Competition is, in all phases, the name of the game in the NFL. Each franchise aspires to have a slew of competition at each position across the roster by the time training camp opens — with the objective being to allow the competition for starting jobs to help facilitate growth in the players and produce the best possible roster and combination of players.
This year’s Miami Dolphins training camp is going to be a little different than the past few years for this reason. The roster is still not a “finished product” but there has certainly been significant progress made on the collection of talent and a number of position groups are facing a ton of added competition in the coming months.
But which players who are returning off of last year’s squad have the most to lose? Here are five incumbents from the Dolphins’ 2020 roster who are facing stiff competition to make the team again in 2021.
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WR/KR Jakeem Grant
Grant has been one of the most scrutinized members of Miami’s underperforming wide receiver group last season. With a healthy salary cap figure and a frustrating combination of drops and inability to make a leap as an offensive weapon, Grant is someone who will need a flawless effort in camp to stave off a change — and with the additions of Will Fuller, Jaylen Waddle and Robert Foster, even then it might not be enough.