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Locked On Dolphins - Daily Podcast On The Miami Dolphins

The Miami Dolphins Are Having Their Cake With Their Contract Extensions & Eating It, Too

Locked On Dolphins - Daily Podcast On The Miami Dolphins

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4.8 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 6 July 2026

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

Miami Dolphins reshape future with bold contract strategies—are rookie deals the true key to sustainable success? Kyle Crabbs breaks down Miami’s surprising approach to contract guarantees, spotlighting major extensions for Malik Willis, De'Von Achane, and Aaron Brewer. Despite recent big-money deals, only rookies like Kenneth Grant, Kadyn Proctor, and Chris Johnson carry fully guaranteed 2028 salaries, giving the front office invaluable roster flexibility. Insights include why Jordyn Brooks’ negotiations remain unfinished and how rookie contracts can transform Miami’s salary cap dynamics. Other highlights include De'Von Achane’s top-10 NFL running back ranking, veteran signings shaking up the secondary, and what these moves mean for the Dolphins’ rebuild timeline. From contract structures to compensatory pick implications, this episode unpacks how Miami’s evolving strategy could redefine their path to contention.

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0:00.0

The Miami Dolphins most exclusive club in 2026 may not have the members you'd assume.

0:12.5

You are Locked on Dolphins, your daily Miami Dolphins podcast, part of the Locked On Podcast Network, your team every day. All right, Miami. Welcome to another episode of Locked on Dolphins. It is your team every day here on the Lockdown Network. I'm your host, Malmian Dolphins, a host-Laping, host of Lockdown Dolphins, co-host of Lockdown NFL scouting, author of Touchdown, Miami on Substack, NFL, staff writer for A to Z sports. Today's episode of Locked on Dolphins is brought to you by Odu.

0:41.4

Great organizations win because operations matter. And that's why you should get Odu.

0:45.9

Try for free today at Odu.com slash locked on. That's ODO.com slash locked on. Today on the show,

0:53.4

this is the aftermath of what happens when you give me a three

0:56.3

year 52 million dollar contract to process all throughout the weekend go through all the

1:01.3

details of the deal looking at everybody else's deals and we said from the jump this a room

1:07.3

brewer contract is a big deal because it's the second big extension that the

1:14.3

dolphins gave. It's actually the third contract the dolphins have given out this

1:18.0

offseason for all the hoopla and the talking points about the salary cap and the cash

1:25.8

spending being way down.

1:27.9

And all that's true, the Dolphins have given out three contracts this offseason

1:33.8

in excess of $50 million in total value.

1:37.3

There might be a fourth with Jordan Brooks.

1:41.8

But Malik Willis got three for 67 and a half.

1:45.9

Devon A. Chan gets four for up to 68, authentically 64 plus incentives.

1:53.1

And Aaron Brewer gets three for 52 and a half.

1:56.1

Those are not small deals, right?

1:58.9

And the Willis one is kind of its own animal because it's a free agent signing

2:03.0

for a quarterback with only a handful of starts and 155 career pass attempts. And how do you value

2:08.4

that as a quarterback contract? Yada, yada, yada. Right. You get Devon H.N. And now you get Aaron Brewer.

2:14.7

And the way that the Brewer deal was structured took some things that we noted about the Devon A-Chang contract, and it stood out.

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