{"id":267481,"date":"2026-05-12T02:44:30","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T02:44:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/267481\/"},"modified":"2026-05-12T02:44:30","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T02:44:30","slug":"common-sense-prevails-once-again-for-the-miami-dolphins-and-hopefully-soon-your-timeline-will-start-to-follow-suit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/267481\/","title":{"rendered":"Common sense prevails once again for the Miami Dolphins \u2014\u00a0and hopefully soon your timeline will start to follow suit"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Miami Dolphins were never going to sign David Njoku if you\u2019ve been paying attention this offseason. And so\u2026they didn\u2019t. <\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDec 7, 2025; Cleveland, Ohio, USA; Cleveland Browns tight end David Njoku (85) walks off the field after the game against the Tennessee Titans at Huntington Bank Field. Mandatory Credit: Scott Galvin-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

Oh no! Another player that the Miami Dolphins<\/a> were never going to sign has signed elsewhere! Again!<\/p>\n

This has become a good bit throughout the course of the offseason. The Miami Dolphins have developed a reputation for spending in free agency and firing off after splash signings. It\u2019s become deserved based on the \u201cbig fish\u201d approach in recent history. But then this offseason, amid a total change in philosophy and an extreme adjustment in roster & cap construction\u2026it continued. So please forgive me for my lack of angst with the NFL\u2019s latest signing elsewhere, even as he was a player that some tried to tie to the Dolphins. <\/p>\n

David Njoku signs with Chargers amid latest reminder the Miami Dolphins are, indeed, still getting younger and cheaper<\/p>\n

\"DecDec 7, 2025; Cleveland, Ohio, USA; Cleveland Browns tight end David Njoku (85) walks off the field after the game against the Tennessee Titans at Huntington Bank Field.Scott Galvin-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

Njoku was tabbed as a potential fit for the Dolphins by some this spring. I\u2019m not sure why, but I digress. He officially has a new team, the Los Angeles Charger<\/a>s. And with a contract value that\u2019s worth up to $8 million in total value, let\u2019s be honest. It was never going to happen with the Dolphins. Miami is trying to get: <\/p>\n

Younger<\/p>\n

Cheaper<\/p>\n

David Njoku is neither. And yet in mid-April, at least one prediction market had the Miami Dolphins with Njoku\u2019s second-best odds. Neither was wide receiver Jauan Jennings,<\/a> who Miami had interest in but would have needed a total collapse of his market to even get into the upper levels of the conversation. It\u2019s an unfortunate reality of where the team is at for 2026. <\/p>\n

60% of their salary cap obligations this season belong to players no longer on the roster. $8 million for a soon-to-be 30 year old tight end 11 missed games in the last two seasons was not on the menu. <\/p>\n

The Dolphins current reality of no cap space will change in a few weeks when June 1st rolls around. But even then, don\u2019t fall into the trap of thinking Miami is opening up the wallet this offseason. Jon-Eric Sullivan, who has been candid at every turn this offseason, has said the team won\u2019t spend big. They need to get back into a healthy standing against the salary cap. And they need to get younger. Just bear it in mind when the inevitable \u201cAJ Brown\/Dolphins\u201d rumor pops up on a random slop account near you. <\/p>\n

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