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There's no hiding that the new regime of the Miami Dolphins is planning to rebuild this offseason, and it remains to be seen how key players left from the 2025 roster deal with the changes.

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New general manager Jon-Eric Sullivan and head coach Jeff Hafley have made some bold choices in recent weeks. Tua Tagovailoa is out. Wide receiver Tyreek Hill was released. Bradley Chubb is with the Buffalo Bills.

The Dolphins traded former first-round pick Jaylen Waddle and a fourth-round pick to the Denver Broncos in exchange for a first-round pick, third-round pick, and a fourth-round pick. The move cleared cap space, but it also took away an elite target for new quarterback Malik Willis.

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During an appearance on Terron Armstead's "The Set" this week, Dolphins All-Pro center Aaron Brewer questioned what Miami was doing from a competitive standpoint when they traded Waddle.

"My initial reaction is I'm just shocked. I'm shook," Brewer said, via a transcription from NFL Media. "I'm like, what are we doing? But then at the same time, I'm happy for my brother. It's always a family perspective, like, yeah, I want to have the best team we can have, but I love when people go to a different position and I always wish the best for them. So, I hope he's fine."

Brewer hopes the moves put a chip on the shoulder of players returning to Miami.

"Then my next thought right after that, like, OK, what are we finna do?" Brewer said. "What are we doing in that wide receiver room? Who is the next man up? So, every time with something like that, I'm looking at the people we've still got. Because when you see something like that, you've got to put something on your shoulder. That's an extra chip. You see an opportunity."

Sullivan and Hafley did the easy part this offseason, tearing down the roster for the rebuild. Now, the Dolphins have to get their players to buy into the new program. That part won't be easy.

NFL players don't like losing, and the Dolphins lost a lot of key help that would help them win games this fall. That could cause some veterans to not be as motivated to play hard in the upcoming season.

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