“All of those now put a tremendous amount of pressure on McDaniel, who is coming off his first under .500 season with the Dolphins, who were also on the outside looking in on the playoffs.

Veteran linebacker Matthew Judon will sign a one-year contract worth up to $6 million, according to Tom Pelissero of NFL Network.

McDaniel indicated that rookie safety Dante Trader Jr., who departed Saturday’s game after playing just five defensive snaps, did not re-aggravate an injury that sidelined him recently.