When the Miami Dolphins picked Chop Robinson in the first round of the 2024 NFL draft, the team knew it was unlikely that he’d begin his career in rotation with edge rushers Bradley Chubb and Jaelan Phillips.
Now it’s a question if Robinson will ever play with that duo.
After returning from an Achilles tear in time to play Week 1, Phillips made it only four games before suffering a season-ending knee injury. Meanwhile, Chubb is still working to return from the devastating knee injury he suffered on New Year’s Eve in 2023.
While there’s no reason to believe Phillips and Robinson won’t play together in 2025, it wouldn’t be a shock if the Dolphins decided to part with Chubb in order to clear more than $20 million in cap space in each of the next three seasons.
But defensive coordinator Anthony Weaver is hoping he eventually gets to see what he can with the trio.
“The idea of having all three of them available and on the field on the same time, I mean you completely opened up Pandora’s box for me and you just start thinking of ways you can use them in multiple positions and really scare and intimidate offenses,” Weaver said Thursday. “t would certainly be an awesome, I want to say problem, it’s certainly not a problem, but it’d just be a lot of fun to see what we can do with all those three guys.”
With five sacks in the last seven weeks, Robinson has made a late push to get in the mix for Defensive Rookie of the Year.
Last season, Phillips had 6.5 sacks in eight games before his Achilles tear. Chubb finished the year with 11 sacks in 16 games.
