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Anthony Weaver: Bradley Chubb likely to return ‘at some point this year’

Anthony Weaver’s update on the health of Bradley Chubb doesn’t sound like he expects the pass rusher back soon.

There haven’t been many updates about the health of Miami Dolphins outside linebacker Bradley Chubb, who suffered an ACL tear on New Year’s Eve last season. On Friday, Dolphins defensive coordinator Anthony Weaver didn’t offer the most encouraging signs about Chubb’s return.

“I truthfully have no idea [when he’ll return],” Weaver told reporters Friday. “He’s in all of our meetings so he certainly gives me the feeling that we will see him at some point this year.”

Chubb, 28, is currently on the Dolphins’ physically unable to perform (PUP) list and is eligible to make his return as early as Week 5. But Weaver’s update doesn’t seem to indicate that the team expects to see the pass rusher back on the practice field next week.

Miami’s defense could use the boost, though. Through three weeks of the 2024 season, the Dolphins have recorded six sacks, more than only nine teams. Last year, the Dolphins’ 56 sacks ranked third most in the NFL. Four of Miami’s six sacks so far have come from defensive linemen Calais Campbell, Zach Sieler, and Da’Shawn Hand.

Chubb led the Dolphins in sacks last season with 11, the most he’s recorded since notching 12 as a rookie with the Denver Broncos in 2018.

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Broncos’ order of picks in 2025 NFL draft

The Broncos hold six picks in the 2025 NFL draft, including their own selections in the first four rounds.

Following the trades for quarterback Russell Wilson and coach Sean Payton in back-to-back offseasons, the Denver Broncos are scheduled to have first-, second- and third-round draft picks in 2025 for the first time since 2021.

Denver also holds its own fourth-round pick next year. Not until the fifth round will the Broncos have any pick swaps coming into play (pending future trades).

Here’s a look at the team’s order of picks in next year’s NFL draft, with help from prosportstransactions.com.

Broncos order of picks in 2025 NFL draft

Denver does not hold a fifth-round pick after trading that pick and pass rusher Bradley Chubb to the Miami Dolphins in 2022 in exchange for running back Chase Edmonds and first- and fourth-round draft picks. (The Broncos later used that first-round pick to acquire Payton in 2023.)

Denver also does not hold a seventh-round pick after trading that selection and tight end Albert Okwuegbunam to the Philadelphia Eagles in 2023 in exchange for a sixth-round pick.

The 2025 NFL draft will be held in Green Bay from April 24-26.

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Mike McDaniel announces Bradley Chubb, 2 others to stay on PUP list

Mike McDaniel says three of the four Dolphins players currently on the PUP list will stay there. The other is “TBD.”

The Miami Dolphins have until Tuesday to decide if the four players currently on their physically unable to perform (PUP) list will come off and be available Week 1, or stay and be forced to miss at least the first four games of the season.

“Isaiah Wynn, Cam Goode, and Bradley Chubb will start [the season] on PUP,” Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel revealed Monday morning.

That leaves one other player, Odell Beckham Jr., with an undetermined status.

“TBD (to be determined), TBD. More information required,” McDaniel said of Beckham.

Wynn, Goode, and Chubb all ended the 2023 season on injured reserve. Beckham spent last season with the Baltimore Ravens and it’s unclear what injury has kept him out since signing with the Dolphins earlier this year.

A rule change in 2024 also means that the Dolphins will be allowed to place up to two players on the injured reserve Tuesday with a designation to return. Previously, a player would be forced to miss the entire season if they were placed on IR without spending at least a day on the 53-man roster.

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Bradley Chubb progressing without setbacks, says Mike McDaniel

Mike McDaniel says he’s happy with the steady progress Bradley Chubb is making in his recovery.

The Miami Dolphins removed pass rusher Jaelan Phillips from the PUP list earlier this week, but his partner in crime Bradley Chubb is still out of action.

Chubb, 28, suffered an ACL tear on New Year’s Eve last season and it’s looking increasingly unlikely that he’ll be ready to play in the Dolphins’ Week 1 opener against the Jacksonville Jaguars.

“It’s going much like the ongoing conversations have been about Jaelan Phillips,” Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel said of Chubb’s recovery. “No timeline, [we’re] making sure that he has no setbacks in the whole process, and I can tell you with exuberance there’s been no setbacks. So he’s progressing and we are making sure that when he’s on the field, he’s there to stay.”

Like Phillips, Chubb faces the challenge of rehabbing patiently, despite the regular season set to get started in less than month.

“He’s doing a great job understanding his role to the team,” McDaniel said of Chubb. “He’s a very important player to this team. Might be one of the most, if not the most popular player on the team. I don’t think there’s a teammate that he can’t reach and with that connectivity, there’s some responsibility that goes there.

“So he’s been very wise beyond his years in terms of making sure that he doesn’t — in a heat of competitiveness — overstep boundaries too soon. So I’m happy with where he’s at.”

Chubb recorded 11 sacks and forced a league-leading six fumbles in 2023. He signed a five-year extension with the Dolphins in 2022 and is under contract with the team until his deal is due to automatically void in 2028.

