Sometimes, old news that becomes new news becomes new news for a reason.<\/p>\n
A Saturday Preview! of a Sunday Splash! report from Adam Schefter of ESPN.com dusts off the well-known reality that the Dolphins tried to trade up<\/a> from No. 5 to No. 1 in 2020, with the goal of drafting quarterback Joe Burrow. Given the current circumstances, the resurrection of the dated report is significant, to say the least.<\/p>\n To be fair, the new report advances the ball, a bit. As of late January 2022, when the Bengals were preparing to play in the Super Bowl that capped Burrow\u2019s second season, Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reported that the Dolphins were willing to give up each of their three 2020 first-round picks \u201cand potentially more<\/a>.\u201d The Bengals, however, refused to engage.<\/p>\n Schefter now reports that the Dolphins offered four first-round picks for Burrow.<\/p>\n Whatever the Dolphins offered, the Bengals were determined to take Burrow. Given Burrow\u2019s recent comments about his current lack of happiness<\/a> playing football and the possibility of eventually playing for another team<\/a>, it\u2019s a given (as discussed during Thursday\u2019s PFT Live) that one or more teams will call the Bengals in the offseason to assess whether Burrow may be available.<\/p>\n Here\u2019s what I think, as explained both during PFT Live and a recent appearance on Pardon My Take<\/a>: Burrow doesn\u2019t want to demand a trade, but he\u2019d like the Bengals to decide to make the move on their own. That would allow him to exit Cincinnati without being regarded as a villain in his home state.<\/p>\n