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The Miami Dolphins are the front-runners to sign defensive lineman Trey Flowers, according to NFL Draft analyst Tony Pauline.
Flowers is coming off of a very impressive 2018 campaign with the New England Patriots in which he racked up 57 tackles, 7.5 sacks, and three forced fumbles in helping lead the Patriots to a Super Bowl championship.
The 25-year-old, who played his collegiate football at the University of Arkansas, was originally selected by New England in the fourth round (101st pick overall) of the 2015 NFL Draft.
He played in just one game during his rookie campaign due to a shoulder injury, but the following year, Flowers appeared in all 16 contests, finishing with 45 tackles, seven sacks, and a fumble recovery.
Then, in 2017, Flowers started all 14 games in which he played and totaled 62 stops, 6.5 sacks, and a couple of forced fumbles.
At the current point in time, it does not seem all that likely that the Patriots will be able to re-sign the Huntsville, Al. native.
The Dolphins can certainly use some help getting to the quarterback, as they registered just 31 sacks this past season, good for 29th in the league. Not only that, but Miami was very poor defensively in general in 2018, ranking just 29th in yards allowed and 27th in scoring defense.
As a result, the Dolphins won just seven games and missed the playoffs, which is nothing new for a franchise that has made the postseason just once since 2009.
It certainly makes sense that Miami would be very interested in Flowers, as the team's new head coach, Brian Flores, served as Flowers' defensive coordinator in New England.
