Tom Pelissero of NFL Media reports that Dolphins veteran LB Kiko Alonso requested a trade out of Miami during training camp. Pelissero mentions that Alonso is a name to watch as a trade candidate this weekend.
- According to Barry Jackson, the Raiders are among the teams have have kicked the tires on a potential trade for Alonso.
Last week, Barry Jackson and Adam Beasley of the Miami Herald reported that the Dolphins have made several veteran players available for trade including Alonso, so this isn’t a big surprise.
Alonso’s playing time is expected to be dramatically reduced this year and there’s a new coaching staff in place now, so it’s possible a trade could be best for both parties.
Alonso, 29, is a former second-round pick of the Bills back in 2013. The Bills traded to the Eagles in return for RB LeSean McCoy back in 2015.
From there, Alonso was traded to the Dolphins along with Byron Maxwell back in 2016 in return for a first-round pick.
Alonso is in the third year of his four-year, $28.91 million contract and stands to make base salaries of $6.485 million and $6.375 million over the final two years of the agreement.
In 2018, Alonso appeared in 15 games for the Dolphins and recorded 125 tackles, three interceptions, three forced fumbles, a recovery and six pass defenses.
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