NFL Trade Rumors
Well-traveled veteran CB Rasul Douglas is a free agent and as of yet is still unsigned. Originally a third-round pick of the Eagles, he spent the first three seasons of his career in Philadelphia before spending a year in Carolina. The Packers signed him off the Cardinals’ practice squad during the 2021 season, and he broke out in a big way. What was supposed to be a depth signing and spot starter due to a rash of injuries turned into found gold for Green Bay, as Douglas quickly established himself as a long-term starter for the Packers.
The Bills acquired him mid-season in 2023, where he spent the last year and a half. He could never quite hit the highs in Buffalo he did in Green Bay — after a solid 2023 campaign between the two franchises, he had just 58 tackles and five passes defensed last year. PFF graded him at 53.9, which ranked 102nd out of 116 qualifying cornerbacks.
This will be Douglas’ age-30 season, and corners sometimes fall off a production cliff around that time. Still, he put together a good 2023 campaign and could be in for a bounce-back. Even if you don’t believe in him as a full-time starter anymore, Douglas would be one of the best third cornerbacks in the league. He can still help a team if he’s able to find the role he wants at this point in the offseason.
Douglas, 29, was a former third-round pick of the Eagles back in 2017. The Panthers claimed him off of waivers from the Eagles in September of 2020.
Douglas played out the final year of his four-year, $3.17 million contract and made a base salary of $754,750 for the 2020 season with Carolina. He later signed a one-year, $990,000 deal with the Raiders, but Las Vegas released him during camp.
He quickly caught on with the Texans but was among their final roster cuts. The Cardinals signed him to their practice squad and he was signed away by the Packers.
The Packers traded Douglas to the Bills on October 31st, 2023, in exchange for a third and a fifth-round draft pick. He played out the remainder of his deal with Buffalo.
In 2024, Douglas appeared in 15 games for the Bills, recording a total of 58 tackles, five tackles for loss, one forced fumble and five pass deflections.
We have him included in our Top 100 Available Free Agents list.
The Dolphins have been after a veteran corner for a while now, and that need is only intensified following the Jalen Ramsey trade. The Dolphins sent Ramsey, easily their best corner, out to Pittsburgh alongside TE Jonnu Smith for S Minkah Fitzpatrick. Though Fitzpatrick was the best player in that trade, and he fortifies a thin safety group, it doesn’t exactly help Miami fix its cornerback woes.
Reports circulate that the Dolphins are lowballing veteran corners on the market, and much of their interest is seemingly around Asante Samuel Jr....
