Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network is reporting that before last week’s trade deadline the Miami Dolphins and Baltimore Ravens discussed a trade involving Dolphins superstar cornerback Xavien Howard. Per Rapoport “Miami wanted premium picks for a player of Howard’s caliber, likely a first-rounder and more. To make that happen, Baltimore would have wanted the Dolphins to eat some of what’s left of Howard’s $13.785 million salary.
Despite efforts on both sides, and some good-faith negotiations, a trade never materialized.
It wasn’t the first time the Dolphins had trade talks around Howard, as the Cowboys famously had similar discussions during the draft.”
The #Ravens didn’t make a trade last week, but it wasn’t for lack of effort. Among the high-profile targets was #Dolphins star CB Xavien Howard, though the complicated trade never materialized.
Details: https://t.co/rWQVO9QE9M
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) November 7, 2021
In the summer the Dolphins re-worked Howard’s contract to fill it up with incentives for the 2021 season and at that time they also made a verbal promise to Howard that in the offseason (Feb/March 2022) they would work on a new long-term contract with Howard or move him so he can get the financial compensation he wants.
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