A pessimist's guide to the 2025 Miami Dolphins

He’s since walked back the comments but continued to have problems off the field when police responded to a 911 call from Hill’s mother-in-law, accusing the star of being "very aggressive and impulsive" towards his wife and infant daughter.

The 31-year-old pass-catcher led the league with 1,799 yards and 13 touchdowns in 2023, but needs to realize such actions are less tolerable after finishing 2024 as the NFL’s 30th-leading receiver, especially with an out-clause in his contract for 2026.

QB | Tua Tagovailoa

Miami’s quarterback also led the league with a career-high 4,624 yards in 2023, but needed 17 games to do it, a number he’s seen just once since joining the team as a first-round pick in 2020.

Tagovailoa has missed 20 games with an assortment of injuries in his first five seasons, including six in 2024. More importantly, the 27-year-old has suffered four documented concussions, three since 2022, including one against the Bills last season. 

The last one cost him four games and five weeks, including the team’s bye. A hip sprain in Week 15 cost him the last two games of the regular season. Altogether, injuries cost the quarterback 1,757 yards and 10 touchdowns from the year before, which may be an outlier in Tagovailoa’s career.

CB | Jalen Ramsey

The Dolphins won’t be getting better play from their seven-time Pro-Bowler after announcing plans to trade him in the offseason. Ramsey may not be the same player who earned three All-Pro nominations with the Rams and Jaguars, but he set career marks with six tackles for a loss and four quarterback hits last season.

Miami can save $9.9M against the salary cap by moving Ramsey, but has little beyond fifth-round pick Jason Marshall Jr. to take his place. 

Had the team not given him a three-year, $72M contract extension in September, moving his contract would be much easier. At this point, keeping Ramsey may be the best option and something Hill said he’s all for.

"I'm getting Ramsey back in a Dolphins jersey, I don't care what they say," Hill said. "He's a dog. He's one of the best corners in the league, man. Great leader. Great teammate too, though. That's what he doesn't get a lot of credit for, man."

Can the team's most volatile player convince the disgruntled cornerback to stay? Until it happens, we’ll remain skeptical.