Overview
- Executives from other teams, quoted Thursday in The Athletic and recapped by Bleacher Report, ClutchPoints and Sportsnaut, criticized Miami for releasing Tua Tagovailoa with a record dead-cap hit near $99 million, trading Jaylen Waddle, and signing Malik Willis.
- Miami holds two first-round picks at Nos. 11 and 30 and seven selections in the top 100, with ESPN’s mock projecting Ohio State wideout Carnell Tate at No. 11 to restock a thin receiver group.
- Head coach Jeff Hafley said Malik Willis will have “good players” to target and pointed to the team’s large pool of early picks as the path to adding receivers.
- Reporting points to pursuit of pass catchers beyond the draft, including calls to the Packers about WR Dontayvion Wicks and outside speculation linking Falcons TE Kyle Pitts as a possible trade target.
- The team is still vetting quarterbacks before the draft, hosting combine star Taylen Green for a top-30 visit despite Willis, Quinn Ewers and Cam Miller already on the roster.