The Miami Dolphins tried to trade four first-round picks before the 2020 NFL Draft for the opportunity to take Joe Burrow with the No. 1 overall pick, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports. The report also says that the Bengals shut down the possibility of any trade because they were sold on Burrow.
At the time, the Dolphins had three 2020 first-round picks — their own, the Pittsburgh Steelers’ because of the Minkah Fitzpatrick trade and the Houston Texans’ due to the Laremy Tunsil trade — as well as two 2021 first-round picks.
Schefter’s report comes days after the Dolphins benched Tua Tagovailoa, who they picked with the No. 5 overall pick in that same draft.
The Bengals will face the Dolphins in Week 16.
Burrow made headlines last week when eh said he’s focusing on having fun playing football again. This week, he was asked if he ever thought about not being the Bengals’ quarterback. Burrow’s response was cryptic: “You think about a lot of things.”
Both the Bengals and Dolphins have been eliminated from playoff contention this season. Neither team has made the postseason each of the past two seasons.
