Marcel Louis-JacquesOct 17, 2025, 12:53 PM ETCloseMarcel Louis-Jacques joined ESPN in 2019 as a beat reporter covering the Buffalo Bills, before switching to the Miami Dolphins in 2021. The former Carolina Panthers beat writer for the Charlotte Observer won the APSE award for breaking news and the South Carolina Press Association award for enterprise writing in 2018.Follow on X
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Miami Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel shut down “baseless” trade rumors Friday, saying the team is not currently looking to trade any players.
Social media swirled this week with trade ideas involving Jaylen Waddle, De’Von Achane, Jaelan Phillips and Bradley Chubb as the Dolphins’ 1-5 start to the season led some pundits to predict they will be sellers at the deadline, which is at 4 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Nov. 4.
Waddle, who was drafted sixth overall by the Dolphins in 2021 and signed a three-year, $84.75 million extension in 2024, is in the final season of his rookie contract.
He has assumed the role of Miami’s de facto No. 1 receiver since a season-ending injury to Tyreek Hill in Week 4, recording six catches for 205 yards and a touchdown in two games without Hill.
Miami has not made a major deadline deal since 2022, when it traded a first-round pick to the Denver Broncos for Chubb.
CloseMarcel Louis-Jacques joined ESPN in 2019 as a beat reporter covering the Buffalo Bills, before switching to the Miami Dolphins in 2021. The former Carolina Panthers beat writer for the Charlotte Observer won the APSE award for breaking news and the South Carolina Press Association award for enterprise writing in 2018.Follow on X
Though the Dolphins don’t typically comment on rumors, McDaniel was firm in his response Friday.
Mike McDaniel: All Dolphins trade rumors are ‘baseless’ (1:18)Mike McDaniel shoots down trade rumors about Miami Dolphins with the deadline approaching. (1:18)
Marcel Louis-JacquesOct 17, 2025, 12:53 PM ETCloseMarcel Louis-Jacques joined ESPN in 2019 as a beat reporter covering the Buffalo Bills, before switching to the Miami Dolphins in 2021. The former Carolina Panthers beat writer for the Charlotte Observer won the APSE award for breaking news and the South Carolina Press Association award for enterprise writing in 2018.Follow on XOpen Extended ReactionsMIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Miami Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel shut down “baseless” trade rumors Friday, saying the team is not currently looking to trade any players.Social media swirled this week with trade ideas involving Jaylen Waddle, De’Von Achane, Jaelan Phillips and Bradley Chubb as the Dolphins’ 1-5 start to the season led some pundits to predict they will be sellers at the deadline, which is at 4 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Nov. 4.Though the Dolphins don’t typically comment on rumors, McDaniel was firm in his response Friday.”All [trade] rumors about Miami Dolphins players are baseless, currently,” he said. “Personally, this time of year bothers me for the sake of individual players having where he’s playing questioned by rumors.”Waddle, who was drafted sixth overall by the Dolphins in 2021 and signed a three-year, $84.75 million extension in 2024, is in the final season of his rookie contract.He has assumed the role of Miami’s de facto No. 1 receiver since a season-ending injury to Tyreek Hill in Week 4, recording six catches for 205 yards and a touchdown in two games without Hill.When asked about trade rumors Thursday, Waddle said they weren’t difficult to ignore because he doesn’t typically see them.”I’m just focused on the game, honestly. Focused on the Browns and just trying to get a win,” he said. “I really don’t see too much. If my agent or anything don’t contact me, then I really don’t see too much.”Miami has not made a major deadline deal since 2022, when it traded a first-round pick to the Denver Broncos for Chubb.