(09-12-2024, 10:44 PM)p_rushing Wrote:

(09-12-2024, 10:32 PM)AnOldBrownie Wrote: I'm leaning this way.

How does it work out financially for both sides?   If I'm the Dolphins I'm immediately thinking about picking up Mac Jones next season.   Mac is gonna get paid by someone.

I just want Tua to have an enjoyable life moving forward.

If he retires he gets paid all guaranteed money and they have to clear space to cover all that money.

He would most likely be put on IR, they can get insurance money if anyone was stupid enough to offer it. Then keep him on IR or some PUP list until the cap hit is small enough to cut him.

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What he did was really odd? (politically correct term) No slide, lower the shoulder? That was all on him.

I believe he will be back. Anyone with his history that would do that will be back. However...

Financially he got 42 million signing bonus when he signed his contract. Plus another 1.1 million guaranteed salary this year.

After that it will depend on how the contract is written. The Miami GM and owner would want to lay off liability for the remaining 89 million of fully guaranteed money. I would bet the Dolphins have insurance that would pay him. So if he doesn't come back the Dolphins and their salary cap will be protected. It would be listed as an injury settlement like CJ when we cut him this year.

So no matter how this turns out he will be quite alright. I know this sounds terrible but, no tears from me. I believe any of us could scrape by with 132 million in the bank.

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