The Dolphins and linebacker Kiko Alonso have agreed to an extension, according to a source who spoke with Armando Salguero of The Miami Herald (on Twitter). It’s a three-year deal worth up to $29MM, an NFL source tells Joe Schad of the Palm Beach Post (on Twitter). That includes $18.5MM guaranteed. Alonso’s original deal, per the terms of the first-round tender assigned to him this offseason, was slated to expire after the 2017 season with a $3.91MM cap number. 
The former second-round pick has yet to really cash in at the NFL level, but his new deal will likely change that. The 26-year-old (27 in August) has bounced around the NFL since entering the league in 2013. Alonso was dealt from the Bills to the Eagles in exchange for LeSean McCoy in 2015, and he was subsequently traded to the Dolphins along with Byron Maxwell last offseason. In between all of that, he missed the entire 2014 season due to injury.
In 2016, Alonso turned in one of his best seasons to date as he recorded 115 total tackles, two interceptions, and one forced fumble. He graded out as the 48th best linebacker in the NFL last season out of 87 qualified players, according to Pro Football Focus. His 72.9 mark was a huge improvement over his 2015 score, though not quite as strong as the 85.9 posting from his rookie year (2013).
Recently, he made it known that he has little interest in moving to outside linebacker in 2017. It remains to be seen what Miami has in mind for him, but his role was probably discussed before he signed on the dotted line.
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This was a very good acquisition for Miami. I don’t know why the Eagles were so eager to ship him out when the defensive coache that he thrived under as a rookie when he looked like DROY material, Schwartz, was coming in to run their defense last year.
He played scared in Philly, afraid of contact. Very disappointing. He wouldn’t have even seen the field this season, Kendricks is a very good LB in the right system, better than Alonso, and he never saw the field. They packaged him in that deal to shed salary. Glad he fared better for Miami, but he finished in the bottom half of NFL linebackers and still cashed in with this deal? :/
I guess that’s why they’re trying to trade Kendricks too and reduced his snaps this past year. Fact is that he was borderline great in Schwartz’s scheme, so why give up on him?
They tried to right Chip’s wrongs, dealing away all that he brought in.
He looked like he didn’t know how to play football when he was with the eagles. Also it came out that the Bills padded his stats. But he seriously would shy away from making plays.
They traded him to make a Maxwell trade more appealing.
The latino community loves him in miami, guess thats worth a couple of mil
No they definitely wanted to get rid of both players. Main topic all season long was how bad Alonso was – I know, I listen to the Phila radio stations everyday. Both were a complete flop in Philly and it was like the deal of the century moment when they were able to flip those turds for the pick swap.
Miami is happy with those turds plus the pick that turned into Laremy Tunsil.
Happy is an understatement!!!
Happy we def are!!