It was officially announced by Miami Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniels that the team’s best corner, Kader Kohou, would miss the entire 2025 season with a torn ACL. Kohou becomes the second defensive back in a light corner room to suffer a season ending injury in the first two weeks of training camp.
I praised the team a week ago for going out and getting not just one, but two cornerbacks out of free agency. That was before their best guy went down. Now it will take another miraculous act of desperation to put a band aid on an undermanned pass defense.
ESPN’s Seth Walder published an article calling for five “win-win” trades during training camp. Rounding off the list was a deal that sends Miami’s sixth round selection to the Kansas City Chiefs in exchange for two-time Super Bowl champion Joshua Williams.
“Williams is a depth corner for the Chiefs, who already have Trent McDuffie, Jaylen Watson, Kristian Fulton (signed in March) and Nohl Williams (2025 third-round pick),” Walder writes. “Joshua Williams, who is scheduled to make $3.2 million this year, was even left off ESPN’s 53-man roster projection at the start of training camp.”
After the injuries, the Dolphins now have 90 active players and more than $12 million in cap space, according to Spotrac. This is a stark contrast from just a few days ago when the Phins were one of two team’s in the entire league that were in the red.
“Williams does have some encouraging numbers over his first three seasons. Across 769 coverage snaps, he has allowed 0.9 yards per snap — better than average — and 0.6 over the past two years, albeit in a small sample,” Walder concluded.