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Few players on the Miami Dolphins are as discussed as guard Liam Eichenberg. Will he be back in 2025?
The start of the 2025 NFL league year, and with it the start of free agency, is just over three weeks away. Beginning on March 12 at 4 p.m. Eastern, players who have expiring contracts will be free to sign with new teams for the 2025 season. Over the next several weeks, the Miami Dolphins, and every team in the league, have several decisions to make as they get their salary cap and roster ready for the 2025 season.
The Dolphins are slated to have 32 players become free agents. We have been working our way through the list, giving you a chance to weight in on what the team should do for each player. Will the team try to re-sign him? Will they use a franchise or transition tag on him? Or will the player head to free agency?
Today, we turn our attention to a player who has been a constant source of discussion, debate, argument, and talk over the last several years. What should the Dolphins do with guard Liam Eichenberg?
Position: Wide receiver
Age (when season begins): 27
Draft: 2021 second-round (42nd overall) pick by the Miami Dolphins
Experience: 4 years
Previous Teams:
Pro Bowls/All-Pro: None
4 years, $8 million
17 games played (14 starts)
Eichenberg played the third-most offensive snaps on the team in 2024, seeing the playing field on 1,035 plays, trailing just center Aaron Brewer (1,138) and guard Robert Jones (1,078). After bouncing around the offensive line early in his career, Eichenberg seems to have settled into his role as the team’s right guard. He had a mid-season stretch where he played solid football, never great but appeared to be establishing himself as a solid starter. It is the other end of the spectrum that really stood out, however, as he had games where he just could not seem to get his footwork and hand placement right, leading to missed blocks and penalties. He lost his starting role late in the year.
Eichenberg can be a solid guard, but likely should not be seen as a Week 1 starter heading into the 2025 season. If he is your depth option along the interior, he will be fine in that role. If he needs to start every single week, you are going to have to live with inconsistent play from his spot on the line. A team needing depth will be able to find it with a signing of Eichenberg.
Projected tag value (Offensive lineman): $25.2 million (franchise); $22.7million (transition) (via OvertheCap.com)
Walk. Eichenberg should be the type of player every team needs - that depth player who is going to go out and do whatever is needed in that moment. He...
