NO SUH! DOLPHINS MAKING CUTS
Veteran defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh is expected to be released by the Miami Dolphins on Wednesday. The team released linebacker Lawrence Timmons on Monday and tight end Julius Thomas may be the next to go.
The Miami Dolphins released linebacker Lawrence Timmons on Monday, making a move that has been expected all offseason.
According to a league source, Miami is also expected to release tight end Julius Thomas before Wednesday’s 4 p.m. start of free agency.
Cutting Timmons and Thomas, two underperforming veterans added to the team last year, will clear nearly $12.1 million in cap space.
Factoring in defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh’s impending release, which will clear another $17 million, and the pending trades that will send receiver Jarvis Landry to Cleveland and bring former Los Angeles Rams defensive end Robert Quinn to Miami, the Dolphins will have $26 million in cap space to play with when free agency’s legal tampering period opens at 4 p.m. on Monday.
Teams can make offers, and free agents can agree to contracts during the legal tampering period, but no deals can become official until Wednesday at 4 p.m.
Timmons, who had 85 tackles and three pass deflections in 14 games last season, initially had his $5,475,000 salary for 2018 guaranteed. But when the 11-year veteran skipped out on the team for the seasonopener against the Los Angeles Chargers last year and was subsequently suspended,