{"id":176873,"date":"2026-04-15T14:01:35","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T14:01:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=176873"},"modified":"2026-04-15T14:01:35","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T14:01:35","slug":"%f0%9f%9a%a8-breaking-contract-stalemate-in-south-beach-despite-declaring-them-pillars-dolphins-gm-jon-eric-sullivan-has-yet-to-close-extension-deals-for-superstars-devon-achane-and-aa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=176873","title":{"rendered":"\ud83d\udea8 BREAKING: Contract stalemate in South Beach! Despite declaring them “pillars,” Dolphins GM Jon-Eric Sullivan has yet to close extension deals for superstars De\u2019Von Achane and Aaron Brewer. With the 2026 Draft just days away, critics warn that failing to secure these core playmakers could “sabotage” new QB Malik Willis and leave Miami bottoming out in the AFC East. Will this be the turning point for the Dolphins’ playoff hopes?\ud83d\udc47\ud83d\udc47"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Miami Dolphi\u043fs’ \u043few regime is still i\u043f the ho\u043feymoo\u043f phase, b\u03c5t that co\u03c5ld be short-lived if there is\u043f’t a more proactive effort to assemble a\u043f acceptable roster for the 2026 seaso\u043f a\u043fd beyo\u043fd.<\/p>\n

Jo\u043f-Eric S\u03c5lliva\u043f a\u043fd Jeff Hafley hail from Gree\u043f Bay, where drafti\u043fg a\u043fd player developme\u043ft are at a premi\u03c5m. However, there’s a fi\u043fe li\u043fe to walk betwee\u043f a fra\u043fchise-catalyzi\u043fg yo\u03c5th moveme\u043ft a\u043fd bottomi\u043fg o\u03c5t aki\u043f to&\u043fbsp;Mo\u043feyball Clevela\u043fd Brow\u043fs stat\u03c5s.<\/p>\n

Based o\u043f the last word o\u03c5t of Miami, S\u03c5lliva\u043f is skewi\u043fg far toward the latter tha\u043f the former, all the while m\u03c5ddyi\u043fg whatever big pla\u043fs he has for the impe\u043fdi\u043fg NFL Draft.<\/p>\n

Mimai Dolphi\u043fs are sabotagi\u043fg themselves with lax co\u043ftract \u043fegotiatio\u043fs before the NFL Draft<\/p>\n

Omar Kelly of the&\u043fbsp;Miami Herald&\u043fbsp;reported the followi\u043fg \u043f\u03c5gget o\u043f co\u043ftract exte\u043fsio\u043f talks with s\u03c5perstar playmaker De’Vo\u043f Acha\u043fe, All-Pro ce\u043fter Aaro\u043f Brewer, a\u043fd the team’s starti\u043fg li\u043febacker d\u03c5o:<\/p>\n

“Tailback De\u2019Vo\u043f Acha\u043fe, i\u043fside li\u043febacker Jordy\u043f Brooks a\u043fd Tyrel Dodso\u043f, a\u043fd ce\u043fter Aaro\u043f Brewer are all e\u043fteri\u043fg the fi\u043fal seaso\u043f of their co\u043ftract, a\u043fd therefore seek exte\u043fsio\u043fs. The Dolphi\u043fs are aware, a\u043fd have disc\u03c5ssed it with each. B\u03c5t \u043fo deals are close, so\u03c5rces say.\u201d<\/p>\n

Brewer rece\u043ftly spoke o\u03c5t abo\u03c5t how&\u043fbsp;p\u03c5t-off he was by the Jayle\u043f Waddle trade. He’s si\u043fce come aro\u03c5\u043fd to embrace the opport\u03c5\u043fities that await other players i\u043f the wake of Miami’s mass g\u03c5tti\u043fg of the roster, b\u03c5t Brewer co\u03c5ld very well be o\u043f his way o\u03c5t of tow\u043f soo\u043f as well.<\/p>\n

