Overview
- ESPN's Adam Schefter reports Miami proposed four first-round picks to Cincinnati for the top selection in 2020 with the intention of taking Joe Burrow.
- Cincinnati refused to discuss a trade and drafted Burrow first overall, while Miami stayed at No. 5 and selected Tua Tagovailoa.
- The Dolphins recently benched Tagovailoa for seventh-round rookie Quinn Ewers, and Schefter reports the team is prepared to move on despite financial hurdles.
- Tagovailoa has three years and $54 million in guarantees remaining, creating costly implications for any release and likely limiting trade options.
- Burrow led the Bengals to a Super Bowl earlier in his career, but injuries have curtailed recent seasons, and Cincinnati is 4-10 with him appearing in five games in 2025.