The Miami Dolphins called the Cincinnati Bengals several times in recent weeks in an attempt to obtain the No. 1 pick in the NFL draft, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter.
The Bengals, however, turned down the Dolphins and are poised to take LSU star quarterback Joe Burrow with the top pick.
"Over the last couple of weeks, the Dolphins called the Bengals on more than one occasion to see if Cincinnati would be willing to trade the No. 1 overall pick," Schefter tweeted on Thursday morning. "The Dolphins were told, in no uncertain terms, no. Cincinnati would not trade the pick and would stay put at No. 1."
The Dolphins reportedly had been trying to obtain the Detroit Lions' No. 3 pick (without giving up the No. 5 pick) to take an offensive tackle, but their ultimate goal may have been to try to land the top pick to draft Burrow. This scenario would indicate that the Dolphins were trying to trade the No. 3 and No. 5 picks to Cincinnati for the No. 1 pick.
The Dolphins, who also own the No. 18 and No. 26 picks in the first round, likely tried to package those selections in an attempt to pull off the trade with Cincinnati. The Dolphins, who have five first-round picks over the next two drafts, have a league-high 14 selections in this draft.
After scratching Burrow off Miami's wish list, the big question now is will the team settle on quarterbacks Justin Herbert or Tua Tagovailoa with the No. 5 pick.
