Dolphins Trade Rumors: LB Kiko Alonso Requests to Be Moved Amid Rebuild

Leading up to Saturday's deadline for teams to trim their rosters to 53 players, Miami Dolphins linebacker Kiko Alonso reportedly wants to be traded. 

Per NFL Network's Tom Pelissero, Alonso made a trade request to the Dolphins as they begin to finalize their roster. 

Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald reported the Oakland Raiders are among the teams showing at least some level of interest in Alonso. 

The Raiders could be in the market for insurance at middle linebacker. Vontaze Burfict is penciled in as their starter, but he's missed at least five games in each of the past five seasons. 

Despite Alonso's trade request, one possible scenario would be for the Dolphins to simply cut him by Saturday's 4 p.m. ET deadline. 

ESPN's Cameron Wolfe didn't include Alonso on his projected 53-man roster for Miami because he doesn't seem to be a long-term fit with the organization. 

Wolfe also cited Sam Eguavoen's emergence during training camp and preseason as another reason the Dolphins could part ways with Alonso.

Alonso has two years remaining on his deal worth $12.9 million, but his dead-cap figure for 2020 is just $1.76 million, per Spotrac. 

Heading into his seventh NFL season, the Oregon product has spent the past three years in Miami. The 29-year-old has started all 46 games he's played for the team and set a career high with 125 combined tackles in 2018.