Caleb Harris
This week, the Miami Dolphins agreed to a lucrative extension with one of their star offensive linemen. He wasn’t the player everyone expected when wide receiver Jaylen Waddle caught a contract extension for three years worth $84.75 million, while quarterback Tua Tagovailoa continues to await payday.
Why did Waddle receive the scholarship before his quarterback? Especially with Miami already paying money to Tyreek Hill’s top three? One reason is because this contract extension was easier to work out than Tagovailoa’s.
Waddle is a young star in the league and just became eligible for a contract extension this offseason. Just like the quarterback market, the wide receiver market continues to explode – whether we’re talking about the cream of the crop with guys like AJ Brown and Amon-Ra St. Brown, or “WR2s” like DeVonta Smith. Why not secure a player you want to keep long-term as soon as possible, because the asking price will continue to rise if you wait – especially with all the receivers ready for new deals. The same can be said at the quarterback position, but Tagovailoa’s extension was always going to include more money.
The Dolphins made Waddle the fourth-highest-paid wideout in average annual salary ($28.25 million) and the seventh-highest-paid receiver in total value ($84.75 million). When Tagovailoa puts pen to paper on his new contract, his average will likely place him among the top three highest-paid quarterbacks — somewhere north of $50 million per year.
CBS Sports Leads NFL Insider Jonathan Jones said he believes the Dolphins will pay Tagovailoa. He speculated that the contract could be “a dollar more” than the deal Justin Herbert signed last offseason — a five-year extension worth $262.5 million that includes an AAV of $52.5 million. . At the time, that contract made the Los Angeles Chargers quarterback the highest-paid signal-caller in the league. He was surpassed a few months later by Joe Burrow of the Cincinnati Bengals ($55 million AAV) and then Jared Goff of the Detroit Lions, who signed a four-year, $212 million extension earlier this month ($53 million AAV).
In 2023, Tagovailoa completed a career-high 69.3% of his passes, becoming the first Dolphin to lead the NFL in passing since Dan Marino with 4,624 yards, threw a career-high 29 touchdowns and made the Pro Bowl. Yes, the Dolphins have struggled against playoff teams and laid an egg in the wild card round, but there’s no doubt that Tagovailoa has gotten better and better under coach Mike McDaniel. In fact, Tagovailoa improved on his games won as a starter, passing yards and throwing touchdowns in all four of his games. NFL seasons.
The quarterback contract that will end up being one of the most lucrative deals in NFL history is the most difficult contract to pin down. That’s why Waddle’s deal came before Tagovailoa’s. Did this take away any space from Miami? Clear. The Dolphins are already over the 2025 cap, but front offices have creative ways around this issue.
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