DAVIE, Fla. -- The Dolphins and Texans have agreed to a swap of starting linebackers, with Miami sending Shaq Lawson to Houston and receiving Benardrick McKinney in return, sources tell ESPN's Adam Schefter.
The teams are also swapping late-round picks in the deal. Miami is also sending out a 2021 sixth-round pick and receiving back a 2021 seventh-round pick, sources tell ESPN.
The trade cannot be made official until the start of the league year, which begins Wednesday at 4 p.m. ET.
The Dolphins have long admired McKinney, who should slide in as a starting inside linebacker opposite Jerome Baker and fill a void vacated by the release of Kyle Van Noy and pending free agency departures of Kamu Grugier-Hill and Elandon Roberts.