The Miami Dolphins used their waiver priority to add help up front, claiming former Seahawks guard Christian Haynes after Seattle let him go in the wake of a major trade.
Haynes became available Tuesday after the Colts and Seahawks completed a blockbuster deal involving perennial Pro Bowl guard Quenton Nelson. Seattle needed room for Nelson, so it released Haynes, who then went through waivers. Early reports pointed toward Baltimore, but later updates clarified that Miami was the landing spot.
To make the move work, the Dolphins will release sixth-round rookie guard D.J. Campbell, according to Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald.
Haynes arrives in Miami with some real experience already on his resume. Seattle took him in the third round in 2024 out of UConn, and the 6'3", 317-pound lineman has appeared in 24 games over his first two seasons with the Seahawks. He earned a Super Bowl ring last year and played 199 snaps, mostly in a special teams role, without making a start.
His biggest run of work came in 2026, when an injury to right guard Anthony Bradford pushed Haynes into the lineup for five straight starts. Seattle mixed and matched with Beau Stephens during that stretch, and Haynes topped 62 percent of the snaps in only one of those games - the Seahawks' Week 6 overtime loss to the Denver Broncos.
With Bradford back last week, Haynes returned to the bench. The numbers suggest a player whose season has been uneven: Pro Football Focus has him at a 59.7 overall grade on 210 snaps this year, and he’s allowed 11 pressures, including one sack. Still, Seattle’s run game looked better with him starting, averaging 109.2 rushing yards per game in those five starts compared with 89.4 for the season.
Campbell’s future in Miami is less certain. If he clears waivers, the Dolphins could keep him around on the practice squad, but so far this season he’s been inactive every week. Jarrett Kingston, another waiver addition made at the end of the preseason, had already moved ahead of Campbell by Week 1 and even saw action when right guard Jonah Savaiinaea went down against Cincinnati.
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