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Dolphins Listed as Landing Spot for Unsigned Vikings CB
The Minnesota Vikings wrapped up the busy portion of free agency in mid-March, and among the transactions, the club did not re-sign veteran cornerback Fabian Moreau. Fast forward to May, and Moreau may be an ideal fit for the Miami Dolphins, according to Pro Football Network.
Minnesota could still revisit Moreau, but Miami’s cornerback depth is scary.
Moreau will likely sign somewhere before too long, and with training camp less than three months away, PFSN asked, “Why not Miami?”
Miami’s Secondary Need Creates Logical Fit for Moreau
The Dolphins have struggled at the CB spot for a couple of years.
PFSN’s Take on Moreau to MIA
After the draft, NFL-themed media usually revisit the “who could still go where” of free agency, and 2026 is no different.
PFSN’s Jacob Infante wrote about Moreau to the Dolphins this week: “Fabian Moreau has bounced around to five different teams in his last six seasons, though he’s coming off two consecutive seasons as a backup cornerback for the Vikings.”
“He fared pretty well in 2025, ranking No. 33 in the NFL with a 79.5 PFSN CB Impact Score, indicating he could push for a starting spot in some situations. 2026 Predicted Team: Miami Dolphins.”
To date, Moreau has had no known free-agency nibbles.
Moreau’s Quietly Good 2025 Campaign
Moreau emerged as one of the Vikings’ unexpectedly crucial players in 2025.
Heading into the 2025 season, the cornerback room appeared precarious beyond Byron Murphy Jr. Isaiah Rodgers offered potential, Jeff Okudah was a reclamation project, and both Dwight McGlothern and rookie Zemaiah Vaughn remained largely unproven. This thin depth threatened to become a significant problem if injuries struck.
And one injury did strike. When Okudah suffered a concussion early in the season, Minnesota turned to Moreau over McGlothern. The decision worked. Moreau played consistently whenever called upon, earning a 70.9 Pro Football Focus grade and allowing a mere 47.4 passer rating on 19 targets.
The Vikings didn’t need a star; they simply required a reliable, experienced, and steady presence in a position prone to volatility. Moreau delivered precisely that.
This performance holds significant implications for 2026. Though Moreau is 32, veteran corners who can competently cover on the outside and avoid major coverage errors still offer considerable value. Any team seeking a CB3 or CB4 could do far worse than a player who quietly excelled in his role last season.
Ultimately, Moreau’s steady play made a solid contribution, helping stabilize Minnesota’s skimpy cornerback situation in 2025.
The Dolphins’ CBs
As of May 6th, these are the Dolphins’ current cornerbacks:
- Chris Johnson
- JuJu Brents
- Jason Marshall Jr.
- Darrell Baker Jr.
- Storm Duck
- Ethan Robinson
- Marco Wilson
- Alex Austin
- Ethan Bonner
- A.J. Green III
Unless Johnson, a 1st-Rounder a couple of weeks ago, turns into an immediate All-Pro, Miami will showcase one of the worst CB rooms in the NFL. In that vein, it’s no wonder that the Dolphins are connected to free-agent CBs in May. Moreau would likely profile as the CB3 or CB4 with this setup.
Phin Phanatic‘s Brian Miller noted on the Dolphins’ secondary this week, “The Dolphins must find a way to add more defenders to their secondary before the season. Jon-Eric Sullivan managed to draft 13 players over the last weekend of April, but those 13 picks couldn’t fix the Miami Dolphins’ secondary entirely. First-round pick Chris Johnson will help usher in a new era on the boundary.”
“His physical style of play will be what the Dolphins want to become at every position in the secondary. The Dolphins still have a problem on the other side of the field. It’s not just cornerback that remains an issue. Safety doesn’t look all that good either. At cornerback, the problems are on the boundary with a rookie and two guys that have yet to prove they can handle the work consistently, but the depth behind them is not deep; that too is a problem.”
A Vikings Reunion?
Of course, if Moreau receives no free-agent attention in the next few months, he could re-sign with the Vikings and have a firm spot on the practice squad at the very least.
The Vikings have Byron Murphy Jr., Isaiah Rodgers, James Pierre, rookie Charles Demmings, and Dwight McGlothern ready to patrol the back end of Brian Flores’s defense this season, but Moreau as an insurance policy would not hurt.
To be fair, Moreau deserves a CB4 job, at minimum, right now, so a team like the Dolphins — that really needs CB oomph — probably makes the most sense.
Moreau will turn 33 next offseason.
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