Benardrick McKinney‘s stint with the Dolphins has already come to an end. After getting traded to Miami earlier this offseason, the veteran linebacker will be released, reports NFL.com’s Ian Rapoport (via Twitter).
Back in March, the Dolphins acquired McKinney and a 2021 seventh-round pick from the Texans for a 2021 sixth-round pick and Shaq Lawson (who, ironically, was traded by Houston earlier today). McKinney subsequently reworked his contract; the 28-year-old was originally set to make $27.5MM over the next three years, including a $7.75M salary in 2021, but he took a major cut by ripping up the final two years of the deal while earning $3MM this year (plus $200K in playtime incentives).
When McKinney was at his best, he formed one of the league’s best run-stuffing tandems with Zach Cunningham. He earned Pro Bowl nod in 2018 and racked up 100+ tackles again in 2019. Last year, however, a shoulder injury limited him to just four games.
In Miami, McKinney was expected to start alongside Jerome Baker. However, as reporter Armando Salguero observed, the veteran struggled in pass coverage, limiting his playing time. Plus, Elandon Roberts seemed to jump McKinney on the depth chart after the former was activated from PUP.
Talk about having a career fall off of a cliff…
Well I guess at least Texans got 2 6th rounds (dolphins and jets) for Lawson while Dolphins got 7th round and then cut him before even giving him a shot. Well then lol
Tunsil: I’ll wait.
What are you waiting on? He stated facts. There’s nothing to add here. Keep waiting, I guess.
If Elandon Roberts jumps you on the depth chart that is never a good thing.
So on his deal we was going to get 10 mil a season basically for the next 3 years, but instead he got rid of 2 years off his contract for nothing. Plus instead of making 7mil this season he said nah I’ll take the 3mil and then gets cut.
Either this man dumb as hell or his agent ain’t doing anything for him.
Maybe there wasn’t any guaranteed money in his contract so actually it would’ve been a smart thing to do
Well, if the Texans resign McKinney, they’d basically be undoing the trade while keeping two 6th rounders. I think they still had to pay part of Shaq Lawson’s contract, though.
Shhhh. That would make the Texans smart …. That’s not a thing
Thanks Grier for wasting our draft picks! All we need now is for you to give away the farm for Watson who took his team to a 4-12 record and quit on them. Oh yea, and the civil suits too……
I wouldn’t be surprised to see the Titans in play here. Vrabel likes to bring in guys he knows.