It has been a profitable weekend for a few of the NFL’s defensive tackles. Simply at some point after the Denver Broncos locked in Zach Allen on a long-term deal, the Miami Dolphins did the identical with one other Zach — Zach Sieler — and signed him to a three-year, $67 million extension that can now make him the highest-paid defensive participant on the Dolphins roster.
The Dolphins protection took a giant step ahead in 2024 and climbed to the highest 10 in factors allowed and the highest 4 in yards allowed. They nonetheless struggled towards a few of the NFL’s higher groups, nevertheless it was a greater unit total and Sieler was a giant a part of that.
He is been a full-time starter the previous three seasons and is coming off back-to-back 10-sack campaigns for the Dolphins.
He’s going to show 30 simply after Week 1 of the season, however his sport ought to age properly all through the contract extension.
It was a quiet free agent signing interval for the Dolphins protection, primarily specializing in depth additions, however they did make one blockbuster commerce by sending Jalen Ramsey and Jonnu Smith to the Pittsburgh Steelers for Minkah Fitzpatrick.
Additionally they addressed the line of defense within the 2025 NFL Draft in a giant method by choosing defensive lineman with two of their first three picks. That included first-round decide Kenneth Grant out of Michigan and fifth-round decide Jordan Phillips out of Maryland.
