The Dolphins are working to keep one the league’s most respected cornerback tandems together in Miami while retaining a bit of spending ability under the salary cap. According to Field Yates of ESPN, cornerback Byron Jones agreed to a reworked contract today to help create some cap space. 
The Dolphins converted $13.26MM of the base salary due to Jones in 2022 into a signing bonus. Along with clearing $750,000 of cap space by reworking the contract of safety Clayton Fejedelem, Miami was able to create $11.35MM of cap space. With the release of offensive lineman Jesse Davis and wide receiver Allen Hurns yesterday, the Dolphins have cleared $17.55MM of cap space in the course of two days.
The new available spending money makes the recent additions of tackle Terron Armstead and wide receiver Tyreek Hill (who was extended after his trade from Kansas City) a bit easier to stomach. Jones was able to joke about helping the team acquire such talent, tweeting out clown-faced emojis meant, in his words, to depict “(him) restructuring (his) contract just to have Tyreek Hill burn (him) everyday in practice.”
The Dolphins’ focus will now likely shift to the other side of the secondary with cornerback Xavien Howard. Howard is reportedly seeking an increase in salary and a reworked deal could kill two birds with one stone: getting Howard a new and improved deal while creating a bit more cap space for Miami.
Is the new cap space created by these restructures to make room for additions they’ve already made or in preparation for more moves? It sounds like addressing Howard’s contract may create even more space? Am I reading that correctly?
Yes it creates even more space. They need a couple million to sign draft picks. But they’ll have the cap space to make improvements elsewhere.
They were about $8 million over the cap prior to the two cuts and the two restructures. Now, they have about $12 million of available cap space.
The Phins will still look for upgrades/depth at Center, Linebacker, D Line, and Safety.
Miami could do with some new Line backers..
Joe Schobert/Kwon Alexander/Donta Hightower/Anthony Barr/Kyzir White/Kyle van Noy
Just some names they could target that could be a good fit
I haven’t seen many Miami games, would Bobby Wagner be a good fit for their scheme? He seems like a guy who could be a positive catalyst on that side of the ball and fins are definitely taking some big swings. I’m exciting to see multiple teams in the division, stick it to patriots for the next 3-5 years.
Bills are for real. The Dolphins will undoubtedly blow it.
I’d probably suggest two ILB in Hightower and Schobert both on cheap 1 year deals and in the draft get a OLB.
That offence has to fire, you have good ball carriers, good receivers and a decent line. No excuses for Tua and Bridgewater will be putting pressure on him.
So it’ll come down to that defence and your great at CB, in that 3-4 system I think you’ll want good depth and options at LB who can help you against the throw and the run.
Good call @Simmons