{"id":9222,"date":"2026-02-16T16:36:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T16:36:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/9222\/"},"modified":"2026-02-16T16:36:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T16:36:08","slug":"3-best-bradley-chubb-destinations-in-free-agency-after-dolphins-departure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/9222\/","title":{"rendered":"3 best Bradley Chubb destinations in free agency after Dolphins departure"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Miami Dolphins are expected to make several big moves this offseason. Miami is starting a new regime with Jeff Hafley at head coach<\/a>. The Dolphins are currently in a rough salary cap situation that could force them to make some drastic moves. They got a head start on that process on Monday.<\/p>\n

Miami and edge rusher Bradley Chubb agreed to parts ways<\/a> on Monday with the team granting him a release. That move will save the Dolphins $7.3 million in cap space and grant Chubb the freedom to sign with a new team during free agency.<\/p>\n

The 29-year-old edge rusher is a two-time Pro Bowler who could still be a useful piece in the right system. He is not far removed from an 11-sack season back in 2023.<\/p>\n

NFL insider Jordan Schultz reported that three teams attempted to trade<\/a> for Chubb at the deadline in 2025. That suggests that Chubb should have a strong market when free agency opens in March.<\/p>\n

Below we will explore three of the best free agency destinations for Chubb this offseason.<\/p>\n

The Titans could use a veteran edge rusher like Chubb<\/p>\n

There are a few reasons why the Titans could be the perfect landing spot for Chubb.<\/p>\n

Perhaps the most important reason is because they are best equipped to pay Chubb whatever he wants.<\/p>\n

The Titans enter the offseason with $104.77 million in cap space<\/a>. That is the most in the NFL by a pretty healthy margin.<\/p>\n

I don’t see Tennessee handing Chubb a ridiculous long-term contract. But they do have money burning a hole in their pockets right now, and Chubb could be a useful short-term player.<\/p>\n

It is important to remember that NFL teams have to spend a minimum of 90% of their salary cap space over specific three- or four-year cycles. That incentives Tennessee to hand out healthy one-year contracts if they do not have anyone to give a long-term contract to.<\/p>\n

Tennessee holds the fourth overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft. They could easily use that pick on a young edge rusher of the future.<\/p>\n

Pairing a young edge rusher with Chubb could help that rookie adapt to the NFL. It would also give Robert Saleh two edge rusher he can count on this fall.<\/p>\n

Could Chubb be a great one-year rental for the 49ers?<\/p>\n

San Francisco is another great landing spot for Chubb.<\/p>\n

Remember that edge rusher Nick Bosa suffered a season-ending ACL injury back in September. Bosa is reportedly on track to return for training camp<\/a>, but I would not be surprised to see San Francisco add some insurance at the position.<\/p>\n

The 49ers enter the offseason with $41.88 million in cap space, which puts them in the top half of NFL teams. That figure could actually decrease if they trade Brandon Aiyuk<\/a>, but it would create more cap space in future seasons.<\/p>\n

If the 49ers added Chubb, he would join Bosa, second-year player Mykel Williams, and veteran Bryce Huff as the team’s top edge rushers. That is a pretty good looking rotation once all four players are fully healthy.<\/p>\n

Ultimately, this potential marriage could come down to price.<\/p>\n

It is unclear how much Chubb will seek on a new contract. Chubb seems unlikely to land a deal worth $30 million or more per season. But how much does he think he is worth during his age 30 season? And how long of a contract will he want to sign?<\/p>\n

Perhaps Chubb will be willing to take a discount to join the 49ers. After all, they would give him a good chance of making a title run in 2026.<\/p>\n

The Commanders desperately need help rushing the passer. Is Chubb the solution?<\/p>\n

Chubb should consider the Commanders if he wants to guarantee a starting job in 2026.<\/p>\n

Washington is completely bereft of talent at edge rusher. The Commanders only have Dorance Armstrong and a handful of reserve players at the position. It would not surprise me if the Commanders added multiple edge rushers, both in free agency and the draft.<\/p>\n

Perhaps that makes Washington an attractive landing spot for Chubb.<\/p>\n

Washington enters the offseason with\u00a0$74.55 million in cap space. That puts the Commanders just inside the top five NFL teams in terms of available cap space.<\/p>\n

One mistake the Commanders have made over the past few offseasons is loading up on veteran players. They could be in a better spot right now if they’d instead added some younger talent.<\/p>\n

While I think Washington needs to internalize that lesson, it should not prevent them from adding a veteran like Chubb this offseason. After all, they need to do a lot of work at edge rusher.<\/p>\n

Personally, I would love to see the Commanders add Chubb as a bridge starter on a two-year contract.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Miami Dolphins are expected to make several big moves this offseason. Miami is starting a new regime…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":9223,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[131],"tags":[7200,240,7241,90,7242,7201,7243],"class_list":{"0":"post-9222","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-chubb","8":"tag-bradley-chubb","9":"tag-chubb","10":"tag-editorials","11":"tag-nfl","12":"tag-nfl-editorials","13":"tag-nfl-free-agency","14":"tag-nfl-stories"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9222","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9222"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9222\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9223"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9222"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9222"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9222"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}