After a fast and furious week of comings and goings for the Dallas Cowboys, we have yet another player heading out of Dallas. Today, we learned that wide receiver Jalen Tolbert will be joining the Miami Dolphins.
Tolbert’s career never panned out the way some hoped when he was drafted in the third
round in 2022. Upon being selected, quarterback Dak Prescott heaped effusive praise on the small-school receiver. However, Tolbert could never put everything together. In his rookie season, Tolbert committed some costly penalties, which were expected for a first player making the leap from Southern Alabama to the NFL. At times, Tolbert showed flashes.
In 2024, he had his best season as a professional, recording 49 receptions for 610 yards and seven touchdowns. However, that wasn’t enough to entrench him as the number two receiver behind CeeDee Lamb. After the team traded for George Pickens last season, the writing was on the wall. Tolbert was now competing for snaps with Ryan Flournoy, Jonathan Mingo, and KaVontae Turpin, sometimes not dressing for games.
Now with Miami and signed to a one-year contract, Tolbert looks forward to a fresh start with a Dolphins team that has shaken up their front office and their roster. The team dismissed their general manager and head coach, and also released Tua Tagovailoa and Tyreek Hill. Tolbert does have a pre-existing relationship with new Dolphins quarterback Malik Willis, so maybe he can carve out a role for himself before being back on the open market a year from now.
