NFL trade deadline live blog: Miami Dolphins trade for former All-Pro corner Talib
1:45 p.m.: The Dolphins have made a trade. As first reported by ESPN’s Adam Schefter and later confirmed by the team, Miami acquired Aqib Talib and a fifth-round pick from the Los Angeles Rams for an undisclosed future pick.
On the surface, the move feels like the Dolphins taking on salary and a veteran player in order to add to their treasure trove of draft picks. Talib is due $4.235 million this year and is set to become an unrestricted free agent in 2020.
Talib, a five-time Pro Bowler and first-team All-Pro in 2016, will now join his fifth NFL team since joining the NFL as the 20th overall pick by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the 2008 NFL Draft. Talib, 33, has not played since Week 5 and was placed on injured reserve on Oct. 14 with a rib injury. He recorded 14 tackles and a pair of defended passes with the Rams.
Talib would not be eligible to play until Week 15 — if he does play again this season.
1:15 p.m.: No moves have officially been made yet as 4 p.m. gets closer, but some names are being floated around. The New York Daily News’ Manish Mehta reported that the New York Jets would be “amenable to dealing” Pro Bowl running back Le’Veon Bell “for the right price.”
The Detroit Lions have also been actively shopping defensive back Darius Slay, although it’s looking unlikely that he will be dealt.
NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reported that the Redskins are open to dealing left tackle Trent Williams, “but they aren’t just asking for draft picks. I’m told they are big-game hunting, asking for players like CB Denzel Ward in return. Which ... is a non-starter.”
Other notable names that have surfaced over the past couple weeks: Falcons linebacker Vic Beasley, Rams cornerback Aqib Talib and Buccaneers tight end O.J. Howard.
There’s a little less than three hours left in what has been a quiet trade deadline day thus far.
10:30 a.m.: All is quiet in the NFL so far this morning, but there are still five and a half hours left until that 4 p.m. deadline. Expect talks in some capacity to heat up around the league soon.
Original post: If the Miami Dolphins — or any NFL team, for that matter — is going to make any final, last-second trades, now is the day.
The NFL trade deadline is at 4 p.m. Tuesday and marks one of the final chances this season for teams to truly bolster their rosters — or, conversely, put themselves into better draft position, or get rid of unwanted contracts or players they don’t envision as part of their future.
The Dolphins, 0-7 on the year after Monday’s loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers and in the midst of a full-blown rebuild, have already made a plethora of trades over the past few months, including Monday’s move that sent running back Kenyan Drake to the Arizona Cardinals for a conditional third-day pick in the 2020 draft.
That follows their offseason and early regular-season moves that sent Laremy Tunsil and Kenny Stills to the Houston Texans, defensive back Minkah Fitzpatrick to the Pittsburgh Steelers and Kiko Alonso to the New Orleans Saints.
The return on those trades: A treasure trove of draft picks, including three first-round picks (two in 2020 and one in 2021).
Are any other moves in store? Could the Dolphins potentially be buyers at the deadline as Chris Grier alluded to?
Follow along with our live blog throughout the day as we track all the moves throughout the league.
This story was originally published October 29, 2019 at 7:04 AM.
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