There was plenty of offseason talk about things coming together for Dolphins wide receiver DeVante Parker in 2018, but the wideout admitted “it’s not what I wanted it to be” on Thursday.
Parker has missed five games and has just 22 catches for 296 yards and a touchdown in the other nine games. That’s a drop in production from the last two seasons, which were generally seen as disappointing for a 2015 first-round pick, and offensive coordinator Dowell Loggains didn’t have to reach for reasons why things haven’t gone as hoped.
“I think it’s a combination of a bunch of different things,” Loggains said, via the Palm Beach Post. “I think it’s a combination of the injuries, it’s a combination of production, practice.”
The Dolphins exercised their 2019 option on Parker’s contract, but they can decline it in the offseason and it’s hard to see them paying him $9.5 million off of this year’s performance. Someone will likely take a flier at a lower price in hopes that a change of scenery might lead to a change in results.
