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The NFL’s best available free agents as training camps begin

As training camps begin, and the preseason is nearly upon us, here are the best free agent players left in the NFL.

Rookies and veterans are reporting to training camps around the NFL, which means that our long national nightmare of life without professional football is nearly over. Yay, but for a lot of veterans in the league, there’s still an element of waiting by the phone to hear from their agents regarding interests from NFL teams.

Not every veteran — even veterans who are still playing at a high level — have homes when training camps start. A lot of the players listed below will find those homes before preseason games begin in early August, and some will have to wait longer. (Yes, there are veterans who would prefer to eschew training camp entirely, and that has something to do with it).

So, as we head into the pre-preseason, here are the best players who, at this point, are still looking for their new NFL destinations.

Worst Bears draft pick from each year since 2000

We look back at the worst Bears draft pick from each year since the turn of the century.

The 2023 NFL draft will be here before we know it and it’s once again another golden opportunity for the Chicago Bears to improve their team with young talent. The Bears hold four selections in the top 64 picks, including the No. 9 overall pick, giving them a shot to select premier players across multiple positions.

As is the case every year, the NFL draft is an inexact science and not every pick is going to pan out. The Bears have certainly had their fair share of misses over the years.

We already looked at the best player from each draft, now it’s time to review the worst player from each Bears draft class since 2000.

Mike McDaniel explains voided trade of Adam Shaheen, placement on IR

The tight end opted to end his season before it began.

When the Miami Dolphins traded tight end Adam Shaheen, along with a seventh-round pick, to the Houston Texans in exchange for a sixth-round selection, it appeared that general manager Chris Grier had made a smart decision. They were getting something in return for a player that was a long shot to make the roster.

However, just a few days later, the trade was voided due to Shaheen failing his physical with Houston’s medical staff. Apparently, he had a knee issue that was unknown to the player and the Dolphins prior to the trade.

Shaheen and the draft picks were returned to their original teams, and the Dolphins placed the tight end on injured reserve, ending his season.

On Tuesday, head coach Mike McDaniel explained that whole process during his media availability, and why he ended up on injured reserve.

“He was practicing with nothing holding him back,” McDaniel said. “We 100 percent thought he was 100 percent healthy. Such is the nature of veteran players, you occur nicks along the way and that’s why you have a physical before things can be finalized and the whole trade processed. We were as surprised as I know Adam was, and that was something we definitely didn’t anticipate. But once we got that information, we had to digest it – all of us, including Adam – and once we got back and he got some more opinions, he has decided to get surgery, which puts him on IR and out for the season, which we are in 100 percent support of.”

Interestingly, Shaheen is in the last year of his deal, and the Dolphins could’ve released him and saved nearly $2 million in cap space, but they’ve opted to keep his contract on the books. This will allow him to recover and rehab with the help of the Dolphins’ training and medical staffs, as well as use their facilities to work.

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Dolphins make slew of roster moves to get down to 85 players

There were no surprises cuts in this round.

On Tuesday, all 32 teams have to get their rosters down from 90 players to 85 by the 4 p.m. ET deadline, and the Miami Dolphins did so early on Tuesday despite adding players on Monday.

To get down to 85 players, the Dolphins announced that they’ve waived center Cole Banwart, wide receiver DeVonte Dedmon and defensive lineman Jordan Williams. They also placed tight end Adam Shaheen on injured reserve and waived/injured cornerback Tino Ellis.

Banwart was a long shot to make the team with Adam Pankey getting more opportunities than him as the third center, and Michael Deiter returning healthy to practice last week.

Dedmon was brought in mostly for his return abilities in the CFL, but Lynn Bowden Jr. and Preston Williams did that during the preseason game, and Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle have solid resumes in that area as well.

Jordan Williams, a rookie undrafted free agent, only got 10 snaps on Saturday, and other defensive linemen proved more than he did with their opportunities.

Shaheen was traded to the Houston Texans just over a week ago, but a knee condition voided the trade and sent him back to Miami. It’s interesting that they’re keeping him on injured reserve rather than flat-out releasing him, as Shaheen is in the last year of his deal.

Ellis, who was signed just a few weeks back, was waived but with an injury designation, so if he goes unclaimed he’ll revert back to Miami’s injured reserve. He went down during the preseason opener with a lower-body injury.

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Dolphins trade of TE Adam Shaheen voided due to failed physical

He reverts back to Miami’s roster.

Earlier in the week, the Miami Dolphins had agreed to send tight end Adam Shaheen and a 2023 seventh-round pick to the Houston Texans for a 2023 sixth-round pick.

However, according to multiple reports, the trade has been voided due to Shaheen failing his physical with the Texans’ medical staff due to a preexisting knee condition. Interestingly enough, the tight end hadn’t missed a single day of training camp sessions with the Dolphins.

Shaheen was on the injury report for a good portion of the 2021 season with a knee injury, so that may have been worse than originally believed.