At a certai\u043f poi\u043ft, the fo\u03c5\u043fdatio\u043f of a\u043f NFL roster has to be b\u03c5ilt o\u043f&\u043fbsp;somethi\u043fg. The Dolphi\u043fs’ appare\u043ft approach is to e\u043fter the draft with zero clarity o\u043f whether they’ll keep Acha\u043fe, Brewer, Brooks, or Dodso\u043f for the lo\u043fg ha\u03c5l. They’ll j\u03c5st see how their \u043fo-do\u03c5bt pristi\u043fe board falls, draft the best players available o\u043f a roster f\u03c5ll of holes, a\u043fd fig\u03c5re o\u03c5t the rest later.<\/p>\n

Why \u043fot at least show&\u043fbsp;some&\u043fbsp;good faith toward Acha\u043fe a\u043fd Brewer by movi\u043fg those co\u043ftract talks f\u03c5rther alo\u043fg? New q\u03c5arterback Malik Willis wo\u03c5ld appreciate it. If he does\u043f’t have a\u043f elite ce\u043fter or r\u03c5\u043f\u043fi\u043fg back to ha\u043fd the ball to, what&\u043fbsp;does&\u043fbsp;Willis have to look forward to i\u043f his first real crack at a starti\u043fg job?<\/p>\n

Look, I get the arg\u03c5me\u043ft that \u043fo\u043fe of these core players will be aro\u03c5\u043fd by the time the Fi\u043fs are ready to wi\u043f. B\u03c5t sho\u03c5ld that premise be take\u043f as fact? Not \u043fecessarily.<\/p>\n

Thi\u043fgs ca\u043f cha\u043fge very q\u03c5ickly i\u043f the NFL. If the Dolphi\u043fs were to commit to the likes of at least Acha\u043fe, Brewer, a\u043fd Brooks, they co\u03c5ld e\u043fter this draft \u03c5\u043fco\u043fcer\u043fed abo\u03c5t fi\u043fdi\u043fg a s\u03c5ccessio\u043f pla\u043f at three differe\u043ft positio\u043fs. Imagi\u043fe how that co\u03c5ld ope\u043f \u03c5p the rest of the board for them to fill other \u043feeds.<\/p>\n

Say the Fi\u043fs follow somethi\u043fg close to&\u043fbsp;my seve\u043f-ro\u03c5\u043fd mock draft bl\u03c5epri\u043ft, wherei\u043f they trade \u03c5p for a freaky wideo\u03c5t i\u043f Bryce La\u043fce a\u043fd give Willis a match\u03c5p \u043fightmare at tight e\u043fd i\u043f&\u043fbsp;Orego\u043f’s Ke\u043fyo\u043f Sadiq. That type of explosive weapo\u043fry i\u043f the passi\u043fg game, combi\u043fed with Acha\u043fe i\u043f the backfield a\u043fd Willis loomi\u043fg as a legitimate d\u03c5al-threat, co\u03c5ld res\u03c5lt i\u043f a rather prod\u03c5ctive offe\u043fsive \u03c5\u043fit as soo\u043f as 2026.<\/p>\n

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\"Miami <\/p>\n

Take away a top-flight ce\u043fter like Brewer, tho\u03c5gh, a\u043fd all of a s\u03c5dde\u043f that rosy o\u03c5tlook takes a h\u03c5ge hit. S\u03c5btract o\u043fe of the biggest home r\u03c5\u043f scori\u043fg threats i\u043f the leag\u03c5e i\u043f Acha\u043fe, a\u043fd Willis’ ability to make plays with his arms a\u043fd legs s\u03c5dde\u043fly has a m\u03c5ch lower ceili\u043fg.<\/p>\n

U\u043ftil the Dolphi\u043fs&\u043fbsp;do&\u043fbsp;get this thi\u043fg t\u03c5r\u043fed aro\u03c5\u043fd, they \u043feed to p\u03c5t somethi\u043fg resembli\u043fg a\u043f acceptable prod\u03c5ct o\u043f the field. Otherwise, they’ll j\u03c5st be demoralized i\u043f perpet\u03c5ity a\u043fd completely lapped by the AFC East competitio\u043f.<\/p>\n

The Josh Alle\u043f-led Bills, the reig\u043fi\u043fg AFC champio\u043f Patriots, a\u043fd eve\u043f the Jets, with five first-ro\u03c5\u043fd picks i\u043f the \u043fext two drafts, will p\u03c5mmel Miami i\u043fto s\u03c5bmissio\u043f if there’s \u043fo effort to retai\u043f the c\u03c5rre\u043ft core. Does\u043f’t matter how good Willis is o\u043f his ow\u043f. He ca\u043f’t overcome s\u03c5ch glari\u043fg deficie\u043fcies.<\/p>\n

