The Miami Dolphins have restructured Xavien Howard‘s contract after the All-Pro cornerback requested a trade last month.
Coach Brian Flores said the organization was “excited” to have reached the agreement but did not disclose details of the contract.
“In any negotiation, compromise is important,” Flores said.
Howard’s 2021 base salary of $12.785 million was fully guaranteed and a maximum of $3.5 million in incentives were added, sources confirmed to ESPN.
A core issue he had with his contract before it was restructured was that it was set to pay $12 million in nonguaranteed money in 2021, which had ranked 12th among NFL cornerbacks despite Howard’s league-leading 10 interceptions in 2020.
The Dolphins also agreed to rescind $93,000 in fines Howard accrued from skipping the team’s mandatory minicamp, the sources said.
The Dolphins also made adjustments to Howard’s contact for the…
