
Miami Dolphins Trade Minkah Fitzpatrick to Jets
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The Miami Dolphins, under new leadership, have made a significant move by trading star safety Minkah Fitzpatrick to the New York Jets for a seventh-round pick. Fitzpatrick, who was set to earn $15.6 million this year, has signed a new $40 million deal with the Jets. The Dolphins are also releasing quarterback Tua Tagovailoa and parting ways with other key players to clear salary cap space. Meanwhile, the Jets are thrilled to acquire Fitzpatrick, who will bolster their struggling defense, ranked 25th in yards allowed and 31st in points last season.
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NFL News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! — Miami Dolphins Trade Minkah Fitzpatrick to Jets. Machine-transcribed; use the interactive transcript above to jump the player to any line.
Here's more NFL news for March 9th. The Miami Dolphins are deep into a roster rebuild. Trading star safety, Minka Fitzpatrick to the New York Jets for a 2026-7th round. Pick from the Los Angeles Chargers. This move came the same day they announced plans to release quarterback to Otago Veloa after June 1, shedding big salary cap hits. Fitzpatrick is signing a new three-year $40 million deal with the Jets, putting him in the middle of the pack for safety with an average. Annual value ranking 13th. He was heading into the final year of his Miami contract at $15.6 million base pay. Dolphins fans see this as part of a bigger shake-up under new general manager John Eric Sullivan and head coach Jeff Hathley. The team has already parted ways with why receiver Tyree Kill, fullback Alec Engold, who joined the Chargers and Kicker Jason Sanders, all to clear. Space and handled dead money from the cuts. For the Jets, this is a steal, grabbing one of the league's top versatile defensive backs
on the cheap. Last season, he played 345 snaps in the slot, 251 deep and 191 in the box. Meanwhile, New York's defense struggled last year, ranking 25th in yards allowed and 31st in points so Fitzpatrick should give. Each year coach, Aaron Glenn, a big boost right away, this story is shared with support from our sponsor. Your bedtime ritual just got better. Built in sound, built in comfort, SOLI solelypillow.com
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