{"id":853968,"date":"2026-04-04T21:32:14","date_gmt":"2026-04-04T21:32:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/853968\/"},"modified":"2026-04-04T21:32:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-04T21:32:14","slug":"dolphins-surprisingly-named-as-landing-spot-for-falcons-1000-yard-te","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/853968\/","title":{"rendered":"Dolphins surprisingly named as landing spot for Falcons 1000-yard TE"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Miami Dolphins<\/a> are in the middle of a major roster teardown and rebuild, as they look to move on from the Tua Tagovailoa era with sweeping cuts and trades.<\/p>\n

Of their moves, the Jaylen Waddle deal was the most notable, as it fully signified the depletion of their offensive supporting cast in the receiving game, an odd choice with the $67.5 million Malik Willis signing.<\/p>\n

That isn’t stopping them from landing help for Willis. Bleacher Report’s Moe Moton<\/a> named the Dolphins as a suitor for a trade with the Atlanta Falcons<\/a> for tight end Kyle Pitts in a very odd move for the Dolphins, who are in the middle of a rebuild.<\/p>\n

Dolphins oddly linked to Kyle Pitts trade with Falcons<\/p>\n

“Based on the Dolphins’ wide receiver and tight end groups, Pitts would be their go-to target in the passing attack,” Moton writes. “He could post career numbers in an offense built around him.”<\/p>\n

Moton naming the Dolphins as a possible landing spot for Pitts doesn’t make much sense for the veteran tight end on the final year of his deal.<\/p>\n

Miami doesn’t need to land short-term help; they need to acquire players who are going to be around for the long-haul.<\/p>\n

That doesn’t mean they won’t trade or sign players on one-year deals, but spending a lot to pick someone like that up doesn’t make a whole lot of sense.<\/p>\n

More:\u00a0Dolphins trade idea would land Dontayvion Wicks from Packers to replace Jaylen Waddle<\/a><\/p>\n

In theory, adding Pitts to the Dolphins’ offense would be fun. He’d get plenty of volume and would be a fun young weapon to bolster the offense.<\/p>\n

Butt, he’s just a one-year rental, and for a rebuilding team trying to stock up on draft picks, spending those resources on a tight end who only broke 1,000 yards in his rookie year would be an odd move to make.<\/p>\n

Using a third-round pick to take a tight end would make a lot more sense, as the Dolphins could get that player at a relatively reasonable cost for the next four years, and on a very cheap contract as well.<\/p>\n

Miami being named as a landing spot for a Pitts trade doesn’t make much sense. If he were a free agent, that would be one thing. But to spend a decent amount of capital on Pitts would be a very strange move for the Dolphins.<\/p>\n

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