Dolphins Made A Late Push For Joe Burrow Prior To The 2020 NFL Draft

Unfortunately for Miami Dolphins fans, Joe Burrow didn’t drop to them in the 2020 NFL Draft. But that’s not to say they didn’t try like hell for the LSU product.

The Dolphins had three first round picks in that year’s draft. And they were reportedly willing to give them all up to trade the Bengals for their first overall pick. According to the report, Miami owner Stephen Ross wanted Burrow real bad.

“What would the price have been? Sources say Miami was willing to trade all three No. 1 picks it had in 2020 — including the No. 5 pick that wound up being Tua Tagovailoa — and potentially more,” Rapoport wrote for NFL.com. “There was not a consensus on what it would take, just that Miami wanted to try. The Bengals made sure it wasn’t a thing.

“Owner Stephen Ross was among the voices pushing hardest for the trade, according to sources. In the end, the Bengals never considered it. They selected Burrow, and the rest will live in Bengals history,” NFL insider Ian Rapoport wrote.

In the 2020 NFL Draft, the #Dolphins had 3 first-round picks. They appeared willing to give up all of them and potentially more for the rights to the No. 1 pick — Joe Burrow. Instead, the #Bengals hung up the phone ☎️.

My story on what might have been: https://t.co/nGAwgg7ToJ

— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) January 30, 2022

After the Dolphins missed their opportunity to land Joe Burrow, they settled on Tua Tagovailoa with the fifth overall pick in that year’s draft.

In their first couple of seasons, it’s clear that Burrow’s skill set greatly outweighs that of Tua. And that has been evident during the 2022 NFL Playoffs.

After a huge upset win over the Chiefs in the AFC Championship Game, Joe Burrow’s Bengals will make the trip to Los Angeles to take on the Rams in the Super Bowl in a couple weeks.

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