AFC East Notes: Dolphins, Patriots, Julian Edelman

Dolphins

Dolphins HC Brian Flores mentioned that there is โ€œcompetition at every positionโ€ and hopes that brings the best out of their players. 

โ€œLeft tackle, right tackle, left guard, right guard โ€” every position thereโ€™s competition,โ€ Flores insisted. โ€œI think we canโ€™t push our players to that next level if they donโ€™t feel competition. Thatโ€™s just my opinion on competition. I think thereโ€™s competition at every position, and if the guys donโ€™t feel that way then weโ€™re going to try to make them feel that way, one way or anotherโ€

Regarding where Dolphins DB Minkah Fitzpatrick will line up, Flores said the team plans on using Fitzpatrick โ€œall over the place.โ€ 

โ€œHeโ€™ll be all over the place,โ€ Flores said. โ€œI think in all those different roles, I think heโ€™s done an OK job kind of learning all of those positions. Again, this is a work in progress for everyone, not just Minkah. Weโ€™re asking a lot of guys to do a lot. He kind of falls into that. I think heโ€™s working and heโ€™s getting better and heโ€™s improving. We still have a long ways to go.โ€

Julian Edelman

Field Yates has the full breakdown of WR Julian Edelmanโ€™s new two-year extension with the Patriots.

  • 2019 Base salary ($1M), Incentives ($1M), Workout bonus ($500K), Per-game bonus ($500K).
  • 2020 Base salary ($3.3M), Incentives ($2.5M), Workout bonus ($300K), Pro Bowl ($250K), Per-game bonus ($900K).
  • 2021 Base salary ($2.8M), Incentives ($2.5M), Workout bonus ($300K), Pro Bowl ($250K), Per-game bonus ($900K).
  • Edelman received an $8 million signing bonus from the team.

Patriots

  • Ben Volin points out that Patriots DB Brandon Kingโ€˜s three-year extension is worth up to $4.875 million through possible incentives. Should King reach his contract escalators, his 2019 salary will increase from $1.175 million to $1.975 million, while his cap number jumps from $1.359 million to $1.626 million. 
  • Patriots LB Jamie Collinsโ€™ one-year, $2 million deal includes a base salary of $900,000, $250,000 guaranteed, a $150,000 signing bonus, a per game bonus of $53,125, and a $100,000 workout bonus. (Nick Underhill)
  • Underhill also points out that Collins can โ€œlikelyโ€ earn a $1 million playing time bonus, while his $2 million bonus for playing time, reaching the Pro Bowl, and being elected First-team All-Pro will be harder to achieve. 

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