Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that the Dolphins have restructured QB Ryan Tannehill‘s contract to create some space.
According to Rapoport, the Dolphins converted $16.7 million of his $17.475 million base salary into a signing bonus.
Tannehill, 29, is a former first-round pick of the Dolphins back in 2012. He’s currently in the third year of his six-year, $95.272 million contract that includes $45 million guaranteed and made a base salary of $17.975 million for the 2017 season.
Tannehill suffered a partially torn ACL in 2016 but he and the team declined to have him undergo surgery to repair the ligament. Unfortunately, Tannehill’s knee proved to be unstable as he rolled out of the pocket during practice and aggravated his injury. He was placed on the injured reserve.
In 2016, Tannehill appeared in 13 games and thrown for 2,995 yards while completing 67.1 percent to go along with 19 touchdowns and 12 interceptions. Pro Football Focus rated as the No. 15 out of 36 qualifying players.
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