MIAMI GARDENS, FLORIDA - JULY 30: Tutu Atwell #4 and Jalen Reagor #17 of the Miami Dolphins take the field for training camp practice at Baptist Health Training Complex on July 30, 2026 in Miami Gardens, Florida. (Photo by Megan Briggs/Getty Images)
The Miami Dolphins‘ offensive play this offseason has been patchy at best, with many fans and beat reporters criticizing the team’s offensive output both during their first two preseason games; which have seen them put up a total of 10 points; and during practice.
Even now, of the six it is not clear with whom the targets will land or how they will split time on the field. But one player who will not be seeing time on the Dolphins is the offseason free agent acquisition Atwell, who was traded back to his former team, the Los Angles Rams, on Thursday.
Despite having originally been listed as a starter ahead of training camp, there were reportedly concerns amongst media members, such as the Palm Beach Post’s Joe Schad, that Atwell was unlikely to make the final roster.
Dolphins were able to trade Tutu Atwell, who seemed unlikely to make the 53-man roster https://t.co/x2cIbFHivy
As a result, more responsibility and pressure will be hoisted onto the shoulders of the Dolphins’ two rookie third rounders, Caleb Douglas – who leapfrogged Atwell to assume his starting position on the team’s depth chart prior to the trade, and Chris Bell – who many believed to be a candidate to go in the late first/early second round based on talent alone, but fell to the 94th overall pick due to an ACL injury.
Could More Veteran Dolphins Wideouts Leave the Team?
Indeed, there is even some speculation that Atwell may not be the last Dolphins starter in the receiving corps to not be on the team come final cuts this Sunday. Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald suggests that whilst it remains likely that former Cowboys WR; who incidentally now has the most career receiving yards of any wideout on the roster; secures a spot on the 53-man, it is far from a certainty.
Tolbert would seem likely to stick at WR, but there's competition and we will see. Douglas, Coleman, Bell, Malik W. assuredly are on the team. https://t.co/MFIhKRpaBC
“Tolbert would seem likely to stick at WR, but there’s competition and we will see. Douglas, Coleman, Bell, Malik W. assuredly are on the team.” Jackson posted.
If the Dolphins are to have a competent receiving corps for new signal caller Malik Willis, then at least a couple of members of their mish-mash or rookies and young-ish veteran talent will need to greatly surpass expectations.
Daniel Arwas Daniel Arwas is a sports writer who covers the NFL for Heavy.com. Daniel began his career in sports writing in 2022 and has covered the NFL and college football for Gridiron Heroics and The Hammer. More about Daniel Arwas
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Dolphins Trade Wideout Back to Rams After Offseason Acquisition
Dolphins Trade Wideout Back to Rams After Offseason Acquisition