4 potential landing spots for JD McKissic if Washington doesn’t re-sign him

1. Miami Dolphins

The Dolphins make too much sense for McKissic. Following the firing of head coach Brian Flores, the front office will be looking to make a splash. Luckily for them, they’re projected to have the most cap space in the NFL at $67.57 million.

While Miami will likely look to address offensive tackle, the defensive line, linebacker and wide receiver positions before running back, it’s pretty alarming that Myles Gaskin is the only player under contract for 2022 at the position who has legitimate NFL experience under his belt.

Who knows? The Dolphins could hit the reset button at the position and dump Gaskin and Lynn Bowden Jr., the other RB on the roster, all at once.

A quarterback as limited as Tua Tagovailoa is from the pocket needs more talent at running back and cutting Gaskin, who’s averaged just 3.8 yards per carry in two seasons as the starter, would free up nearly $1 million in cap space.

The Dolphins would be smart to mirror what the Texans did last offseason by adding a pair of experienced RBs (Mark Ingram and Philip Lindsay) to offer stability at the position behind a young QB (Davis Mills).

A Melvin Gordon/McKissic partnership, for example, would go a long way in helping revive a backfield that was a wasteland in terms of production in 2021. And, of course, McKissic’s assuring presence as a pass-catcher out of the backfield would only help Tagovailoa, assuming he’s the starter, build confidence.