There might not be two closer Miami Dolphins players than left tackle Laremy Tunsil and right tackle Ja'Wuan James. After their season-ending loss at Buffalo on Dec. 30, the duo lingered in the locker room trying to tiptoe around the possibility that they had played their last game together.
James will be an unrestricted free agent in March, and he's headed toward a big payday. He's waiting to see how much the Dolphins value him.
The uncertainty around coach Adam Gase's job security seeped into the locker room in the last few weeks of the season.