With Phillips and Chubb both recovering, the Dolphins brought back Emmanuel Ogbah and picked Chop Robinson and Mohamed Kamara in the first and fifth rounds of the 2024 NFL draft, respectively.

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Mike McDaniel says ‘no setbacks’ for Bradley Chubb, Jaelan Phillips

Mike McDaniel still won’t put a timeline on the recovery of the Dolphins’ two star pass rushers, but he says there’s been no bad news.

Mike McDaniel hasn’t offered many hints about when the Miami Dolphins expect to see pass rushers Bradley Chubb and Jaelan Phillips back on the field. Throughout the offseason, the coach has reiterated that the team is placing no timeline on their recoveries from ACL and Achilles tears, respectively.

But McDaniel offered one piece of insight Sunday: no news is good news.

“There’s been no setbacks,” McDaniel told reporters. “There’s partial credit due to the fact there hasn’t been timelines set on them. So they haven’t over-pressed. But I’m very, very proud of them because first and foremost, I spoke at length; the biggest challenge and concern that I have is that they try to get back too soon. And that’s just natural for their competitiveness and how they love football.”

Both Chubb and Phillips are on the physically unable to perform (PUP) list for now, keeping them out of training camp practices. The Dolphins can move the pass rushers from the PUP list to the active roster at any point in time, but if either or both remain on the list at the end of camp, they’ll be forced to miss the first four games of the regular season.

In May, Chubb offered a brief update on his rehab, telling a podcast that recovery was “as good as it can be for this point.” Phillips has posted a few updates on his recovery to social media, from a February video of him on crutches to some sprints earlier this month.

With the duo of pass rushers temporarily out of action, the Dolphins signed Shaquil Barrett earlier this year, but turned to Emmanuel Ogbah after Barrett surprisingly retired ahead of camp. Miami also picked edge rushers Chop Robinson and Mohamed Kamara in the first and fifth rounds, respectively, in the 2024 NFL draft.

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Emmanuel Ogbah has ‘unfinished business’ with Dolphins

Emmanuel Ogbah says he chose to rejoin the Dolphins over another option, because he has more to do in Miami.

When Emmanuel Ogbah was released by the Miami Dolphins in February, he didn’t think his time with the team was completely over. He just didn’t think the reunion would come so soon.

“I honestly wouldn’t have believed it, but I always knew I was going to be back here eventually,” Ogbah told reporters Thursday. “I have unfinished business here, so that’s what I’m ready to take care of here.”

Ogbah, 30, first joined the Dolphins in 2020 on a two-year deal and signed a four-year extension with the team in 2022. But following the departure of Brian Flores and the emergence of Bradley Chubb and Jaelan Phillips, Ogbah’s role diminished and he was released by Miami in February with two years left on his deal.

For five months, Ogbah sat on the free agency market until the surprising retirement of Shaquil Barrett opened up a spot on the Dolphins’ roster.

“I had all the time in the world to get ready, mentally prepare, physically prepare, just to get ready for this season,” Ogbah said. I didn’t know where I was going to be, but I’m just happy to be here.

“It came down to two teams, and I picked Miami because I feel like unfinished business here, so that’s why I’m excited to be back.”

The Dolphins could use early results from Ogbah. Both Chubb and Phillips are on the PUP list as they continue to recover from injuries that ended their respective 2023 campaigns. Miami also drafted Chop Robinson and Mohamed Kamara, but expecting rookie pass rushers to be productive is a lot to ask.

Ogbah’s contributions could be crucial while Chubb and Phillips get back up to speed. And he has plenty of motivation to prove his reunion with the Dolphins is a worthwhile one.

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4 Dolphins players land between Nos. 62 and 67 on NFL Top 100

A group of four Dolphins players all landed in the 60s on the annual NFL Top 100 list.

The NFL’s annual list of the top 100 players in the league as voted on by players is currently being revealed 10 players at a time on NFL Network. While no Miami Dolphins appeared in the first three groups that were unveiled, four made their appearance when players 61 through 70 were released Wednesday.

Offensive tackle Terron Armstead was No. 67, safety Jordan Poyer was No. 65, wide receiver Jaylen Waddle was No. 63, and pass rusher Bradley Chubb was No. 62.

Last year, the Dolphins had six players make the list: Tyreek Hill (No. 7), Jalen Ramsey (No. 36), Waddle (No. 44), Christian Wilkins (No. 81), Tua Tagovailoa (No. 82), and Armstead (No. 83).

Of the four Dolphins players who have made the list so far in 2024, Poyer is the only one who is new to the team. The former Buffalo Bills defensive back signed a one-year deal with Miami in free agency after he was released by Buffalo to save salary cap space.

The reveal of the NFL Top 100 will continue until Friday, Aug. 2.

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Could Mohamed Kamara be the Dolphins’ next fifth-round steal?

The Dolphins found linebackers Bryan Cox, Zach Thomas, and Andrew Van Ginkel in the fifth round. Will Mohamed Kamara be their next steal?

The fifth-round of the NFL draft has historically proven to be a good spot for the Miami Dolphins to find linebackers.

