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USA Today
13-03-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Jevon Holland gives rave reviews to safeties set to replace him with Dolphins
Jevon Holland gives rave reviews to safeties set to replace him with Dolphins Jevón Holland's time with the Miami Dolphins officially came to an end this week when he became a free agent and agreed to terms on a three-year, $45.3 million deal with the New York Giants. But the safety hasn't had anything negative to say about the team that picked him in the second round of the 2021 NFL draft. In a podcast with NFL Network's Cameron Wolfe, Holland even had glowing praise for the pair of safeties brought in to replace him in Miami. "I will say Ashtyn [Davis], he's been with the with the Jets for the last five years, I think he's like kind of a jack of all trades, very fast, very athletic," Holland said on the latest episode of Breakin' House Rules. "He does a lot for the Jets, core [special] teamer as well. And I think that he's going to have some success in Miami. "I think [Ifeatu Melifonwu], the same thing. He's kind of been behind Brian Branch and Kerby [Joseph] on the Lions. But he's the same way, like, he's really athletic, really talented, tall, lanky, has range. He's gonna have success, as well as Patrick McMorris and Elijah Campbell, like they both are still really good players." The Dolphins reportedly entertained the idea of bringing back Holland, but couldn't stomach his more than $15 million per year price tag. The 25-year-old safety has a theory about why Miami might not prioritize the tail-end of the secondary enough to dish out that much. "The scheme for the safeties is more so, like, umbrella thought process," Holland said. "Keep everything in front of you. When you look at the Ravens and how they were built — because it's kind of like a Ravens scheme — the way that the Ravens are built, their front is where they make the bread. The front and the front seven. Like, if their safety or the corner is good, then their defense is even better. So I feel like the thought process is to build from the bottom up. So the [defensive] line, the linebackers, and then the safeties." The pair of new safeties set to be added to the Miami secondary came at a much lower price. Melifonwu and Davis reportedly agreed to one-year deals worth $4 million and $2.5 million, respectively.
Miami Herald
25-02-2025
- Sport
- Miami Herald
Kelly: Dolphins seemingly ready to move on from Jevon Holland
Jevon Holland claims he's always dreamed of living in a downtown loft in a high-rise filled city, not some suburban home on the outskirts of town. Holland said this on his latest Breakin' House Rules podcast this week, pointing out that he's excited to go new home shopping again. It appears the Miami Dolphins will give him that opportunity by letting the four-year starter become an unrestricted free agent, putting the free safety in position to become the latest Dolphins defector. 'Jevon has earned the right to go out and test his market. That's something that I don't look as a negative,' coach Mike McDaniel said in his Tuesday media session at the NFL Combine. 'What I don't want is players being here and wishing they were somewhere else.' Translation: McDaniel just delivered Holland the long kiss goodbye the Dolphins organization typically gives players they develop, whom they know the franchise won't be re-signing. Over the years, the Dolphins have given the same response when asked about most of the upper echelon players they've developed whom the organization concludes are about to be overpaid in free agency. It's more of a 'we'll see,' instead of a 'we'd love to have him back' response. Or a 'using a tag is an option,' which refers to the franchise tag ($19.6 millions) or transition tag ($15.6 million) the Dolphins could place on Holland, discouraging teams from bidding on him. But let's be honest, Holland isn't worth those exorbitant one-year deals, and the Dolphins would probably prefer the compensatory pick they'd possibly get in 2026 for losing him. Holland, who contributed 62 tackles, one sack and one forced fumble in the 15 games he played in 2024, sucked last season, with the exception of the forced fumble he caused in the season-opener, which set the Dolphins up to pull off that fourth-quarter, come-from-behind 20-17 victory over the Jacksonville. Holland played last season like he was preserving his body for the upcoming offseason, for his next team, and there's no shame in that considering Miami decided not to extend his deal last year. And on top of that, Holland not only broke a bone in his hand early in the season, but he also suffered and fought through a knee injury in the second half of the year. He played through it all, and spent most of the season unbothered because he knows his sports agency has a history of getting young talents like him paid. If he leaves like Christian Wilkins, Robert Hunt, Andrew Van Ginkel, Brandon Jones, and Raekwon Davis did last offseason, it's going to look bad when he signs a big contract elsewhere. But that's the price of doing business in the NFL. It's the reason you don't let young talent with upside hit free agency at a young age. 'I'm excited. I'm 24, about to be 25,' Holland said on Breakin' House Rules. 'It's surreal. Stepping into another organization, or the same organization. We don't know. Say I do go to another organization….' He never completed that thought, but it's pretty clear where Holland's leaning if you read between the lines, and it's likely that his agent is uncovering which teams are interested, and what price point they'll pay, at this week's NFL Combine, which is really designed to help agents tamper to set up free agency. The true test of whether or not Miami's making the right decision with Holland is whether the team that signs him regrets the contract two-years in, and who, and how did Miami replace him? ranks Holland as the 17th best player expected to become an unrestricted free agent. The website wrote that Holland's 'a good player with a penchant for big plays, [but] Holland hasn't looked the same since his 2023 knee injury. It's unclear how much a down 2024 season will hurt his value because he should be the top safety available.' lists him as the third best free agent prospect overall, behind only Cincinnati receiver Tee Higgins and Kansas City offensive guard Trey Smith, and justified it by saying: 'He earned a career-low 63.0 PFF overall grade in 2024, but his body of work more than speaks for itself.' Body of work? Excuse me for having a higher standard for a safety. Holland, who averaged five tackles a game and produced five interceptions, five forced fumbles and five sacks in his 60 games, played like a placeholder at safety. He's consistently been over-hyped by analytic sites that I personally believe some sports agencies have on their payroll (I said what I said). Paying a safety who has averaged five tackles a game, and 1.25 sacks, 1.25 forced fumbles and 1.25 interceptions a season $15-plus million a year should be viewed as irresponsible, especially for Miami considering the franchise's funds are tight this offseason because years of irresponsible cap management adds up. Reshad Jones, a two-time Pro Bowler who played 10 seasons for the Dolphins, set the bar for that position in Miami. Jones was a playmaker who recorded 21 interceptions, 10.5 sacks, forced three fumbles and recovered another seven in his 10 seasons. That's a playmaking safety you pay. Just like Holland's shopping for a downtown loft, the Dolphins should be shopping for a safety who can set the tone for Anthony Weaver's defense, creating more turnovers and impact plays. Whether it's by targeting a rookie like Georgia's Malaki Starks or South Carolina's Nick Emmanwori early in the 2025 NFL draft, or signing a veteran like San Francisco's Talanoa Hufanga or former Pro Bowler Justin Simmons, the Dolphins shouldn't be afraid to move on. And clearly neither is Holland.
