Misplaced among the many Benito Jones signing was this beautiful little nugget from the Miami Herald’s Barry Jackson that the staff has restructured a key participant — liberating up extra cap house for normal supervisor Chris Grier and head coach Mike McDaniel to make use of in free company and the draft.
In line with Jackson, Over the Cap stories that the Miami Dolphins and proper sort out Austin Jackson have agreed to restructure his contract.
Jackson, 25, signed a three-year extension with the Dolphins final offseason value an extra $36 million. He would begin eight video games for Miami earlier than having his season lower brief resulting from a knee harm. Jackson is now wholesome and able to construct upon his robust 2023 marketing campaign.
As for Jackson’s contract restructure, though all of the phrases should not but absolutely recognized, Over the Cap stories that Miami will convert $9.71 million of Jackson’s 2025 wage right into a bonus. His 2025 cap hit was anticipated to be $13.83 million earlier than the restructure.
Restructures, nevertheless, include a price, and it seems the primary of these ‘prices’ will come subsequent yr when Jackson is about to make an extra $1.942 million — bringing his 2026 cap hit to $15.8 million.
Right here’s the official snippet from OTC:
“The Dolphins transformed $9.71 million of Jackson’s 2025 wage right into a signing bonus, decreasing his wage cap quantity by $7.768 million. Every extra contract yr, together with void years, will see a cap improve of $1.942 million.”
Including extra cash to void years appears counterproductive, however the Dolphins needed to get versatile. And for guys like Grier and McDaniel — who may have their future determined based mostly on the result of this upcoming season — it wanted to be carried out. The query is, what’s subsequent?
It’s laborious to say what this transfer means for the Dolphins. May they be readying to provide 38-year-old Calais Campbell a hefty contract to return? Maybe they’ve their eyes set on a cornerback or security. Or possibly, simply possibly, they let issues play out and use that cash for his or her 2025 NFL draft class & any emergency gamers they should signal later in coaching camp.
Regardless of the cause, the Dolphins now have a bit extra cap house to play with.
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