The Dolphins have officially locked in linebacker Vince Biegel for another season in 2020. Biegel, who has served as Miami’s best pass rush threat off the edge in 2019 and entered this offseason as a restricted free agent, has signed his tender and is ready to run it back.
Biegel came to Miami in the eleventh hour before the start of the 2019 season, he served as the Dolphins return in a player for player swap with the New Orleans Saints. The player he was traded for, LB Kiko Alonso, logged 31 tackles in 13 games before tearing his ACL at the end of the 2019 season.
The Dolphins have added tons of competition to their pass rush group, but expect to see a clear role carved out for Biegel — at least early in the season. His play was one of the few bright spots off the edge of Miami’s defense; Biegel provides a blue collar presence and some really nice reps against the run as well. The ceiling with Biegel may never be that of an 8-10 sack per season player, but his intelligence, effort and fire quickly helped him win over the Dolphins’ coaching staff in 2019. That preexisting relationship should help him boost his role this season, although he may run the risk of seeing his snaps slowly phased out if the team sees a defender with a more clear and obvious ceiling to playing his role.
But for now, Biegel can celebrate returning to Miami for yet another season — this will be the first time in four NFL seasons that he’ll be able to call the same NFL team home for consecutive years.
