BREAKING: LeBron James is signing with the Philadelphia 76ers on a two-year, $8 million deal with a player option, Klutch Sports Group and Klutch CEO and Game Over show host Rich Paul tells ESPN.
Dolphins and Pro-Bowl RB De'Von Achane reached agreement today on a four-year, $68 million contract extension that includes $32 million guaranteed, as @Schultz_Report reported.
Splash: The #Broncos are pulling off a post-free agency blockbuster by trading for #Dolphins star WR Jaylen Waddle, per me and @TomPelissero. Premium draft pick compensation is headed to Miami.
The two teams started talking last year at the trade deadline and kept working. Now, a deal.
Trade: The Miami Dolphins are sending Minkah Fitzpatrick to the New York Jets in exchange for the 2026 seventh-round pick from the Chargers, per ESPN sources.
The Jets will sign Fitzpatrick to a three-year, $40 million deal, per his agent Drew Rosenhaus.
Sources: The Dolphins are releasing QB Tua Tagovailoa with a post–June 1 designation.
By cutting Tagovailoa, Miami will take on an NFL-record $99 million in dead money, split over two years, but new GM Jon-Eric Sullivan and HC Jeff Hafley now get a fresh start at the quarterback position.
Major move for the #Dolphins: They are benching starting QB Tua Tagovailoa and starting rookie QB Quinn Ewers against the #Bengals, per The Insiders.
Coach Mike McDaniel said all options were on the table to improve, and he chose the option than leads to a new QB.
Dolphins and DT Zach Sieler reached agreement today on a three-year extension worth up to $67.75 million, including $44 million guaranteed, per Drew and Jason Rosenhaus. Sieler had two years remaining on his deal and he now becomes the Dolphins’ highest-paid defensive player.