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Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.The Los Angeles Rams, hours before their third and final preseason game before the 2026 NFL season, have made a trade with the Miami Dolphins.It’s a very fascinating one, as according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the Rams are sending preseason star running back Jarquez Hunter to the Dolphins in exchange for a very familiar face.Coming back in this reported trade is Tutu Atwell, a former Rams receiver who won a Super Bowl with the franchise in 2021 and has been with the Rams for the entirety of his five-year NFL career.Rams to trade for Tutu Atwell hours before preseason finale”Trade: Dolphins traded WR Tutu Atwell back to the Los Angeles Rams in exchange for RB Jarquez Hunter, sources tell ESPN,” Schefter reports.This is a fascinating trade from both perspectives. The Dolphins have a barren WR room and a strong RB room, and yet they’ve just traded from a weakness to add more depth to a position they’re most likely set at.For the Rams, giving up Hunter might not have been too easy. He ran the ball 12 times for 68 yards and a TD during their 34-0 preseason win over the New Orleans Saints, and had nine carries for 35 yards in preseason Week 1 against the Kansas City Chiefs.MORE: Dolphins have NFL’s worst WR, TE, Edge, CB and S rooms according to ESPNComing back is Atwell, a receiver who spent the first five seasons of his career in the NFLN with the Rams before signing a one-year deal with the Dolphins this offseason.In five seasons with the Rams, he caught 105 of 179 targets for 1,535 yards and five touchdowns, and was typically used as a downfield option, most evidenced by his absurd 32 yards per reception last season on six catches for the Rams.In the preseason for the Dolphins, Atwell didn’t make a single catch despite being targeted three times in two games. He was used in the return game, but apparently didn’t have much of an offensive role for the Dolphins.But now, he’s back with the Rams and will slot in behind Davante Adams and Puka Nacua, and join Jordan Whittington and Konata Mumpfield in the wide-open WR3 competition in Los Angeles.More NFL news:Giants edge rusher Kayvon Thibodeaux has 30% chance of being tradedCowboys projected to have 90% chance of trading Marist LiufauWhy Patriots traded Kayshon Boutte to Texans for Jaylen Reed and a 7th-round draft pickDeshaun Watson apologizes to Browns fans after criticizing them for booing himWhy Browns are making a massive mistake with Deshaun Watson as QB1 over Shedeur Sanders