Breaking: Miami Dolphins trade Ereck Flowers to Washington

Sep 1, 2020; Miami Gardens, Florida, USA; Miami Dolphins guard Ereck Flowers (75) and offensive tackle Austin Jackson (73) run drills during training camp at Baptist Health Training Facility. Mandatory Credit: Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports

The Miami Dolphins have a pre-draft trade completed that will send guard Ereck Flowers to Washington for a swap of late draft picks. The question is what does this mean for the Dolphins?

Miami needed to clear some cap space and this will help. Miami will save $8 million in cap space with the trade and eat only $2 million in dead money. Flowers played well last year for the Dolphins and played in Washington the year before that. Is this a sign of bigger…