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USA Today
12-04-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Dolphins re-sign veteran RFA cornerback
Dolphins re-sign veteran RFA cornerback The Miami Dolphins re-signed cornerback Kader Kohou on Friday, according to a league memo. Kohou, 26, was tendered as a restricted free agent by the Dolphins in March, meaning that other teams were free to sign the cornerback to an offer sheet. But Miami didn't have to match any offer, because none came for Kohou. Now he's set to return to the Dolphins on a one-year deal. The Ivory Coast-native signed with the Dolphins as an undrafted free agent in 2022 and in only three years he's quickly become one of the team's most tenured defensive players. Kohou has played in 47 games in his three seasons with the Dolphins and started 38. He has three career interceptions, one sack, two forced fumbles, and 13 tackles for loss. The Dolphins have tinkered some at cornerback this offseason, parting with veteran Kendall Fuller and adding former first-round pick Artie Burns to the roster. As of now, Kohou is likely to be the team's starting slot corner in 2025.
USA Today
09-03-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Was the Dolphins' right-of-refusal tender for Kader Kohou enough to keep the CB?
Was the Dolphins' right-of-refusal tender for Kader Kohou enough to keep the CB? The Miami Dolphins applied the right-of-first-refusal tender to keep cornerback Kader Kohou on the roster, but there's a chance it won't be enough. Kohou, 26, has played 47 games in his three seasons with the Dolphins and started 38. After struggling a bit in coverage during his second year, the Ivory Coast-native bounced back in 2024 by holding opposing quarterbacks to a 76.0 passer rating -- way down from the 132.9 rating he allowed in 2023. To keep the cornerback for a fourth season, the Dolphins had three options: a first-round tender, second-round tender, or right-of-first-refusal tender. In all three scenarios, Kohou is still allowed to test the free agency market. But if Miami used the first two tenders and the cornerback signed elsewhere, the Dolphins would get a draft pick (in the first or second round) as compensation for his departure. The right-of-first-refusal tender means the Dolphins won't get anything back if Kohou leaves. It was the only financially reasonable path for the franchise, though. The tender the team applied on Kohou is due to pay the cornerback $3,263,000 in 2025. If the team used the second-round tender, that salary would've been $5,346,000 and a first-round tender would've paid Kohou a $7,458,000 salary. The question now is whether another team will attempt to add Kohou when free agency begins later this month. Typically, any tender is enough to ward off potential suitors, but not always. Just last year, the Detroit Lions placed the right-of-refusal tender on Brock Wright, but the San Francisco 49ers signed the tight end to a three-year, $12 million offer sheet that the Lions decided to match. Kohou is a relatively experienced, young player who has proven himself a pretty reliable NFL defensive back. While the Dolphins will have the opportunity to match any offer the cornerback hypothetically receives, Miami isn't well positioned to push Kohou's pay much higher than the one-year, $3.26 million deal he's now set to receive. Even a $4-5 million per year salary could scare off the Dolphins. That's a number that wouldn't be surprising for Kohou to fetch.
