Now that the 2025 NFL trade deadline has passed, plenty of reports have started to circulate on the many trades that weren\u2019t reached before Wednesday\u2019s trade deadline. Yesterday, we learned that teams were heavily interested in Miami Dolphins running back De\u2019Von Achane. A second-round pick was the asking price, but no team was willing to bite \u2014 which IMO, is a very good thing for the Dolphins long-term.<\/p>\n
The same can be said about the team\u2019s inability to find a suitor for speedy wide receiver Jaylen Waddle.<\/p>\n
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However, an interesting detail that surfaced on Sunday morning has me a bit peeved heading into this critical AFC East matchup against the team that has rested solely at the top since Tom Brady\u2019s departure, the Buffalo Bills.<\/p>\n
Speaking of the Bills!<\/p>\n
According to NFL Network\u2019s Tom Pelissero, they were not only interested in Miami\u2019s WR1 Jaylen Waddle, they were the \u2018highest bidder\u2019 and if it weren\u2019t for their inability to part with a 2026 first-round pick INSTEAD of a 2027 first-round pick, we may be facing Waddle today. I really can\u2019t believe I typed that.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am told the Bills made a run at multiple big targets within the AFC East, offering a first-round pick as part of a package for Dolphins WR Jaylen Waddle\u2026 and the Jets for defensive lineman Quinnen Williams.\u201d The NFL Network insider continued:<\/p>\n
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\u201cIn fact, I am told the Bills had the highest offer for Jaylen Waddle. But Miami wanted a first-round pick in 2026, and not 2027, as part of the package. Ultimately, Miami decided that the Bills\u2019 offer \u2014 which also included a third-round pick in 2026 \u2014 was not enough to move their starting wide receiver.\u201d<\/p>\n
Yes, this is all being reported now, so take it with a grain of salt, but I can confidently say I would\u2019ve been irate if this deal had gone through\u2026 A late first-round pick, in whichever year, is going to be closer to a second-round pick. The same can be said about the third rounder, as well.<\/p>\n
Not to mention, the 26-year-old speedster just signed a three-year contract extension worth $84.75 million, locking him up through the 2028 season. A deal that, when compared to some of the other wide receivers on the market, is good value.<\/p>\n
During his five years in Miami, the former sixth-overall pick in the 2018 NFL Draft has caught 350 out of 503 targets for 4,715 yards and 24 touchdowns. He has 41 catches for 586 yards (14.3 YPC) and four touchdowns so far in 2025.<\/p>\n
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In the end, this could all be setting up for the team to move on from Waddle in the offseason, especially if another team offers a package similar to what the Bills were considering. At that time, I\u2019ll probably come to terms with the trade, understanding that in order to turn this thing around \u2014 you need to acquire as much draft capital as humanly possible \u2014 jettisoning some of your star players to greener pastures.<\/p>\n
Sure, I get all of that.<\/p>\n
But Jaylen Waddle \u2014 to the Buffalo Bills \u2014 for a late first & third?<\/p>\n
Catching passes from Josh Allen and bringing a Super Bowl to Orchard Park?<\/p>\n
Absolutely. NOT.<\/p>\n
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I\u2019m glad Jaylen Waddle is on the Dolphins \u2014 for now, anyway.<\/p>\n
What are your thoughts on the Buffalo Bills being the \u2018highest bidder\u2019 for Miami Dolphins WR Jaylen Waddle before the 2025 NFL trade deadline? Would you have been okay trading Waddle to an AFC East Rival \u2014 the same way the team did Wes Welker many years ago? How are you feeling ahead of today\u2019s matchup vs. the Bills? Let us know in the comments section below!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Now that the 2025 NFL trade deadline has passed, plenty of reports have started to circulate on the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":39969,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[22207,11118,26852,123,1763,125,124,119,9779,10839,26850,26851],"class_list":{"0":"post-39968","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-miami","8":"tag-buffalo-bills","9":"tag-jaylen-waddle","10":"tag-josh-allen","11":"tag-miami","12":"tag-miami-dolphins","13":"tag-miami-headlines","14":"tag-miami-news","15":"tag-nfl","16":"tag-nfl-network","17":"tag-tom-brady","18":"tag-tom-pelissero","19":"tag-trade-deadline"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39968","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=39968"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39968\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/39969"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39968"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=39968"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=39968"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}