Some moves don’t make sense in the NFL, and then there’s this.
Reportedly, the Dolphins are trying to trade WR Mike Wallace. Wallace, 27, signed a five-year $60 million deal with the team in 2013. That’s right, he’s only played for a year and the team wants to trade him (allegedly).
Mike Wallace had 930 yards and five touchdowns in his first, and possibly last, year with Miami, which is good if you’re not paying him an average of $12 million per season. If the Dolphins are (allegedly) trying to trade Wallace, what team would want to pay for the remainder of his contract?
I don’t usually act this negative on an article, but this is Albert Haynesworth stuff we’re talking about. Former general manager Jeff Ireland should have been fired the day he offered Wallace this big of a contract. It’s a waste not only to the club and the fans, but also to Wallace’s value. I sincerely doubt many teams will be interested in paying for Wallace’s contract unless he restructures it, which is unlikely.
Of course, none of us really knows if this is true or not. As of now, it’s a rumor so we’ll have to see what happens in the future. Personally, I think this idea is ridiculous. Heck, the whole contract was ridiculous in the first place.
If the (alleged) reports are confirmed, it seems the Dolphins have quite a bit of explaining to do. The fans deserve so much better.
UPDATE: Via Miami Herald columnist @ArmandoSalguero, the Dolphins have not talked to any teams about trading Mike Wallace. In other words, they were just rumors. But it’ll be interesting to see how Mike Wallace is handled in the future.
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