{"id":803074,"date":"2026-03-09T21:32:26","date_gmt":"2026-03-09T21:32:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/803074\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T21:32:26","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T21:32:26","slug":"dolphins-lose-larry-borom-jake-bailey-in-free-agency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/803074\/","title":{"rendered":"Dolphins lose Larry Borom, Jake Bailey in free agency"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As the Miami Dolphins made their big free agency splash by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sun-sentinel.com\/2026\/03\/09\/dolphins-land-qb-malik-willis-reuniting-him-with-gm-sullivan-coach-hafley-from-packers\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">agreeing to a deal with quarterback Malik Willis<\/a>, they lost a pair of their own free agents Monday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>Tackle Larry Borom and punter Jake Bailey found new homes, as Borom is <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TomPelissero\/status\/2031093208092950719\" rel=\"nofollow\">bound for the Detroit Lions<\/a> and Bailey is <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AdamSchefter\/status\/2031059906858553460\" rel=\"nofollow\">going to the Atlanta Falcons<\/a>, according to reports.<\/p>\n<p>Borom, who heads to his hometown of Detroit, was an 11-game starter for the Dolphins last season filling in for right tackle Austin Jackson when he was injured.<\/p>\n<p>He held his own at the position after he was signed to a one-year deal as a reserve following four up-and-down seasons with the Chicago Bears. So he returns to the NFC North with the move.<\/p>\n<p>The Dolphins still have Jackson on the roster for 2026, so he could presumably retain his role while Miami seeks new blockers for depth on the line, specifically as a reserve swing tackle.<\/p>\n<p>Bailey reportedly gets three years and $9 million, with $5 million guaranteed, from the Falcons, where quarterback Tua Tagovailoa also plans to sign once <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sun-sentinel.com\/2026\/03\/09\/tua-tagovailoas-time-with-dolphins-comes-to-an-end-with-release\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">his release<\/a> is official at the start of the new league year Wednesday at 4 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>Bailey punted for the Dolphins for three seasons. Amid a change at special teams coordinator in 2025, from Danny Crossman to Craig Aukerman, Bailey won a preseason competition for the starting job and had his best season in Miami.<\/p>\n<p>Last year, Bailey averaged 47.7 yards per punt and a 42.5 net punting average.<\/p>\n<p>The Dolphins again are changing special teams coordinators in 2026, with Chris Tabor taking over the unit.<\/p>\n<p>The same goes for Miami\u2019s offensive line, where Zach Yenser will now control the group. But the team has continuity on that side of the ball from the previous coaching staff, as Bobby Slowik, previously senior passing game coordinator, was retained and promoted to offensive coordinator.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"As the Miami Dolphins made their big free agency splash by agreeing to a deal with quarterback Malik&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":803075,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2049],"tags":[217,7,929,216,251,2087,6,9],"class_list":{"0":"post-803074","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-miami-dolphins","8":"tag-dolphins","9":"tag-football","10":"tag-latest-headlines","11":"tag-miami","12":"tag-miami-dolphins","13":"tag-miamidolphins","14":"tag-nfl","15":"tag-sports"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116201360343974407","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/803074","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=803074"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/803074\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/803075"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=803074"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=803074"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=803074"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}