Dolphins Restructured RB De'Von Achane & C Aaron Brewer, Gained $7.8M In Cap Space

Dolphins Restructured Aaron Brewer, De'Von Achane Contracts For Jaylen Waddle Trade

The Dolphins’ decision to part ways with Tua Tagovailoa this offseason put them in a tight cap situation due to the $99.2MM in dead money it left on their books. Trading Jaylen Waddle stretched their budget even further, as the pre-June 1 move accelerated his remaining bonus prorations onto this year’s salary cap. That created $26.5MM in dead money in 2026, higher than his originally-scheduled cap hit of $11.8MM, which would have put Miami over …

Details of Brewer and Achane Restructures

Details of Brewer and Achane Restructures   Spotrac and NFL Insider Aaron Wilson have obtained the details of the two restructured contracts Miami did this week in order to make room under the cap to trade Jaylen Waddle. For Achane, Miami converted $4.6 million of his salary into a signing bonus to open up $3.6 million of salary cap space. They also added 4 void years to his deal. The #Dolphins converted $4.6M of RB Devon Achane’s salary into s…

Dolphins Restructured RB De'Von Achane & C Aaron Brewer, Gained $7.8M In Cap Space

Per Spotrac, the Dolphins restructured the contracts of RB De’Von Achane and C Aaron Brewer to pick up $7.8 million in cap space. The Dolphins converted $4.6 million of Achane’s salary into a signing bonus, added 4 void years, and cleared $3.6 million in cap space. Miami also converted $5.25 million of Brewer’s salary into a bonus, freeing up $4.2 million in cap space. According to Adam Schefter, teams that are calling the Dolphins to inquire ab…