The Miami Dolphins’ tight finish room will look vastly totally different in 2023 than it did throughout the 2022 NFL season. Former Dolphins tight finish Mike Gesicki — Miami’s main go catcher on the place — left South Florida for the division rival New England Patriots when he signed a one 12 months deal value $4.5 million this offseason.
As an alternative of extending Gesicki, Miami opted to re-up his draft mate, Durham Smythe, shortly after free company started. Smythe signed an extension with the Dolphins value $7 million over two years. The modest deal left followers questioning if the soon-to-be 28 year-old would find yourself being the Dolphins’ beginning tight finish for the 2023 season.
Nevertheless, Miami’s entrance workplace was not performed with the tight finish additions.
On March seventeenth, the Dolphins signed journeyman tight finish Eric Saubert to a one 12 months deal value north of $1.6 million. Later in free company, Miami added veteran Tyler Kroft to the room on a one 12 months $1.29 million deal.
Each gamers will look to push Smythe for the beginning position, and one — or each — might find yourself surpassing him for the job — not for his or her go catching skill, however for his or her blocking prowess.
In 192 blocking snaps for the Denver Broncos final season, Eric Saubert didn’t enable a sack. Equally, Kroft has been identified for his strong blocking abilities as effectively — regardless of giving up the stress that allowed Haason Reddick to injure Brock Purdy throughout San Francisco’s playoff loss to the Philadelphia Eagles final 12 months throughout the NFL Playoffs.
Durham Smythe has been generally known as a middle-of-the-road blocker, whereas not contributing an entire lot within the passing sport — amassing simply 88 receptions for 809 yards and three receiving touchdowns in his 5 12 months profession.
Will Saubert or Kroft (or each) surpass Smythe as Miami’s beginning tight finish in 2023? Within the newest episode of Dolphins Element on YouTube, our personal Jake Mendel and Marek Courageous focus on that and extra! Click on the video beneath to observe!
