Dolphins GM Chris Grier insists patience will be key to making correct draft pick

With the Miami Dolphins holding the fifth overall pick in the 2020 NFL Draft, the team may have to trade up if it wants to select quarterback Tua Tagovailoa.  General manager Chris Grier acknowledged that a deal is possible, but he cautioned that trade talks have yet to take place. “No, not yet, because we’re so early,” Grier told reporters (including Armando Salguero of the Miami Herald). “No team has really met many of these guys yet. So I think until everyone goes through the process, as we’ve talked about, that’s when we’ll make determinations on what’s best for our franchise.” As Salguero observes, Miami is armed with assets. The team owns three first-round picks and a pair of second-rounders in the upcoming draft, and they also have two first-rounders in 2021. “We feel good,” Grier said. “History shows with the things we’ve done and the picks we’ve acquired and the money that we feel good about our standing and the flexibility to move up and down or stand pat. “It’s a conversation that sometimes it hap

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