Marcel Louis-JacquesESPN
MIAMI – The Dolphins and corner Xavien Howard have agreed a five-year deal, said David Canter’s agent. The deal is worth $ 50.6 million in new money and gives Howard the most guaranteed cash for a cornerback in NFL history. Howard had three years and $ 39 million left in the five-year, $ 75 million contract he signed in 2020, but he was growing dissatisfied with the deal coming into the 2021 season. saying he did not feel “appreciated or respected” by the organization that drafted it. His request came during an offseason in which Miami signed Byron Jones to a five-year, $ 82.5 million contract, making Howard the second highest paid corner on his team. To allay his concerns, the Dolphins had slightly restructured Howard’s contract following a commercial request, which included the abolition of his mandatory minicamp fines and the promise to renegotiate his contract21 after “Xavien has done a lot of good things here for this organization,” Dolphins GM Chris Grier told the NFL Annual Meeting last week. “I have known him for years. I was here when we drafted him. It was my second choice here. I look forward to him being here and helping us win.” Howard cut five passes in 2021 and forced a pair of balls, one of which he returned for a touchdown. Since entering the league in 2016, no other player has more cuts than Howard’s 27.
