Kiko Alonso or Raekwon McMillan, LBs – Miami Dolphins
Like the Oakland Raiders last year, the Miami Dolphins are apparently having a fire sale with several of their star players rumored to be on the trading block. And the man at the heart of these changes, new head coach Brian Flores, is a former member of the New England Patriots’ staff who spent years alongside Lions’ general manager Bob Quinn and head coach Matt Patricia.
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With the injury suffered by Jarrad Davis in the Lions’ third preseason game, Detroit’s linebacker corps is in need of a boost.
Although Jalen Reeves-Maybin and Miles Killebrew performed well in the preseason, Patricia covets bigger linebackers like second-round selection Jahlani Tavai.
Both Dolphin linebackers Kiko Alonso (6-3, 239) and Raekwon McMillan (6-2, 242) fit the bill.
Alonso is a six-year veteran who has posted 100+ tackles in four of his first five seasons. (Alonso missed the entire 2014 season due to an ACL injury).
McMillan was a second-round selection out of Ohio State in 2017. An ACL injury robbed him of his entire rookie season.
McMillan bounced back last year to record 105 tackles as a full-16 game starter. Either linebacker would provide Detroit with quality depth, or possibly even a Day One starter.