This might just be the latest piece of Dolphins offseason news that doesn’t mean squat when the real hitting starts, but linebacker Koa Misi seems to be looking forward to having Kiko Alonso on his team.
“He’s fast. He can make plays,” Misi told NFL.com. “It’s going to be nice to have him out there on the field with us and hopefully we can do some big things.”
A “big thing” for the Dolphins would be a winning season and a playoff berth. The franchise has had neither since 2008.
A big thing for Alonso would be staying healthy. After intercepting four passes, breaking up five passes and forcing a fumble as a rookie in 2013, Alonso missed 2014 with a torn ACL. The inside linebacker was then traded from the Bills to the Eagles and sat out five games last season with a partially torn ACL.
The Eagles traded him to the Dolphins along with cornerback Byron Maxwell. For the Eagles, it was part of a post-Chip Kelly purge. For Alonso and Maxwell, it’s a fresh start on a team that basically needs a fresh start every year.
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