A 42-17 thrashing by the Buffalo Payments was the metaphorical straw to interrupt the camel’s again and power the Miami Dolphins right into a deep rebuild. The franchise was accused of tanking, however normal supervisor Chris Grier and the entrance workplace gutted the roster and ate over $35 million in useless cap house.
One of many first picks to rebuild the franchise was defensive sort out Christian Wilkins, who was chosen with the No. 13 choose of the 2019 NFL Draft after 4 years with the Clemson Tigers.
Wilkins turned among the best run-stopping tackles and selected to take a seat out preseason video games and practices with hopes of signing a long-term extension. Unable to succeed in a deal, Wilkins is urgent ahead and locking in for the 2023 season.
“I’m simply targeted on being the perfect teammate I will be and being there for my guys and on the brink of play a recreation and get targeted on the season,” Wilkins mentioned on Tuesday. “So far as all of that goes, whether or not or not one thing will get completed, my focus is on the season. We now have a recreation to play in two weeks.
“Finally I’m simply right here to be the perfect teammate I will be, and be there for my guys the identical method I’ve been all offseason, all coaching camp. That’s actually what it comes all the way down to.”
On Tuesday, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported that groups reached out to the Dolphins to try to commerce for the previous first-round choose. Schefter added that neither aspect want to see Wilkins go away Miami.
There have been groups that reached out to the Dolphins to try to commerce for Christian Wilkins, however Miami was not all for buying and selling him, and he was not all for taking part in elsewhere this season, per supply.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) August 29, 2023
“Nobody needs to be part of this group greater than I do,” Wilkins mentioned when requested why he didn’t contemplate requesting a commerce. “I really like every thing about being right here. That’s not even a considered mine or nothing like that to that time. I simply need to be right here on the finish of the day.
“I used to be drafted right here, I really like this place and I put my all to be the perfect participant, the perfect chief, the perfect teammate, the perfect Miami Dolphin I will be. That’s not going to alter. The group deserves that, my teammates deserve that, the followers deserve that and every thing.”
