The Miami Dolphins have agreed to trade away offensive guard Ereck Flowers to the Washington Football Team in return for a bundle of late round NFL Draft picks. Flowers, who played for the Washington Football Team in 2019, will be returning to the nation’s capital after a short-lived stint in Miami. The left guard signed a three-year, $30 million deal with the Dolphins prior to the 2020 NFL season. However, like a few of the other notable 2020 free agent signings, Ereck Flowers finds himself leaving the Sunshine State after a single year.
How Does This Move Affect the Dolphins?
The Dolphins will receive upwards of $8 million in cap space from their deal with the Washington Football Team. This move gives Miami extra leniency in the late stages of free agency, if they do choose to go after someone else.
More importantly, it gives the Dolphins a greater chance of entertaining the possibility of taking an offensive lineman in the NFL Draft. With Flowers gone and a young quarterback still under center, Miami desperately needs a stronger o-line. They need someone who can consistently act as a brick wall up front and someone who can scare away multiple defenders at a time.
Penei Sewell
Who is that someone, you ask?
While we don’t know that answer yet, we love the possibility of it being Penei Sewell. The former Oregon Ducks star has shown the potential of being NFL ready, and we think he could be the perfect fit in a mediocre Dolphins O-Line. Sewell let up only one sack in two seasons in his college career, showing the world his extreme physicality and mental toughness in the process.
NFL Draft
So, it only makes sense that Sewell is a top five lock, right?
For some reason, that doesn’t seem to qualify as the case. Sewell’s draft stock is something that still remains up in the air, although most experts and analysts agree that he is a top 10 pick. There’s a good possibility that he goes to the Bengals at No. 5, but if he gets past that point, it’s open season for the Dolphins to pounce on him.
Either way, Miami would sure be better with than without him.