{"id":553774,"date":"2026-03-20T23:21:14","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T23:21:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/553774\/"},"modified":"2026-03-20T23:21:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T23:21:14","slug":"nfl-trade-rumors-shut-door-on-any-hope-for-fun-chargers-dolphins-idea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/553774\/","title":{"rendered":"NFL Trade Rumors Shut Door on Any Hope for Fun Chargers-Dolphins Idea"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Los Angeles Chargers<\/a> don\u2019t feel like a team that will be in a hurry to go trade<\/a> for Miami Dolphins running back De\u2019Von Achane.\u00a0<\/p>\n

It\u2019s fun to tug on the Dolphins-Achane-Mike McDaniel connections there, no doubt.\u00a0<\/p>\n

But there\u2019s one problem with the fun idea: The Dolphins have to actually want to trade Achane as they rebuild around a new head coach.\u00a0<\/p>\n

So far, no dice. ESPN\u2019s Adam Schefter<\/a> wrote the following on social media recently: \u201cTeams that have called the Miami Dolphins to inquire about trading for Pro-Bowl RB De\u2019Von Achane have been told that he is not available.\u201d<\/p>\n

Chargers doubtful to trade for name like De\u2019Von Achane\"Baltimore<\/p>\n

Keaton Mitchell | Tommy Gilligan-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

First of all, it\u2019s hard to imagine the Dolphins are super against trading Achane if the right offer pops up. This is a team that, after all, just traded away Jaylen Waddle.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Even so, it\u2019s hard to imagine the Chargers meeting the necessary price.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Those Chargers have been almost oddly conservative this offseason. What was an early aggressive move with the signing of Tyler Biadasz before free agency even opened was not a sign of things to come.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Since, Chargers general manager Joe Hortiz has hyper-focused on the NFL draft compensatory pick formula in nearly every addition, ranging from tight end Charlie Kolar right on down to a low-level signing like Dalvin Tomlinson for the defensive line.<\/p>\n

Included in there, too, is running back Keaton Mitchell, a guy coming off an injury who wasn\u2019t even hit with a restricted free agent tender by the Baltimore Ravens.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Mitchell\u2019s possible upside in McDaniel\u2019s offense makes it hard to see the Chargers making another move for a running back. That\u2019s especially the case with first-round sophomore Omarion Hampton on the roster and the encouraging signs Kimani Vidal flashed last year, not to mention any other additions later, like college free agents.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Tack on the actual trade asking price for Achane that would include draft picks, and the idea about a move is going to remain just that: An idea, while the Chargers bank on McDaniel squeezing production from pretty much anyone at running back they might throw out there.<\/p>\n

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