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Cameron Wake’s time as a Miami Dolphin likely over

By Gabe Genovesi

FOXBORO, MA - NOVEMBER 26: Tom Brady #12 of the New England Patriots is sacked by Cameron Wake #91 of the Miami Dolphins during the fourth quarter of a game at Gillette Stadium on November 26, 2017 in Foxboro, Massachusetts. (Photo by Jim Rogash/Getty Images)
FOXBORO, MA - NOVEMBER 26: Tom Brady #12 of the New England Patriots is sacked by Cameron Wake #91 of the Miami Dolphins during the fourth quarter of a game at Gillette Stadium on November 26, 2017 in Foxboro, Massachusetts. (Photo by Jim Rogash/Getty Images) /
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Cameron Wake entered the NFL in 2009 with the Miami Dolphins, and has been a Dolphin ever since. The five-time pro bowler’s career isn’t over, but his time in Miami seems to be.

According to Armando Salguero of the Miami Herald, “Wake is an unrestricted free agent starting next Wednesday and multiple teams have signaled interest in signing him for 2019. The Dolphins have signaled no such interest”. Could this be the end of Cameron Wake in Miami?

Salguero goes on to say the team has had very little communication with Wake since Adam Gase’s firing, and none of that talk included returning to Miami.

It does not seem like there are any hard feelings between Wake and the Dolphins front office. The new regime simply wants to part ways and bring in younger talent to replace the 37-year-old Wake.

Wake contributed six sacks in 14 games played last year but played just 517 snaps. He ranked second in the NFL in QB-pressure rate according to Pro Football Focus.

If his time as a Dolphin is over, it will be weird seeing Wake in another uniform. The 10-year veteran is one of the best pass rushers in Dolphins history.

Wake has 98 sacks over the last 10 years which ranks third among active players, 97 tackles for loss (15th among active players) and 22 forced fumbles (6th among active players).

Wake will more than likely earn the 100th sack of his career next season. If he does, he will become just the 33rd player in NFL history to reach the 100 sack mark.

Oh, and all of this comes after not being in the league from 2003, his last year of college football at Penn State, to 2008. Wake played in the CFL in 2007 and 2008 before coming to Miami in 2009.

And what a career it’s been in the aqua and orange.

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