Ndamukong Suh‘s future in Miami is still up in the air. CBS Sports’ Jason La Canfora tweets that the Dolphins “continue to strongly consider moving on” from the defensive tackle. Jason Fitzgerald of OverTheCap.com notes (via Twitter) that the Dolphins would presumably either keep or trade Suh, as there’s little incentive to cutting him.
With Suh set to count towards $26.1MM of the Dolphins’ cap in 2018, there were already reports that the organization could cut the defensive lineman. Releasing the former second-overall pick as a post-June 1st cut could save the team $17MM, but our own Sam Robinson noted that the organization would be unable use this money until that date. Cutting Suh would also leave Miami with $13.MM worth of dead cap.
Suh joined the Dolphins back in 2015 on a then-record six-year, $114MM deal. The 31-year-old earned a Pro Bowl birth in 2016, but he appeared to take a step back in 2017. In 16 games, the defensive tackle finished with 48 tackles (his lowest total since 2012) and 4.5 sacks (his lowest total since 2011). Despite the declining numbers, Pro Football Focus still ranked Suh fifth among 122 interior defenders.
If the Dolphins were to move on from Suh, they could be eyeing some reinforcement at defensive tackle. Besides the veteran, Miami is currently rostering Davon Godchaux, Jordan Phillips, Vincent Taylor, and Gabe Martin.
Suh belongs back on the lions
Yeah, he hasn’t been the same since he was stepping on guys and hitting them in the nuts while wearing a Lions jersey…
Good. He’s a bum.
Most overpaid bum in the NFL!
Who cares how strongly they consider it? Either they do or they don’t.
Send him to the CHICAGO FOOTBALL BEARS
No Thank You we witnessed his undisciplined play enough first hand. The guy is a thug
Tackles per game same as with the Lions 2.3 per game. Sacks down from .4 to .3 per game.
It’s hard to measure value of an interior lineman who isn’t going to put up gaudy sack totals. Would be interesting if there was a count on # of times double teamed. Would like to see who is at the top of that list.
Would love to see a stat on that too, but it would likely be skewed by nose tackles that are naturally going to draw a double team as opposed to 4-3 DTs who draw double teams because of their skill.
Fletcher Cox
Never lived up to the contract which is the norm these days for football players after they get the big payday.