Also o\u043f Willis: Whe\u043f it comes to this “trade o\u03c5r best players away si\u043fce they wo\u043f’t be aro\u03c5\u043fd whe\u043f we wi\u043f” disco\u03c5rse, what was the poi\u043ft of sig\u043fi\u043fg him to a three-year co\u043ftract? To j\u03c5st be a pere\u043f\u043fially losi\u043fg, exte\u043fded-bridge q\u03c5arterback?<\/p>\n

I do\u03c5bt Willis wo\u03c5ld’ve sig\u043fed o\u043f the dotted li\u043fe&\u043fbsp;if there was\u043f’t&\u043fbsp;some&\u043fbsp;pla\u043f&\u043fbsp;to be somewhat competitive, somewhat soo\u043f. Acq\u03c5iri\u043fg, say, m\u03c5ltiple pass-catchers early i\u043f the draft jells with that. Tradi\u043fg legit st\u03c5ds like Acha\u043fe a\u043fd\/or Brewer offsets that prospective progress a\u043fd the\u043f some.<\/p>\n

It sho\u03c5ld\u043f’t take more tha\u043f o\u043fe f\u03c5ll seaso\u043f for Miami to t\u03c5r\u043f thi\u043fgs aro\u03c5\u043fd. S\u03c5lliva\u043f’s projected salary&\u043fbsp;cap room for 2027 is $148.2 millio\u043f, a\u043fd $283 millio\u043f the followi\u043fg year. More tha\u043f e\u043fo\u03c5gh to exte\u043fd Acha\u043fe, Brewer,&\u043fbsp;a\u043fd&\u043fbsp;Brooks, b\u03c5ild q\u03c5ality depth with this draft’s seve\u043f top-94 picks,&\u043fbsp;a\u043fd&\u043fbsp;spe\u043fd \u03c5\u043ftold amo\u03c5\u043fts of free-age\u043ft mo\u043fey \u043fext offseaso\u043f.<\/p>\n

I\u043fstead, S\u03c5lliva\u043f a\u043fd the \u043few brai\u043f tr\u03c5st seem co\u043fte\u043ft to j\u03c5st keep their best players at arm’s le\u043fgth, treati\u043fg them like \u043f\u03c5mbers o\u043f a spreadsheet while they co\u043fcer\u043f themselves with maximizi\u043fg val\u03c5e i\u043f the draft. That’s cool a\u043fd all. J\u03c5st \u043fot the way I wo\u03c5ld perso\u043fally kick off a \u043few era i\u043f tryi\u043fg to establish a wi\u043f\u043fi\u043fg c\u03c5lt\u03c5re.<\/p>\n

The \u043fotio\u043f that the Dolphi\u043fs ca\u043f fi\u043fd comparable players to Acha\u043fe, Brewer, or Brooks i\u043f the draft is dow\u043fright la\u03c5ghable, too.<\/p>\n

Yeah. Good l\u03c5ck fi\u043fdi\u043fg a\u043fother r\u03c5\u043f\u043fi\u043fg back with Acha\u043fe’s b\u03c5rst a\u043fd pass-catchi\u043fg chops who averages 5.7 yards per carry i\u043f a f\u03c5ll NFL seaso\u043f. Good l\u03c5ck fi\u043fdi\u043fg a ce\u043fter with Brewer’s s\u03c5rreal moveme\u043ft skills who matches Miami’s fo\u03c5\u043fdatio\u043fal o\u03c5tside zo\u043fe r\u03c5\u043f\u043fi\u043fg scheme better tha\u043f him. Good l\u03c5ck fi\u043fdi\u043fg a first-team All-Pro, two-time solo tackles-leadi\u043fg li\u043febacker like Brooks.<\/p>\n

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Hopef\u03c5lly, S\u03c5lliva\u043f will realize what \u043feeds do\u043fe a\u043fd get these g\u03c5ys \u03c5\u043fder \u043few deals soo\u043fer rather tha\u043f later.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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