Miami will now get Shaheen back on their roster. It’s unclear whether or not they will continue to allow him to compete for a roster spot or move on altogether.

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FILM ROOM: What does former Bears, Dolphins TE Adam Shaheen bring to Texans?

The Houston Texans traded for Adam Shaheen. Here is what the former Chicago Bears and Miami Dolphins tight end can offer.

A hulking giant with vicegrip hands and a basketball background has been added to the Houston Texans. Late Tuesday afternoon, Nick Caserio completed a trade with the Miami Dolphins, adding Adam Shaheen to bolster the Texans tight end depth.

Make no mistake, Pharaoh Brown and Brevin Jordan should hold down the starting jobs as both have achieved strong camps so far. However, after injuries struck tight end Antony Auclair and rookie sixth-round pick Teagan Quitoriano, Houston’s depth at an important offensive position looked bleak.

To solve the problem, Caserio sent a 2023 sixth-round pick for a 2023 seventh-round pick and Shaheen. The former all-conference basketball player and Chicago Bears’ second-round pick in 2017 is now on his third team in six years.

The million dollar question becomes, what has Shaheen shown in his previous stints with the Bears and Miami Dolphins and how can he contribute to the Texans? The answer lies in Shaheen’s film.

The Texans really just traded for Adam Shaheen and NFL fans all made the same ‘desperate’ jokes

The team that trades for Shaheen in 2022 is literally grasping at straws.

When the Bears drafted Adam Shaheen in 2017, some labeled the 6-foot-7 athletic freak “Baby Gronk” — as in, a young version of future First-Ballot Hall of Fame tight end Rob Gronkowski. Five years and two teams later, Shaheen has amassed a whopping total of 50 receptions for 509 yards and seven touchdowns — which isn’t even close to the worst season of actual Gronk’s career.

In a way, I guess Shaheen is “Baby Gronk” in that his production pales entirely compared to a long-time superstar tight end.

On Tuesday, someone in the NFL did the unthinkable. They actually gave up tangible assets for Shaheen. Who, you might ask? The Texans, because, of course:

Let’s be honest. In most cases, a seventh-round pick is worth almost nothing. Surrendering one in a trade for a player is largely inconsequential. But to be so desperate as to trade for someone who makes as little of an impact as Shaheen, even as a run blocker, well, we once again have evidence showing why the Texans are the league’s preeminent bottom feeder.

Dolphins trade TE Adam Shaheen to Houston Texans

Miami is also sending a seventh-round pick with him.

While the Miami Dolphins are getting ready to start their joint practices with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, general manager Chris Grier is continuing to work on his roster construction.

On Tuesday, the Dolphins announced that they’ve traded tight end Adam Shaheen and a 2023 seventh-round pick to the Houston Texans for a 2023 sixth-round pick.

More to come.

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Dolphins WR and TE ratings in Madden NFL 23

EA Sports released the first positional rankings

As we’re all collectively crossing the end of another long offseason in the coming weeks, football fans are looking forward to the newest installment of the Madden video game series.

We’ve seen some early looks of new Miami Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel in the game, and it doesn’t look half bad. However, everyone knows the gameplay and the ratings are the aspects of the game that are much more important and frequently discussed.

On Monday, EA Sports, the publishers of the game, released the wide receivers and tight end ratings for Madden NFL 23, and the Dolphins have a top 10 player at each position.

Here’s a look at most of Miami’s wide receiver and tight end ratings for launch and how they compare to other players at the same position:

  • Tyreek Hill – 96 overall (No. 3 WR)
  • Mike Gesicki – 86 overall (No. 7 TE)
  • Jaylen Waddle – 84 overall (t-No. 27 WR)
  • Cedrick Wilson Jr. – 75 overall (t-No. 85 WR)
  • Preston Williams – 72 overall (t-No. 120 WR)
  • Lynn Bowden Jr. – 70 overall (t-No. 148 WR)
  • Adam Shaheen – 68 overall (t- No. 56 TE)
  • Durham Smythe – 68 overall (t- No. 56 TE)
  • Trent Sherfield – 68 overall (t-No. 190 WR)
  • Cody Core – 67 overall (t-No. 208 WR)
  • Hunter Long – 66 overall (t-No. 69 TE)
  • Erik Ezukanma – 66 overall (t-No. 223 WR)
  • River Cracraft – 65 overall (t-No. 241 WR)

There will be more ratings coming out before the game’s release on August 19.

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2022 Dolphins positional preview: No big changes at TE this year

The only new face is UDFA Tanner Conner.

The Miami Dolphins are preparing for the start of Mike McDaniel’s first training camp as a head coach in the next few weeks. Once the team returns to Miami Gardens, they will begin competing against each other in practice and a couple of other teams (Philadelphia and Tampa Bay) in joint practice sessions.

For now, it’s time to assess the roster and see where the team stands at each and every position.

After looking at quarterbacks, running backs and wide receivers earlier this week, we’ll discuss the tight end group that hasn’t had many changes to it from the end of last season.

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