Will Dolphins get multi-year deal done with Landry before season?
Editor’s note: With the start of Dolphins’ training camp 10 days away, the Sun Sentinel takes a look at the team’s top storylines in a 10-part series. Today, Omar Kelly tackles whether the Dolphins and wide receiver Jarvis Landry will agree to terms on a new contract by the start of the regular season.
Cameron Wake, Reshad Jones and Kiko Alonso got new deals from the Miami Dolphins this offseason, providing each financial security.
And Andre Branch, Kenny Stills and Jermon Bushrod got re-signed to lucrative deals.
The Dolphins have gone out of theirwaytomake sure everyone in the organization has been taken care of contractually — all except Pro Bowl receiver Jarvis Landry.
Even though Miami’s front office and coaches openly acknowledge that Landry’s one of the offense’s top playmakers, and one of the Dolphins’ best leaders, the homegrown talent hasn’t received an offer to extend his contract, to a source.
Landry, who caught 94 passes for 1,136 yards and four touchdowns last season, is scheduled to make $893,850 this season, which makes him 107th highestpaid receiver in the NFL.
Numerous Dolphins backups like Sam Young are scheduled to earn more this according season than Landry, the Dolphins’most promising draftee since Mike Pouncey.
Miami’s executives said locking up Landry longterm was among the team’s top priorities this offseason, but theirwordshaven’t been backed up with action so far.
Landry said he won’t discuss an extension after the regular season begins on Sept. 10, so the Dolphins have roughly two months to find common ground with their standout receiver.
Landry wants to be paid like a top 10 receiver, which means the deal could average more than $11 million a season based on what his peers are earning. The challenge will be finding the sweet spot in these negotiations for a receiverwho puts up impressive numbers but isn’t a touchdownproducer.
This decade, the Dolphins gave Brandon Marshall and Mike Wallace pace-setting deals for NFL receivers, so owner Steve Ross has been willing to open up his wallet for playmakers. And who better to reward than a player like Landry, who does everything right on and off the field, sets the tone as a team leader, andwants to become a pillar of the South Florida community.
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