MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) Minkah Fitzpatrick and the Miami Dolphins agreed Sunday to a restructured contract that provides a $16.245 million signing bonus to the All-Professional security’s deal.
Agent Drew Rosenhaus confirmed the restructured deal, which was first reported by ESPN.
The Dolphins acquired Fitzpatrick in a commerce with the Steelers final month that despatched All-Professional cornerback Jalen Ramsey and Professional Bowl tight finish Jonnu Smith to Pittsburgh. Fitzpatrick, who turned one of many prime safeties within the NFL with the Steelers, returned to the workforce that drafted him eleventh total in 2018 and traded him away at his request in 2019.
There beforehand was no assured cash left on Fitzpatrick’s contract that runs via 2026. No years had been added, however Rosenhaus stated they’re in search of a multiyear extension.
The Dolphins cleared $11 million in cap area within the restructured deal by changing a part of Fitzpatrick’s wage to a bonus, based on NFL Community. Fitzpatrick had $2 million of his 2026 wage moved as much as this coming season. He’s now due $17.5 million in 2025 and $15.6 million in 2026.
Fitzpatrick had signed a four-year extension with the Steelers in 2022 that made him the highest-paid security within the NFL on the time and gave him $36 million in ensures.
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