The Miami Dolphins have embraced a full-scale rebuild. After watching several longtime incumbents like star pass-rusher Cameron Wake and starting quarterback Ryan Tannehill go elsewhere this offseason, then, veteran wide receiver Kenny Stills was fully prepared to be a casualty of the Dolphins' youth movement.
“Yeah, every offseason you kind of have those questions,” he told Daniel A. Varela of the Miami Herald. “You can get moved at any point. Definitely it came across my mind, people asking me about it, but like I said, all I know is I can handle myself, making sure I’m healthy, making sure I’m ready to play. I haven’t played my best football yet.”
Still, a six-year pro, was traded to Miami from the New Orleans Saints in 2015 for linebacker Dannell Ellerbee and a third-round draft pick. Though he's proven a reliable member of the Dolphins' receiving corps during his time in South Florida, Stills has nevertheless failed to build on the promise he showed as a sophomore in 2014, when he notched career-highs of 63 catches and 931 yards during his last season with the Saints.
Miami general manager Chris Grier has made no secret of his plan to prioritize the future over the present. His team is set to have over $100 million in cap space next offseason, in addition to 10 draft picks. Regardless, Stills is pushing back on the notion that the Dolphins and rookie head coach Brian Flores will be “tanking” games in 2019.
“I don’t believe anyone in our organization likes using that word or that term or even talking about it,” he said. “We’re not preparing to lose games. [Flores] is going to continue to set the standard for us and I look forward to playing with him.”
Stills, 26, has two years and approximately $15 million remaining on his contract.
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