Former Dolphins Emmanuel Ogbah signs with Jacksonville Jaguars
Emmanuel Ogbah’s five season run with the Miami Dolphins is finally coming to an end.
According to a league source, the starting defensive end is signing a one-year deal that could be worth up to $5 million with the Jacksonville Jaguars if all his incentives are reached.
Ogbah, who joined the Dolphins in 2019 and started 43 games for Miami, started all 16 games last season and contributed 49 tackles, five sacks and one interception.
And he did that after re-signing with the team days before training camp opened when Shaq Barrett retired because Miami had cut Ogbah to create cap space. However, despite having a better off from the Kansas City Chiefs, Ogbah returned to the Dolphins in 2024 because he said he had “unfinished business.”
During his nine year career Ogbah has started 87 of the 123 games he’s played, contributing 317 tackles, 47.5 sacks, two interceptions, forced nine fumbles, and recovered four fumbles.
The Dolphins didn’t have a need to re-sign Ogbah because Jalean Phillips and Bradley Chubb, the two projected starters, were returning from season-ending knee injuries.
Chop Robinson also had a productive season as a rookie, delivering 26 tackles and six sacks in 565 defensive snaps. But he’s limited against the run.
Willie Gay, a free agent signee, is a jack-of-all-trades linebacker who has started 55 games in his NFL career, contributing 261 tackles, seven sacks and four interceptions. And the Dolphins also have Quinton Bell and Cameron Goode, who have proven themselves as reliable special teams contributors.
Ogbah was considered a top NFL veteran still available in the free agent market, which general manager Chris Grier claims is filled with talented players who are waiting to see what each team’s depth chart looks like after the 2025 NFL draft concluded.
On Monday free agent signed don’t factor into the compensatory pick formula, which would allow teams to sign players without consideration for how it impacts the compensatory pick calculations that dictate what draft picks they gain for losing and signing players. All weekend Grier has stated he plans to be aggressive pursuing a few veterans at positions of need.
Miami has expressed a desire to add veteran cornerbacks, and the Miami Herald is reporting that the team has already been in contact with Rasul Douglas, an eight-year veteran who has started 80 of 120 games he’s played.
Douglas started 15 games for the Buffalo Bills last season, contributing 58 tackles and forcing one fumble in the 830 defensive snaps he played. Last season opposing quarterbacks had a 122 passer rating when throwing at a receiver Douglas was targeting, and he allowed four touchdowns.
It’s doubtful that Douglas is the only veteran cornerback the Dolphins are talking to with the goal of replacing Jalen Ramsey, who is expected to be traded after June 1.
