Free agent linebacker Shaquil Barrett has agreed to phrases with the Miami Dolphins on a one-year deal value as much as $9 million, brokers Drew Rosenhaus and Robert Bailey informed ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Tuesday.
Barrett, who had a $15.04 million choice bonus due in March, had been launched by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He stated he knew there was a robust risk that he could possibly be reduce due to his hefty cap cost.
Barrett, 31, was a two-time Professional Bowl choice throughout his 5 seasons with the Bucs and a key contributor on Tampa Bay’s championship-winning protection in 2020, recording three sacks towards the Inexperienced Bay Packers within the NFC Championship Recreation and one other sack towards the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs in Tremendous Bowl LV.
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After releasing Emmanuel Ogbah and the departure of Andrew Van Ginkel, the Dolphins didn’t have any wholesome cross rushers previous to signing Barrett. Linebackers Jaelan Phillips and Bradley Chubb are presently rehabbing Achilles and ACL accidents, respectively.
The workforce hasn’t provided a timeline for both participant’s return from damage, however Phillips is strolling and not using a boot on his proper foot and hopes to be prepared for the beginning of the 2024 season.
Miami possible is not achieved including cross rushers, contemplating how its depth took a success final season. By the top of the common season, the Dolphins’ top-three cross rushers all suffered season-ending accidents; they signed veterans Bruce Irvin and Justin Houston for basically a one-game rental within the playoffs.
Barrett and his household suffered a tragedy in April 2023 when his 2-year-old daughter, Arrayah, drowned within the household’s pool. He returned for the beginning of the 2023 season and registered 4.5 sacks and 52 mixed tackles, together with 33 solo tackles.
Within the Bucs’ Week 2 victory over the Chicago Bears, Barrett intercepted quarterback Justin Fields and returned it for a landing, blowing a kiss up on the sky and dedicating the efficiency to his daughter.
An undrafted free agent out of Colorado State in 2015, Barrett has 59 profession sacks in 9 seasons with the Buccaneers and Denver Broncos. He led the NFL with a franchise-record 19.5 sacks in 2019, his first season with Tampa Bay. Barrett reached double-digit sack totals in only one different season: 2021, with 10.
ESPN’s Jenna Laine and Marcel Louis-Jacques contributed to this report.