The top pending free agent for the Dolphins will be staying in Miami. According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the pass rusher is signing a four-year, $65.4MM deal (Twitter link). The deal includes $32.7MM in guarantees, Pelissero adds (via Twitter).
What the team would do with Ogbah, 28, was one of the biggest remaining questions for the Dolphins. As expected, they placed the franchise tag on tight end Mike Gesicki rather than Ogbah – something which was far less expensive.
That led many to believe the former second rounder would test the open market, where he would have landed a similarly lucrative deal. Instead, the Dolphins have secured their top pass rusher for less than what the franchise tag would have cost ($16.25MM annual average as opposed to $17.859MM on the tag).
Ogbah has proven his worth during his time with the Dolphins. With nine sacks in each of the previous two campaigns, he established himself as the team’s top pass rusher and an integral part of the defensive unit as a whole. It also earned him a significant raise from the $15MM he made in total after signing in Miami.
While this deal will eat up a significant portion of the Dolphins’ cap space, the team will still comfortably be under the limit. That flexibility will give them the option to make at least one significant signing when free agency opens later this week, as many expect them to.
Lol at Lolphins..we have all this cap space we can really improve our team.
Also Lolphins: we just spent like crazy on two players that were already on our team last year.. where did the cap money go?
you realize we haven’t made cuts and we still have like 20 million in cap space right?
Who are you cutting? That leaves more holes to plug with cap space. Edmonds eats up another 6 and you need 7 for your rookie class. That 20 dwindles pretty fast. Paying crazy amounts for two guys that were already on your roster is a wash. Dolphins teams have failed because of lack of talent but mainly depth…
People that don’t know football, shouldn’t be allowed to make comments.