Update on De’Von Achane’s Future, A Draft Snippet, and More Notes from the NFL’s Annual Meetings

Phoenix AZ– At the annual NFL meetings new Miami Dolphins head coach joined Kay Adams on her show, the UpAndAdamsShow. Hafley was asked about star running back De’Von Achane and the rumors of him playing football elsewhere, potentially not being on the Dolphins to begin the season, in response Hafley said:

“Yeah, I don’t know about that one. So, we’ll save that for another day but I got a good feeling he’s gonna be around.”

Achane, is entering his fourth season in the NFL, his contract year with the Dolphins. So far in his young career he has proven to be one of the NFL’s top backs with big play capabilities, from the backfield, and in the receiving game as well. Achane was called a building block by the Dolphins new staff and it appears an extension could be looming.

Achane has accumulated 4,434 scrimmage yards and 35 touchdowns in his 3 seasons while earning his first Pro Bowl honor this past season.

Also, per Joe Schad: “Dolphins GM JES visits with small group of South Florida reporters in Phoenix and reveals he wants De’Von Achane deal done as “it is a priority for us to get a deal done with him in the coming weeks, months.”

The next cause for concern from many has been Miami’s newfound lack of receivers after trading Jaylen Waddle to the Denver Broncos, leaving the wide receiver room rather thin for Miami’s new signal caller Malik Willis.

Hafley was asked about Malik Willis and the lack of receivers in Miami and Hafley hinted at the Dolphins selecting some weapons for their new signal caller.

“We have a lot of picks… We’ll have receivers for Malik to throw too. The next time we talk after the Draft and as we get the players here April 7th.. you’ll see we’ll get some good ones for him to throw too.”

Hafley also went on to talk about how good of a player Malik is, how good of a teammate he is, his confidence, athleticism, and the fact that he will be good in the community.

The Dolphins new head coach is excited for their new 25-year-old quarterbacks future, and one that appears will be with star running back De’Von Achane.

Some other notes from Phoenix

• 2029 Super Bowl will be in Las Vegas
• The Browns withdrew their rule change proposal, which would have allowed teams to trade draft picks up to five years in advance. Currently, teams can trade picks up to three years in advance
• 49ers are still looking to move Brandon Aiyuk; they are in “no rush”
• Omar Kelly had this funny moment with Matt LaFleur. Omar: “I jokingly refer to what the Dolphins are doing as Green Bay South.” Matt LaFleur: “That’s what I say, too.”