Dolphins Done With Wallace

 

  Mike Wallace, who signed with the Miami Dolphins just back in 2013, already wants out, and Miami is not necessarily a fan of him being apart of the organization either. What lies next for Mike Wallace?

 

by Stephen Ur III | Miami SPORTS & Lifestyle

According to multiple reports, the Miami Dolphins are looking to trade veteran WR Mike Wallace. 

Wallace has played the last two seasons in Miami, which have not been good seasons off the field, according to Sports Illustrated.  This news had been foreshadowed after the Dolphins 37-24 defeat to their division rival New York Jets in the 2014 season finale. 

 Wallace was benched in the second half of the game because he was upset at the way he was being used. A reporter asked Wallace if he would return to the team in 2015, and he responded, “I'm not the general manager or anything, or the head coach. I'm not sure."  

We are sure now that it is highly unlikely that Wallace will be dressing in white for Miami Dolphins home games in 2015. 

 Wallace had signed a five-year, $60 million deal with the team in 2013. He also had 67 receptions for 862 yards and 10 touchdowns in 2014. While these numbers are not bad for a season as a wide receiver, his 20 percent deep ball rate has dropped from what it was during his four years with the Pittsburgh Steelers, in which he caught 37.8 percent of passes thrown 20 yards or further. 

While Wallace himself has yet to speak to media about the alleged trading, there are questions still yet to be answered.  

The first one is what team will be looking into trading for or signing Wallace. No team has yet to reach out to the Dolphins about Wallace, as he is still under contract with the team.

The other question that lies in the Mike Wallace trade talk is if the Dolphins do have him traded, how will they be able to strengthen their wide receiving core?

The Dolphins' leading receiver from last season, Jarvis Landry, was second in touchdowns, but only scored half of what Wallace did. The rest of the receivers on the roster have no more than three touchdowns. With the 14th pick in this year's draft, the Dolphins are expected to draft WR Devante Parker from Louisville.

Parker had 855 receiving yards in six games, just a couple yards less than what Wallace had in 16 games.

Wallace is expected to make $9.85 million in base salary, with a $12.1 million salary cap in 2015. But if he is not on the roster come March 14, he will still make $3 million in guaranteed money.

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Stephen Ur III is a writer and analyst for Miami SPORTS & Lifestyle. He was also recently announced as Vice President of MSL. You can follow him on Twitter @writingfanatic2.