"As a deal gets done or doesn't, you're either far off or real close, but somebody has to let down their guard or their positioning,"
"All deals are not close to me until they're done, so I have a weird way of looking at it, but there wasn't anything that moved the needle to change our roster beyond what we've done."
"It was a collaboration of myself, Champ and Brandon Shore, utilizing all of the minds that we have within the organization,"
"We had very healthy conversations, and we were all in agreement for the moves and/or moves we didn't make. It was a normal trade deadline process."
The Dolphins traded outside linebacker Jaelan Phillips to the Philadelphia Eagles at the NFL trade deadline and made no further deals. Multiple teams inquired about wide receiver Jaylen Waddle, edge defender Bradley Chubb and others, but no offer convinced interim general manager Champ Kelly, coach Mike McDaniel and senior vice president Brandon Shore to move players. Ownership remained involved in direct communication and the decision-making process. The front office described the trade deadline activity as collaborative and normal, with agreement on moves made and not made. The coaching staff emphasized preference for roster continuity ahead of a crucial game against the Buffalo Bills.
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