MIAMI GARDENS — The Dolphins traded outside linebacker Jaelan Phillips to the Philadelphia Eagles on Monday morning in exchange for a third-round pick, the Sun Sentinel has confirmed.

ESPN was the first to report the move.

Phillips, the 2021 first-round pick from the University of Miami, has 25 tackles and 3.0 sacks this season. He has 26 career sacks in four-plus seasons. He had a career-best 8.5 sacks as a rookie and had 6.5 sacks, the second-best total of his career, in 2023. Phillips, who has had season-ending injuries in his last two seasons (Achilles, knee), is playing this season on his fifth-year option.

This trade marks the first move made by Dolphins interim general manager Champ Kelly since he took over Friday, the day the team mutually agreed to part ways with longtime general manager Chris Grier.

There’s been speculation the Dolphins, who sank to 2-7 after Thursday’s 28-6 loss to Baltimore, would make moves by Tuesday’s 4 p.m. trade deadline to collect draft capital for a rebuild.

There’s been a market league-wide for pass rushers and Phillips fits the bill in that regard.

Outside linebacker Bradley Chubb has also had his name mentioned in trade rumors, along with running back Jaylen Wright and cornerback Rasul Douglas.

Without Phillips, the Dolphins’ primary edge rushers include Chubb, Chop Robinson, last year’s first-round pick, and Matthew Judon. 

Phillips’ departure marks a significant loss from the rebuild that started in 2019. Remaining members of that rebuild, which was vacated for the “win now” philosophy that began in 2022 when coach Mike McDaniel took over, are quarterback Tua Tagovailoa, wide receiver Jaylen Waddle, right tackle Austin Jackson and offensive lineman Liam Eichenberg.

Homegrown departures from that rebuild, for different reasons, include defensive tackle Christian Wilkins, guard Robert Hunt, safety Jevon Holland, cornerback Noah Igbinoghene and defensive tackle Raekwon Davis.

Among the free-agent departures from the “win now” movement are left tackle Terron Armstead, cornerback Jalen Ramsey and defensive tackle Calais Campbell. Wide receiver Tyreek Hill, who seems unlikely to return, is out for the season due to a knee injury.

It’s unclear whether Kelly, hired in March, will be the Dolphins’ full-time general manager. Kelly served as Las Vegas’ interim general manager in 2023. It’s also unclear what type of schedule the Dolphins are on to return to the playoffs or how they want to conduct the rebuild (totally through the draft or draft with significant veteran/free agent help). 

As of now, the Dolphins’ 2026 selections include one first-round pick, one second-round pick, three third-round picks, one fourth-round pick, one fifth-round pick, and one seventh-round pick.

The Dolphins are 30-30 in the regular season under McDaniel. They’re 0-2 in the playoffs in that span. 

McDaniel announced in late March/early April at the NFL owners meetings that the Dolphins were going to rely on youth and draftees moving forward, which marked a major strategic and philosophical switch from their previous approach.

The Dolphins have focused the top of their last two drafts on the line of scrimmage among Robinson, left tackle Patrick Paul, the 2024 second-round pick, defensive tackle Kenneth Grant, the 2025 first-round pick, and left guard Jonah Savaiinaea, the 2025 second-round pick.

This story will be updated.