The Miami Dolphins are all set to enter 2020 free agency next month and continue the team’s ambitious plan to completely overhaul the roster. Yes, this team’s primary objective appears to be to build through the draft. But the Dolphins will have a mass surplus of cap space at their disposal and the environment in South Florida is one filled with optimism after the Dolphins finished 5-4 over their final nine games.
Looking across the NFL landscape, there’s a ton of potential contributors set to hit the market. Here’s one pending free agent from each team in the NFC North that the Dolphins should consider:
Green Bay Packers – Rush Linebacker Kyler Fackrell
One year after tallying 10.5 sacks for the Green Bay Packers, Fackrell logged just one in 16 games played in 2019. The writing is on the wall that Fackrell is on the outs — between the free agent signings of Preston Williams and Za’Darius Smith and the Packers’ selection of pass rusher Rashan Gary in the 1st-round of last year’s NFL Draft.
Fackrell would be an interesting addition to Miami’s pressure linebacker group — which was occupied in 2019 by a bunch of dudes from Wisconsin, ironically enough. But Vince Biegel needs a new contract and Andrew Van Ginkel was a late-round draft pick. Could Fackrell push them for reps?