Fins' McDaniel shuts down 'baseless' trade rumors

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. -- Miami Dolphins manager Mike McDaniel unopen down "baseless" commercialized rumors Friday, saying the squad is not presently looking to commercialized immoderate players.

Social media swirled this week with commercialized ideas involving Jaylen Waddle, De'Von Achane, Jaelan Phillips and Bradley Chubb arsenic the Dolphins' 1-5 commencement to the play led immoderate pundits to judge they volition beryllium sellers astatine adjacent period commercialized deadline.

While the Dolphins don't typically remark connected rumors, McDaniel was steadfast successful his effect Friday.

"All (trade) rumors astir Miami Dolphins players are baseless, currently," helium said. "Personally, this clip of twelvemonth bothers maine for the involvement of idiosyncratic players having wherever he's playing questioned by rumors."

Waddle, who was drafted sixth wide by the Dolphins successful 2021 and signed a three-year, $84.75 cardinal hold successful 2024, is playing connected the last twelvemonth of his rookie contract.

He's assumed the relation of Miami's de facto No. 1 receiver ever since a play ending wounded to Tyreek Hill successful Week 4, signaling six catches for 205 yards and a touchdown successful 2 games without Hill.

When asked astir commercialized rumors Thursday, Waddle said they weren't hard to disregard due to the fact that helium doesn't typically spot them.

"I'm conscionable focused connected the crippled honestly. Focused connected the Browns and conscionable trying to get a win," helium said. "I truly don't spot excessively much. If my cause oregon thing don't interaction maine past I truly don't spot excessively much."

Miami has not made a large commercialized deadline woody since 2022, erstwhile it traded a archetypal circular prime to the Denver Broncos successful speech for Chubb.