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The continue to clear a significant amount of salary cap space with free agency le s than a week away. The Dolphins restructured the contract of wide receiver (per and left tackle on Friday (), one day after the franchise restructured deal.The Dolphins are converting their star receiver Eric Bledsoe Jersey 's $10 million roster bonus and $16 million salary into a $24.835 million bonus and an $1.165 million salary. This move will save the team $18 million against the salary cap.Miami will create $11.876 million in salary cap space with Armstead move, one day after clearing $14.656 million in cap space with Chubb's restructure. The Dolphins, who were one of the teams as far as salary cap space, converted $18.32 million of Chubb's salary into a signing bonus in order to free up cap space. All told, the three moves create more than $44 million in cap space.What is to make of the Dolphins urge to free up significant amounts of salary cap space? Of course, Miami has to Bryn Forbes Jersey be in the green by the start of the new league year Wednesday, but there are other factors in play. The and has the non-exclusive franchise tag, allowing him to negotiate with other teams while the can decide if they want to match the offer or Oscar Robertson Jersey not. Miami could be in the mix for either Brady or Jackson over the next several days, trying to lure the one out of retirement while convincing the other to come play near his hometown -- giving Jackson an offer the Ravens may refuse to match.As for current quarterback , the Dolphins are committing to him -- but actions speak louder than words.Chubb was traded from Denver to Miami just ahead of last year's deadline. After recording 5.5 sacks for the , Chubb tallied 2.5 sacks during Marvin Williams Jersey his eight games with the Dolphins in 2022. He also forced three fumbles and was selected to his second Pro Bowl. MIA LB #2 The fifth-overall pick in the 2018 NFL Draft, Chubb has 28.5 sacks in 57 career games. His best season remains his rookie campaign that saw him register 12 sacks, two forced fumbles and a fumble recovery.Miami's roster is slated to go through a significant overhaul this offseason. While the majority of the team's starters are coming back, tight end , running backs and , wideout , inside linebacker and punter are slated to hit the open market next week. A slew of backups, including quarterback and pa s-rusher , are also expected to test the open market.The Dolphins made the playoffs in Mike McDaniels' first season as head coach. They started the 2022 season with an 8-3 before before stumbling to a 9-8 finish. Miami's season ended with a 34-31 lo s to the in the AFC wild-card Allen Iverson Jersey round. | ||
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