There was Bryan Cox, a three-time Pro Bowler who was selected No. 113 overall in 1991. Five years later, the Dolphins one-upped themselves by finding Hall of Famer Zach Thomas at No. 154 overall. More recently, Miami found Andrew Van Ginkel at No. 151 overall in 2019.

The Dolphins will hope Mohamed Kamara can follow in those footsteps.

Miami used the No. 21 overall pick in the first-round to take Penn State’s Chop Robinson, but double-downed at the position by adding the Colorado State alum in Day 3.

Kamara, who enters the NFL following a 13-sack season for Colorado State, has the chance to learn from free agent addition Shaq Barrett, another CSU alum with a lot of pass rushing experience.

Kamara totaled 30.5 sacks in his five collegiate seasons and 21.5 over the last two, as well as 45.5 career tackles for loss. All those plays in the backfield earned him Mountain West Defensive Player of the Year honors in his last season.

While a tad undersized by NFL standards at 6’1, 248 pounds, he makes up for it with strength, speed, and ferocity. All those elements make for fan-favorite potential. He’s a project to refine, but Kamara has a solid foundation for new defensive coordinator Anthony Weaver to build on.

Kamara’s 4.57 40-yard dash time was third among edge rushers at the 2024 NFL Scouting Combine, behind only Robinson (4.48) and another first-rounder, Dallas Turner (4.46).

All that’s left for Kamara is the production to justify his selection and solidify his spot on the next rung of fifth-round linebackers to succeed for the Dolphins. That’s easier said than done.

Miami already has a terrific duo of edge rushers in Jaelan Phillips and Bradley Chubb. However, both are rehabbing injuries and will be returning for the Dolphins in 2024, but are beginning training camp on the PUP list. The newly added rookie duo of Robinson and Kamara adds to the depth.

When Phillips and Chubb both fully return, the Dolphins stand to have Robinson, Barrett, and Kamara in rotational roles. That means the rookies have a chance to make an early impact.

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Bradley Chubb updates rehab: ‘It’s as good as it can be for this point’

Bradley Chubb is feeling optimistic about the progress he’s making in his recovery from an ACL tear.

Miami Dolphins pass rusher Bradley Chubb is feeling optimistic about the progress of his recovery from an ACL injury, he said Thursday on a podcast.

“It’s going good, man,” Chubb said on Williams Racing’s “Team Torque” podcast. “As good as it can be for this point, you know what I mean? I feel like the ACL recovery is so long and strenuous, but I’ve been having a positive attitude through it all, man.

“Seeing that light at the end of the tunnel and working towards that and not really thinking about what it could be and what it isn’t. Just taking it day-by-day, focusing on how I can make today the best day possible and it’s been working out for me. I can’t complain.”

Chubb, 27, tore his ACL in his left knee twice before — once in high school and again in 2019 during his second year with the Denver Broncos. This time, he’s recovering from a torn ACL in his right knee, which happened in the Dolphins’ Week 17 loss on New Year’s Eve.

Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel has refused to provide a timetable for the recovery of Chubb and fellow pass rusher Jaelan Phillips, who torn his Achilles in November. He told reporters last month that the duo are “absolutely attacking” the rehab process and had to be mandated to take time off.

“Right now, my main thing is trying to get my quad as strong as possible,” Chubb said Thursday. “That’s kind of like what controls everything that we do. … After that, that’s when the motion and the mobility comes in.”

While he missed the last game of the season, Chubb finished 2023 with a team-leading 11 sacks and led the NFL with six forced fumbles.

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Dolphins’ Chop Robinson says hand technique caused lack of production

How does a pass rusher as athletic as Chop Robinson only record nine sacks in two seasons? He explained Thursday night.

The Miami Dolphins’ newly drafted edge rusher Chop Robinson has been a top prospect for the past year, and ended up getting selected at No. 21 overall in the 2024 NFL draft.

The former Nittany Lions lineman was an elite athlete, but the production didn’t always match his athletic profile. While at Penn State, Robinson totaled 17.5 tackles for loss and 9.5 sacks in two seasons.

His in-game stats may not have popped off the stat sheet, but he says he knows why he wasn’t a sack machine.

“It was just being inconsistent with my hands,” Robinson told reporters after he was drafted Thursday night. “I know I had the speed and the bend, but sometimes I forget to use my hands. But that’s something I’ve been working on this whole offseason, and I feel very confident because I’ve been working on this so much repeatedly, and I know it’s going to be natural when it comes time to put my hands to use.”

Despite his lack of production, Robinson tested at the top of his position at the 2024 NFL Scouting Combine. He finished top two in the 40-yard dash (4.48 seconds), 10-yard split (1.54 seconds), 20-yard shuttle (4.25 seconds), and broad jump (128 inches).

With elite athleticism and room to improve technically, Robinson is happy with the situation he’s entering in Miami. He’ll soon join a group of edge rushers that includes Bradley Chubb, Jaelan Phillips, and Shaquil Barrett.

“I feel like that’s going to be a great situation for me – come in there, learn from those guys, compete every day, being able to take things from them and take it to my game and vice versa,” Robinson said. “It’ll be a great thing for me.”

The Dolphins hope it’ll be a great thing for them too and that his NFL production will match his athleticism.

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