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USA Today
11-03-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Dolphins to sign former Lions safety to 1-year deal, per report
Dolphins to sign former Lions safety to 1-year deal, per report After reportedly losing safety Jevón Holland to the New York Giants in the morning, Miami already has a new name to add to the safety room. Former Lions safety Ifeatu Melifonwu and the Dolphins reached an agreement on a one-year, $4 million contract, according to Adam Schefter. Melifonwu is a former third-round pick with Detroit. The 101st overall pick in the 2021 NFL draft hasn't had gaudy numbers through the first four years of his NFL career, but he's been a decent rotation player for the team. Through 37 appearances with the Lions, only 14 came in the form of starts. But 2023 showed flashes of Melifonwu's third-round potential. He had 33 total tackles and the only two interceptions of his career. He had a career-high 82.1 Pro Football Focus grade in 2023. With a potential rise in his role expected last year, Melifonwu's injuries held him back from taking advantage of the opportunity. Before the season started, he had an ankle injury in training camp, which put him on IR to start his season. He then returned to IR when he suffered a dislocated finger before making his season debut on Dec. 22. Now that he is past those injuries, he heads to Miami on a one-year prove-it deal. With Holland already expected to sign with the Giants and fellow starter Jordan Poyer potentially on his way out, Melifonwu could see the field often.
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
19-02-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Dolphins reportedly plan to allow starting safety to reach free agency
The Miami Dolphins have no intention of using the franchise tag to retain safety Jevón Holland and their plan is to allow him to become a free agent next month, according to Cameron Wolfe of NFL Network. 'It's not a surprise given their cap situation,' Wolfe said in an appearance on The Insiders. 'They have a lot of needs elsewhere and not as much money to spend it on. Jevón Holland is listed as the top safety on a lot of people's boards. He's gonna get a chance to test that market and see where he can cash in big time on a potential new pay day. 'This is a guy who was a three-time captain in Miami, an explosive playmaker. Last year and a half, he's been banged up. Hasn't played his best ball. But somebody is going to get a guy, under 25, still ready to make that playmaking ability. For the Dolphins, they're going to have to fill potentially two starting safety positions.' Holland, who turns 25 in March, was a second round pick in the 2021 NFL draft and has started 57 games since taking over a starting role in his rookie year. He has five career interceptions, five forced fumbles, five sacks, and nine tackles for loss. But after a stellar 2023, Holland posted a career-worst 63.0 grade on Pro Football Focus in his interception-free 2024. Holland is expected to receive a deal on the free agency market worth upwards of $20 million per year. That could earn the Dolphins a third-round compensatory selection in the 2026 NFL draft.
USA Today
18-02-2025
- Business
- USA Today
Don't expect the Dolphins to use the franchise tag this year
As of Tuesday, NFL teams may designate a franchise player with a tag that would ensure that one of their impending free agents stays for at least one more year. While the Miami Dolphins have a long list of players set to hit the market in March, don't expect them to use the franchise tag on any of them. While the franchise tag guarantees that a player won't hit free agency for at least another year, it comes with a contract for one season that's based on the top five salaries at the position. Only one Dolphins player due to hit free agency jumps out as a logical candidate for a one-year deal that large: safety Jevón Holland. Holland, who turns 25 in March, is expected to be one of the top free agents on the market with PFF projecting he'll get close to $20 million per year. While the NFL hasn't officially announced the franchise tag totals, OverTheCap projected it'd cost $19.6 million to tag a safety. But even if the tag is market value to retain Holland, that's far from an easy total for the Dolphins to stomach. Even after parting with three veterans last week, Miami needs to do a lot more roster management to get under the projected salary cap. There are avenues to make it work, but eating a $20 million guaranteed salary for a player would create more problems than it solves. If Holland was playing at a Pro Bowl level, that'd be a more reasonable proposition. But the safety had a subpar year in 2024, finishing with zero interceptions and a career-worst 63.0 grade from PFF. Affording to use the franchise tag wouldn't be easy for the Dolphins, and it wouldn't make sense for them to force it in 2025.