NBC Sports
22-02-2025
- Sport
- NBC Sports
Jevón Holland thinks the Dolphins have "moved on"
The Dolphins reportedly won't be using the franchise tag on safety Jevón Holland. Holland also thinks that the Dolphins are ready to let him walk. Via Adam Stites of USA Today, Holland believes the team's recent social-media posts mean that he's not in the organization's plans. 'Transparently, seeing the Dolphins post things like the Valentine's Day stuff or like any kind of edit and things like that,' Holland said on his podcast, Breakin' House Rules. 'You can see guys that may not be here next year or may be somewhere else are just not in it. I'm following them on Instagram, right? And I'm not in none of this [expletive] no more. I'm like, OK, they've kinda moved on. 'I get it. I understand the decision to do that because I would do the same if I was in the same position. But from my perspective, I'm just watching it like — I get it, but like, OK, this is the effects of being a free agent. Your team, or what was your team, starts to phase you out, in a way.' Beyond the social-media messages, Holland would know if the Dolphins were trying to re-sign him. If there's been no effort to do it by now, there likely won't be — especially with the Scouting Combine a/k/a Tampering Central starting this week. Holland, 24, was a second-round pick in 2021. At the time, Brian Flores was the head coach. That puts the Vikings on the radar screen for a potential reunion between Holland and Flores.
USA Today
21-02-2025
- Entertainment
- USA Today
Jevón Holland says Dolphins' social media shows he's being phased out
Jevón Holland thinks the Miami Dolphins are phasing him out and, according to the safety, the team's social media posts say it all. 'Transparently, seeing the Dolphins post things like the Valentine's Day stuff or like any kind of edit and things like that. You can see guys that may not be here next year or may be somewhere else are just not in it,' Holland said this week on his Breakin' House Rules podcast. 'I'm following them on Instagram, right? And I'm not in none of this [expletive] no more. I'm like, OK, they've kinda moved on. 'I get it. I understand the decision to do that because I would do the same if I was in the same position. But from my perspective, I'm just watching it like — I get it, but like, OK, this is the effects of being a free agent. Your team, or what was your team, starts to phase you out, in a way.' On Valentine's Day, the Dolphins shared a post on Instagram that featured images of Jaylen Waddle, Zach Sieler, Calais Campbell, Jalen Ramsey, Tua Tagovailoa, Jonnu Smith, Jordyn Brooks, De'Von Achane, Aaron Brewer, Chop Robinson, Jaylen Wright, and Jason Sanders. The only player on that list not under contract for the 2025 season is Campbell. Holland, who turns 25 in March, is set to become a free agent in a few weeks and early indications are that Miami intends to let the 2021 second-round pick hit the market. Do the Dolphins social media managers already know that Holland will be in another jersey next month? Or were they simply playing it safe with memes that favor players they know aren't heading anywhere any time soon? The answer is almost certainly the latter. But Holland's thoughts about the team phasing him out certainly suggest he hasn't heard much to make him think the Dolphins are working to get him re-signed.
USA Today
28-01-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Dolphins star discusses why Anthony Weaver deserves to be a head coach
Dolphins DC Anthony Weaver is a finalist for the #Saints HC job. Jevón Holland (@quickdrawjev) details Weaver's leadership & its translation to being head coach in our Breakin' House Rules podcast. Full episode: — Cameron Wolfe (@CameronWolfe) January 28, 2025 Miami Dolphins safety Jevon Holland discussed a wide variety of topics on the 'Breakin' House Rules' podcast hosted by NFL Network's Cameron Wolfe, but his commentary on Anthony Weaver stood out. The Dolphins defensive coordinator New Orleans Saints fans is a finalist in the team's head coaching search, and few know him better than his own star players. Holland had exceptionally high praise for Weaver, and even went as far as to call him 'galvanizing,' saying a move to head coach would bring the best out of him. He was asked what he would say to people who are asking how Weaver would be as a head coach. 'I think Weav' would be a galvanizing individual as a head coach,' Holland began. 'I think he has the presence, the attitude, and the mindset to lead men. I think that's the biggest thing as a head coach is you have to be a leader of men, and I think Weav' has that through and through. Because he's a great defensive coordinator and I think he does a great job, but him standing in front of the whole room trying to bring everybody together and into one direction, I think that is like … He's the type of individual that needs to be in that position, I think that's where he'll thrive the most. So, 100%, I hope he gets a head coaching job, because it will definitely be fun to see the culture that he'll establish.' This is a very positive review from one of the best young safeties in the game, who has had a chance to learn under Weaver and develop into a phenomenal player. Most players will give positive reviews one way or another, but saying your coach will thrive in a new position at head coach is something very few would be willing to commit to. It is a huge testament to Weaver's coaching style and his ability to, as Holland puts it, lead men.
