The Splash Zone 8/9/21: Dolphins Restructure Xavien Howard’s Contract

You just don’t let your best players leave and the Dolphins aren’t allowing Xavien Howard to head out the door. The team and Howard restructured the All-Pro’s contract yesterday meaning we can put this ordeal behind us. The Dolphins also assured Howard that they would talk about a new deal after the season based on his health and performance. Howard makes this defense good and it’s going to be great to see him out their in a Dolphins uniform instead of another teams.

You can check out that story here, and the rest of the day’s round-up below.

Miami Dolphins restructure CB Xavien Howard's deal after trade demand
The Dolphins and cornerback Xavien Howard have agreed to a restructured contract after he had requested a trade at the start of training camp.

Dolphins Tight Ends

Dolphins rookie tight end Hunter Long carted off during practice - ProFootballTalk
The Dolphins, already without tight end Mike Gesicki (he’s on COVID reserve), are down another tight end.

Dolphins Secondary

Dolphins’ Xavien Howard gets restructured contract | Miami Herald
Miami Dolphins coach Brian Flores addresses several issues during a Sunday press conference

Phinsider News You May Have Missed

Miami Dolphins News 8/8/21: Xavien Howard Returns To Practice - The Phinsider
Welcome to the Splash Zone, the quickest way to get your day started off right. We bring you a rundown of Miami Dolphins news from the last 24 hours.

Miami Dolphins agree to restructure Xavien Howard’s contract for the 2021 NFL season - The Phinsider
The max Howard can make in 2021 is $16,285,294 million according to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport

Miami Dolphins training camp practice ten Twitter stream - The Phinsider
The Miami Dolphins are back on the practice field today, continuing their 2021 training camp. They head forward with their newly re-signed All-Pro cornerback Xavien Howard, who came to a deal with...

Dolphins rookie Hunter Long leaves training camp practice on cart - The Phinsider
The Miami Dolphins saw exactly what you never want to see during a training camp practice on Sunday: a player leaving the workout on a cart. Rookie tight end Hunter Long, the team’s third-round...