to weigh an offer that blows them away. With an uncertain future at several key places, all options are now on the table.”
Tony Pauline of Sportskeeda reported last month that he was hearing that Waddle and Calvin Ridley of the Tennessee Titans were on the Steelers’ radar.
“Two names I am hearing as trade targets are Jaylen Waddle of the Miami Dolphins and Calvin Ridley of the Tennessee Titans,” Pauline reports. “According to ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler, the Dolphins don’t plan on trading Waddle, but that could change if Miami continues to lose and the right deal is placed in front of them. Waddle’s contract, which has a huge number in 2027, could also be a hurdle teams must overcome. Ridley has not been very productive this season and won’t cost much in terms of draft picks.”
Waddle has 41 receptions for 586 yards (14.3 average) and four touchdowns this year. In his career, the 26-year-old has caught 350 passes for 4,715 yards (13.5 average) and 24 touchdowns.
The Steelers have called the Las Vegas Raiders about trading for wide receiver Jakobi Meyers, but are now looking around at other options, after finding the price tag prohibitively high.
According to a report by Dianna Russini of The Athletic, the Steelers have called about Meyers, a player they have been interested in acquiring since the summer, but found the price tag too high.
Waddle’s price tag most likely will be higher than Meyers’. Waddle is widely considered a better receiver with over 1,000 receiving yards in three of his first four seasons.
The Steelers play the Dolphins on Monday Night Football in Week 15. It will be interesting to see if Waddle ends up in a Steelers uniform, or with another team, or if he stays put in Miami.
Commanders' nightmare loss to Seahawks continues to get worse with more unfortunate injury updates
The season is officially over for the Washington Commanders, and the nightmare somehow continues after the worst night in recent memory for this franchise.
The Commanders got blown out at home in primetime during a night that was supposed to be special with the throwback uniforms and Art Monk jersey retirement, but it turned into fans leaving in the middle of the second quarter, and a gruesome injury. You can move on from a loss, but seeing Jayden Daniels go down with a severe elbow injury was gut-wrenching.
Daniels' injury wasn't the only significant injury last night, as the hits continue with two more season-ending injuries
Luke McCaffrey suffers a season-ending injury
The game barely started before the Commanders suffered yet another injury, and wide receiver Luke McCaffrey went down after returning the opening kickoff. He went down awkwardly on his left side, which is now being diagnosed as a broken collarbone that will have him out for the rest of the year.
McCaffrey was starting to really find his role in the offense and special teams, and now his season comes to an end. He was second in the league in kickoff return yards with 769, and also averaged 18.5 yards per catch. The Commanders turned to McCaffrey after injuries to Terry McLaurin and Noah Brown, and he was showing a lot of promise with multiple tough catches.
He should be part of the offense next season, but another injury just shows even more how badly this team needs help at the position. The Commanders added Treylon Burks and hope to get a roster win from him, but major changes need to happen with McLaurin and Brown injured, and Deebo Samuel not under contract next season. The defense is another conversation, and they lost another starter for the rest of the season.
Marshon Lattimore is feared to have torn an ACL
The defense was an embarrassment once again, with the Seahawks blowing the team out before halftime, and it never got any better. Busted coverage and wide-open explosive plays were all over the field, and major changes need to happen on and off the field. It got even worse for Marshon Lattimore, who went down with an injury that is feared to be a torn ACL.
There's no easy way to put it, but it was a nightmare night for Lattimore. He played really well last week against the Kansas City Chiefs, but it's time to admit that this trade was a massive swing and a miss by Adam Peters. It's unfortunate to see the season go down like this for Laittmore in what is very likely his last game with the Commanders. He's under contract for next season as well, but I don't expect him to be here after the defense faces an overhaul this offseason, if not sooner.
Injuries have been the biggest headline of the season with multiple starters suffering long-term injuries, and the roster honestly needs an overhaul as well. It will be a long rest of the season, with a massive offseason coming up.
