Apr

28

Realistic Draft Trade Possibilities for the Miami Dolphins

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Miami gets: Evan Mathis, 196th pick in the sixth round. 

Philadelphia gets: Dion Jordan

The inevitable has to happen at some point. 

Dion Jordan and the Miami Dolphins are headed for an ugly divorce. 

The offseason started terribly for Jordan, who decided to skip voluntary workouts, per Adam H. Beasley of the Miami Herald.

If Cameron Wake wants to skip a voluntary workout, I wouldn’t begrudge him; he’s earned that right. 

Dion Jordan has only earned the right to not be trusted. That happens when you are suspended twice (once for performance-enhancing drugs, once for substance abuse) and have only sacked the quarterback three times. 

Now, Jordan has made an impact when he’s on the field, and the coaching staff’s decision to make him a defensive end instead of an outside linebacker has had a lot to do with his on-field issues. 

At the same time, there’s no excuse for his behavior, and based off of last Friday’s press conference, the Dolphins coaches and front office are fed up.

On the Philadelphia side, the Eagles have been attempting to deal Evan Mathis since last season despite him being one of the best guards in the NFL, per Pro Football Focus. 

It’s even possible that the Eagles could release Mathis, per Jeff McLane of The Philadelphia Inquirer. 

So you have a team whose head coach is familiar with an edge-rusher that has a guard they want to give up. On the other side is a team fed up with said edge-rusher that needs a guard. 

Have Philadelphia chuck in a sixth-round pick to help account for the extra million Miami will have to pay Jordan if they deal him and consummate this trade, a trade that’s just too perfect to not get done. 

UPDATE: 1:37pm 4/28/2015

On second thought, this trade is no longer realistic in any sense. 

Just pretend this slide never happened. 

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