Miami Dolphins should release Jakeem Grant and sign Melvin Ingram
By Brian Miller
On Wednesday, NFL teams can cut players and save some money on the cap and Jakeem Grant is an option for the Miami Dolphins.
Grant is scheduled to count $4.6 million on Miami’s cap. By releasing him on Wednesday, they will save all bout $600K on this year’s salary. They will carry an additional $600K over into next year give or take some change. With this money, the Dolphins should look at veteran DE, Melvin Ingram.
Ingram will likely cost more than the $4 million Miami will save and a few other releases could save more but it would be a good move to bolster a unit that isn’t really deep with talent. The Dolphins are thin at the defensive end spot with only Emmanuel Ogbah having any real experience.
The Dolphins could look later in the year when teams begin trimming their rosters or maybe an unexpected salary release happens in the league. Still, Ingram for the right price would be a big
addition to the defense. Ingram was a Pro Bowl edge rusher three years in a row before his seasoned last year was sidelined due to an injury.
He would immediately make the Dolphins unit better and provide Jaelan Phillips with a bonafide mentor.
As for Grant, the Dolphins are very deep at WR, and Grant’s best attribute is his ability to return kicks but at $4 million that is a little pricey. Grant is too inconsistent in the passing game and Miami is going to have big decisions at a position that right now has 12 players rostered.
If Grant isn’t released this week, the Dolphins will have every intention of letting the camp battle play out in August and there is nothing wrong with that. It should be a good competition.