Dolphins Signing CB Ifeatu Melifonwu To One-Year, $4M Contract

ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports the Dolphins are signing former Lions CB Ifeatu Melifonwu to a one-year, $4 million contract.

Melifonwu, 25, is the brother of veteran S Obi Melifonwu and was a two-year starter for Syracuse. He was also named third-team All-ACC in 2020. The Lions drafted Melifonwu with pick No. 101 in the third round in 2021. 

Melifonwu signed a four-year rookie deal worth $4,785,850 million with an $840,618 million signing bonus. He made a base salary of $1.192 million last year.

In 2024, Melifonwu appeared in all three games for the Lions and recorded 10 tackles and one sack.