The Miami Dolphins are making another move with the rebuild clearly in mind, and this one comes with very little downside. According to Mike Reiss of ESPN, Miami has traded with the New England Patriots for offensive lineman Caedan Wallace, a former third-round pick who had been expected to be released.
Reiss reported, "Trade! The Patriots announce that G Caedan Wallace has been traded to the Dolphins along with a 2029 seventh-round pick in exchange for a 2028 sixth-round pick," Reiss reports.
Wallace, who is 26 and played at Penn State, went 68th overall in the 2024 NFL Draft. The Patriots took him in the third round, but he never carved out much of a role. Over the last two years, he started only a couple of games and never really locked down a place on the depth chart.
Jordan Schultz had reported earlier in the day that New England was planning to cut Wallace, but the Dolphins got ahead of that and worked out a trade before the release could happen. That move matters because it keeps Miami from having to wait and compete with other teams once Wallace hit the open market.
For the Dolphins, the price is modest: a 2028 sixth-round pick and a 2029 seventh-rounder going the other way. In return, they take a shot on a player who once carried real draft value and now arrives as a depth option for a 2026 season that already has plenty of questions across the roster.
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