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With the 2025 NFL free agency window approaching, players could be finding new landing spots in the near future. In this window, some players could stay put and agree to a new contract with their team. Or, they could bet on themselves and enter free agency. However, Miami Dolphins safety Jevon Holland’s recent comments made it seem like he might not be returning in 2025.
As a second-round pick in the 2021 NFL Draft, Holland has spent his first four years with the Dolphins, making a name for himself in Miami with back-to-back two-interception seasons to begin his career.
However, with just one interception in 2023 and none in 2024, the Dolphins could let Holland walk in free agency.
While Miami had a relatively strong year, defensively — as far as the stats are concerned — their offense is where problems arose.
As the 11th-lowest-scoring offense in the league, the Dolphins have questions that require answers this offseason, and letting Holland go so they can allocate money on offense could be a realistic move they make.
And if that’s truly the way they handle this offseason, these are the four best teams Holland could land on, starting with one of his best fits.
On top of their run-in with the injury late into the 2024 NFL season, the Los Angeles Chargers don’t have a super deep secondary on defense. And, as a team that runs a lot of two-high safety looks, Holland could be the perfect partner to four-time Pro Bowl strong safety Derwin James, per PFF’s Mason Cameron.
“The Chargers also face the difficult task of replacing key secondary players, set to lose five of their top 10 snap contributors,” Cameron wrote. “With Derwin James’ success acting as the primary slot defender in 2024, Los Angeles may look to shore up a back end that will be left rather barren, with Alohi Gilman being the only other safety under contract.”
While the Chargers’ buzz ran out a little too quickly in the postseason, this defensive move could have them primed for a deeper playoff run than they had in their first-round exit against the Houston Texans.
However, if the Chargers aren’t the best fit for Holland, there are three other potential landing spots for the Dolphins’ safety in the 2025 NFL free-agency window.
If Holland doesn’t pair up with Jim Harbaugh and the Chargers, another possible landing spot would be the Minnesota Vikings, a team that was one of the top defenses in the NFL in 2024.
Holland could join an already stout unit in the Vikings while reuniting with a coach he’s familiar with: Brian Flores.
Flores was the head coach of the Dolphins from 2019-2021, joining the Vikings in 2023 as their defensive coordinator.
In 2024, the Vikings’ defense was seen as one of the top units in the league under Flores, as his...
