Miami lost linebacker Raekwon McMillan to a torn ACL a week ago and for now Mike Hull is the starting interior linebacker. The lack of depth behind him however is thin. Dolphins defensive coordinator Matt Burke is familiar with Maualuga having coached him while with the Bengals.
Maualuga is a solid run stopping linebacker and that is the area Miami most wants to improve in. While he had a solid first couple of seasons, last season he was almost invisible and that led the Bengals to cut him in a salary cap move that saved the Bengals over $3 million in cap room.