The Miami Dolphins’ need at offensive tackle just received another potential solution. While the team continues to pour over their free agency and NFL Draft options to solve holes on the tea, the slow trickle of released veterans will provide the league with some unexpected named — or at the very least some “unscheduled names” on the free agent market. That’s the case this morning in the aftermath of the Cincinnati Bengals releasing veteran offensive tackle Cordy Glenn.
The news broke yesterday afternoon courtesy of ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
Bengals releasing OT Cordy Glenn today, per source. Team looked to trade him but instead will wind up releasing him.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) March 13, 2020
While it isn’t surprising to hear the Bengals did not have much luck in finding a trade market for Glenn, the timing of his release will now open the door for an NFL team to potentially lock him into a contract ahead of the formal start of free agency next Wednesday.
Should the Dolphins be interested?
Being able to target Glenn in free agency is a nice bonus as compared to the idea of trading for him; yet Miami should still probably steer clear on this front. Glenn, who will turn 31 this September, would provide some nice functional power up front. In that regard, he’d be an upgrade. But Glenn has played in just 25 games over the course of the last three seasons out of a possible 48. The mounting durability issues, plus his age, make him a difficult proposition for Miami to get excited about unless he’s coming to South Florida on a short-term “prove it” contract and could easily be parted with if things don’t work out.
And while Glenn’s status has taken a hit in recent years due to the durability issues, he’s likely going to command better than a hypothetical one-year deal worth a few million.
So Miami’s search should continue. At the very least, if Glenn finds himself on the market in a few weeks and the Dolphins strike out elsewhere this potential pairing can be revisited if need be.
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