Emmanuel Ogbah has spent the past five years in Miami, but he is among the free agents still on the market at this point. Efforts to continue his Dolphins tenure have not yielded traction so far.
During his latest appearance on WSVN-7 Fox, agent Drew Rosenhaus noted (via Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald) the Dolphins have submitted an offer to Ogbah. He added, however, that the sides “haven’t found common ground” yet with respect to an agreement being reached. Ogbah was cut by the Dolphins last February but he wound up re-signing in July.
Miami had a deal in place with Shaq Barrett, but his retirement decision (which ended up turning into a brief Buccaneers reunion) left the team in need of an addition along the edge. The Ogbah reunion allowed for him to handle a full-time starting role; the 31-year-old’s snap share (73%) was the highest of his Dolphins career. Ogbah posted five sacks and 19 pressures in 2024, figures which should help his market with Miami or other interested teams.
After being cut, the Oklahoma State product took a one-year deal to remain with the Dolphins. That pact contained $2MM in guarantees and included incentives which allowed Ogbah to surpass its base value of $3.25MM. A higher locked in figure could be required this time around for another deal to be reached. Having remained healthy for four of his five Miami campaigns so far, the former second-rounder could be in line for a multi-year commitment but at a minimum he will be expected to remain an important defensive figure should he re-sign once again.
The Dolphins do, on the other hand, still have Bradley Chubb and Jaelan Phillips on the books. The former missed all of last year while rehabbing his ACL tear, while the latter was limited to four games in 2024 due to a partial ACL tear of his own. Miami used a first-round pick in 2024 on Chop Robinson, and he flashed potential during the second half of the campaign in particular. Those three represent a large portion of the Dolphins’ plans along the edge moving forward, but it will be interesting to see if that holds true for Ogbah as well.
I hate to break it to him. If he does not have an offer to his liking yet he does not really have much of a market.