The Dolphins have shaken up their offense and the Texans finally have their franchise left tackle.
In a reported move, Miami has sent offensive lineman Laremy Tunsil and wide receiver Kenny Stills to Houston.
The Dolphins will receive 'a huge package' centered around an array of picks which will include multiple first-round selections, according to NFL media, which cited unidentified league sources.
Blockbuster: The #Dolphins are trading franchise LT Laremy Tunsil and WR Kenny Stills to the #Texans in exchange for a huge package of picks, including a first-rounder, sources tell me, @MikeGarafolo , and @TomPelissero . The moves are contingent on players passing physicals.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) August 31, 2019
Miami will now have four first-round picks and four second-rounders, reports noted, as well as two third-round selections and a possible third-round compensation pick.
In the next two drafts, the #Dolphins have four 1st rounders, four 2nd rounders, and then two third-rounders with a potential third-rounder comp pick coming. That… is a LOT.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) August 31, 2019
The move bolsters Houston's offense, which has been searching for a player to protect the backside of quarterback Deshaun Watson. The former Heisman Trophy candidate was sacked more than any quarterback in the NFL last year (62).
It also comes a day after Dolphins coach Brian Flores said 'there's no trade in place' Tunsil.
However, Miami's locker room might not take the news kindly.
A recent report from the Miami Herald, which cited an unidentified league source, suggested Dolphins players "would revolt" if the team trades Tunsil just before the start of the regular season.
"The backlash would be amazing," the source said. "Guys would legit revolt."
Tunsil, who was one of the most well-liked players in the organization, the Herald noted, is entering his fourth NFL season.
He has started 15 games in each of the last two seasons.
Stills, a well-known social activist, is entering his seventh season in the league.
He has continued to protest racial injustice and police brutality by kneeling during the national anthem at games, two years after former 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick started the movement. Stills has also been vocal about his dislike of rapper Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter's entertainment and social justice partnership with the NFL and publicly criticized Dolphins owner Stephen Ross' relationship with President Donald Trump.
Stills recorded 553 receiving yards in 2018 and also caught a team-high six touchdowns in Miami.