The Miami Dolphins are evolving. Will it be enough?

They KO'd the Steelers in this week's blockbuster trade. Quietly, the Dolphins are rewiring their roster to punch back in December. Of course, it's still all about Tua Tagovailoa, too.

Hats off to Raheem Mostert. The fading running back managed to claw his way into the NFL news cycle this week.

No easy feat for a player who won’t contribute much of anything this season.

After seeing the Miami Dolphins deal tight end Jonuu Smith to the Pittsburgh Steelers, Mostert took to social media to rip the club that released him in February. “Hot take,” he tweeted. “Be a Pro-bowler on the Dolphins, get treated like sh*t. Happy for my guys though! GO BALL OUT!!”

This isn’t the first time Mostert bungled the facts on the bird app.

Obviously, the Dolphins were correct. After Mostert rushed for 1,012 yards and 18 touchdowns in ‘23, they kept him around on a one-year, $4.13 million pact. (Turns out, 33-year-old running backs don’t have much leverage.) Mostert then churned out all of 278 yards on 85 carries with two touchdowns. Sorry, man. Old backs who average 3.3 yards per carry don’t have much of a case. Miami wisely paved the way for the rising star at this position: De’Von Achane.

At B/R, I once had the opportunity to sit down at dinner with Mostert to share his surreal personal story ahead of Super Bowl LIV. This is someone who accidentally shot himself in the toe… and never knew his father… and was cut six times in the pros. We chatted again once he joined the Dolphins for this two-parter at Go Long on Tua Tagovailoa and Mostert gushed over his new quarterback. When I asked if Miami’s offense was better than what he had in San Francisco, he didn’t hesitate: “We have way better talent here. It’s going to get spooky.”

Then, there was this exchange.

Go Long: San Francisco is right around the corner.

Mostert: Right around the corner. Right around the corner.

Go Long: What makes this offense more dynamic here?

Mostert: (Scoffs) We have a quarterback who can actually sling it.

49ers fans found the quote, lost their minds and — rather than stand by his words — Mostert sprinted the opposite direction.

For the record — despite his dramatic effect with those three dots — there no such “compliments” when it came to Jimmy G.

That week, Mostert even went on San Francisco radio to claim I took “snippets” to “alter” what he said.

Mostert was dead wrong in 2022, and wrong again in 2025.