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The Miami Dolphins hired ex-Tennessee Titans GM Jon Robinson, the man who traded AJ Brown to the Philadelphia Eagles, as their new Senior Personnel Executive.
The Miami Dolphins just made one of the most fascinating front-office moves of the offseason. NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero reported Monday that Jon Robinson, the former Tennessee Titans’ GM, is heading to the Miami Dolphins as the team’s next Senior Personnel Executive. Robinson is best known for the infamous AJ Brown trade that sent the star receiver to the Philadelphia Eagles — a deal whose Eagles blockbuster fallout and front-office shockwaves ultimately cost him his job with the Tennessee Titans.
Jon Robinson’s Miami Dolphins Role as Senior Personnel Executive
The 50-year-old Robinson is expected to work closely alongside first-year GM Jon-Eric Sullivan, who came over from the Green Bay Packers‘ front office in January, according to Rapoport. The Miami Dolphins are in full reset mode after a brutal 7-10 season in 2025 that saw the firings of GM Chris Grier and head coach Mike McDaniel, with Jeff Hafley now installed as head coach for the rebuilding Dolphins.
This is Robinson’s first NFL position since being let go by the Tennessee Titans in December 2022. He interviewed with the New York Jets and Jacksonville Jaguars during the 2024 hiring cycle but didn’t land either job. Now the Dolphins are banking on his scouting pedigree and roster-building experience to help Sullivan navigate a pivotal offseason that includes the No. 11 overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft and major roster decisions.
Robinson’s AJ Brown Trade to Philadelphia Eagles Got Him Fired
Here’s the thing — you can’t tell Jon Robinson’s story without the AJ Brown chapter. During the 2022 NFL Draft, Robinson traded Brown to the Philadelphia Eagles in exchange for the 18th overall pick. The Tennessee Titans used that selection on Arkansas receiver Treylon Burks, and Robinson himself admitted during a Nashville radio appearance in July 2025 that he’d take a mulligan on the deal.
“If I had a do-over, I’d be an idiot to sit here and say ‘no, I’d do it again,’” Robinson said. AJ Brown went on to sign a four-year, $100 million extension with the Philadelphia Eagles and become a Super Bowl champion, while Burks caught just 53 passes and one touchdown in three seasons before being waived by the Titans in July 2025. That’s a franchise-altering miss, and Robinson knows it.
But it wasn’t all bad for Robinson in Tennessee. His first big move as Titans GM was the blockbuster 2016 trade that sent the No. 1 overall pick to the Los Angeles Rams. That haul of picks helped the Tennessee Titans land Derrick Henry, Jack Conklin, and Kevin Byard — players who defined the franchise for years. Robinson’s Titans went 66-48 in the regular season over seven years with four playoff appearances, including a run to the AFC Championship Game in the 2019 season.
The good was really good in Nashville; it was the late-era draft misses — Burks, Caleb Farley, Isaiah Wilson — that buried Robinson’s tenure under the weight of the AJ Brown catastrophe.
What This Means for the Miami Dolphins in 2026
Robinson’s hiring tells you everything about where the Miami Dolphins are right now. This is a franchise that needs adults in the room. Sullivan is a first-year GM coming from Green Bay, and adding a guy who spent seven years running an entire front office — for better and worse — gives Miami a seasoned evaluator who has actually sat in the big chair and made the hard calls. The Dolphins have massive decisions ahead on Tua Tagovailoa, the 2026 NFL Draft, and rebuilding a roster that shed high-priced veterans like Tyreek Hill and Bradley Chubb this offseason.
Robinson’s track record is a mixed bag, and every Dolphins fan should know that walking in. But the Miami Dolphins aren’t asking him to be the GM — they’re asking him to be a voice. And if Robinson’s early Tennessee years are any guide, that voice helped build one of the AFC’s most physical, playoff-ready rosters for half a decade.
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