Sources: Fins, Chubb agree to $119M extension

The Miami Dolphins and newly-acquired extracurricular linebacker Bradley Chubb person reached an statement connected a five-year, $119 cardinal hold that includes $63.2 cardinal guaranteed, sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter.

Dolphins GM Chris Grier, vice president Brandon Shore and Chubb's cause Erik Burkhardt of Roc Nation Sports did woody the past 2 days, per sources.

The Broncos traded Chubb to the Dolphins connected Tuesday for a bundle that included the 2023 first-round prime that Miami acquired from the San Francisco 49ers past year. The Dolphins besides sent moving backmost Chase Edmonds and a 2024 fourth-round prime to Denver for a 2025 fifth-round enactment on with Chubb.

Chubb, 26, was successful the last twelvemonth of the rookie declaration helium signed successful 2018, but Grier made it wide Wednesday that Miami did not portion ways with a first-round prime for a one-year rental.

"When you bash a woody similar that for a player, you ever would similar to -- from our position erstwhile we bash concern -- we would similar to person thing done, and we expect having thing finished up present shortly," helium said Wednesday.

The erstwhile Pro Bowler has recorded 5.5 sacks this play and ranks 3rd successful the NFL with a 25.8% walk unreserved triumph rate; his caller teammate, Jaelan Phillips, ranks fourth.

Chubb's vocation has been marred by injuries implicit the past 3 seasons. He has missed 24 retired of 49 imaginable games entering 2022, chiefly due to the fact that of a torn ACL and a bony spur successful his ankle. Grier said the Dolphins did extended probe into his wounded past and enactment ethic and determined determination was nary large origin for concern.

Over the adjacent 2 seasons, the Dolphins volition person to marque decisions connected respective cardinal players, specified arsenic Christian Wilkins, Andrew Van Ginkel, Nik Needham and Tua Tagovailoa, portion besides issuing $17 cardinal oregon much to 4 players not including Chubb -- Tyreek Hill, Terron Armstead, Byron Jones and Emmanuel Ogbah.

Information from ESPN's Marcel Louis-Jacques was utilized successful this report.