Dolphins coach on Xavien Howard: 'We don't want to trade him'

Miami Dolphins coach Brian Flores said Friday that he doesn't want to see star cornerback Xavien Howard traded from the team.

"We don't want to trade X. You can write that down," Flores said. "He's a very good player. He's a big part of the team. We don't want to trade him."

Howard, 28, reported to training camp on July 27 and requested a trade later that night.

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