Report: Dolphins releasing Benardrick McKinney – NBC Sports

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The Shaq LawsonBenardrick McKinney trade did not work out for either the Texans or the Dolphins.

The teams swapped linebackers, as well as a swap of late-round picks, on March 14. The Texans traded Lawson to the Jets on Sunday, getting a sixth-round choice in return.

The Dolphins cut McKinney on Monday, Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports.

McKinney is coming off a 2020 season cut to four games due to shoulder surgery. The Texans made the inside linebacker a second-round choice in 2015.

In six seasons in Houston, McKinney started 77 games, totaled three 100-tackle seasons and made the Pro Bowl in 2018.