Dolphins’ Aaron Brewer admits he was ‘shook’ by Jaylen Waddle trade: ‘What are we doing?’

The Miami Dolphins’ rebuild included shipping Jaylen Waddle to Denver for a package that includes a first-round pick.

For players like Dolphins center Aaron Brewer, the trade was a shot across the bow. The second-team All-Pro told Terron Armstead on “The Set” that his first thought when he heard about the trade was disbelief.

“My initial reaction is I’m just shocked. I’m shook,” he said. “I’m like, what are we doing? But then at the same time, I’m happy for my brother. It’s always a family perspective, like, yeah, I want to have the best team we can have, but I love when people go to a different position and I always wish the best for them. So, I hope he’s fine.”

Following the first few stages of NFL-rebuild grief, Brewer quickly got to acceptance, considering the move — and other losses the Dolphins have endured this season — an opportunity for someone else to advance his career.

“Then my next thought right after that, like, OK, what are we finna do?” Brewer said. “What are we doing in that wide receiver room? Who is the next man up? So, every time with something like that, I’m looking at the people we’ve still got. Because when you see something like that, you’ve got to put something on your shoulder. That’s an extra chip. You see an opportunity. Anytime somebody is gone, Bradley Chubb is gone, that next defensive end, outside linebacker? Opportunity. A receiver left. Hey, Malik (Washington), opportunity. So, that’s where my mindset went with it a little bit.

“I’m trying to see how these players that we do have, how are you going to fill these shoes? What’s your mindset now? Are you going to pick up the weight and carry that torch and keep it pushing? … That’s my perspective on it right now.”