The AFC East just got a lot stronger. After the Bills and Jets made a splash in NFL free agency, the Miami Dolphins have joined the party. According to various reports, now former Detroit Lions defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh will sign a six year $114 million dollar deal with the Miami Dolphins.
According to USA Today,
Ndamukong Suh never hid his desire to be the highest-paid defensive player in the NFL, and on Tuesday he’ll get his wish.
Suh plans to sign with the Miami Dolphins when free agency opens next week on a deal that will pay him roughly $19 million per year, a person familiar with the deal but not authorized to speak about it publicly told the Detroit Free Press.
The contract, first reported by ESPN, will pay Suh about $114 million over the next six seasons, includes about $60 million guaranteed and vaults him past J.J. Watt as the highest-paid defensive player in the NFL.
the Lions had offered Suh a richer deal than Watt, one that paid him an average of $17 million per year with $58 million guaranteed, but in the end did not want to approach Miami’s money.
A three-time first-team All-Pro, Suh’s departure leaves the Detroit Lions with a gaping hole in the middle of their defense.
Suh, who surpasses J.J. Watt as the highest paid defensive player in NFL, had a team-high 8.5 sacks last year, and the Lions led the NFL in rushing defense en route to their second playoff appearance in Suh’s five seasons in Detroit.
The deal will be made final tomorrow and with Suh joined the Dolphins defense that already included star defensive end Cameron Wake, the fins could cause quarterbacks in the AFC East a lot of trouble. NFL free agency officially begins tomorrow, March 10th so stay tuned to HHS1987 for all your sports news.
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