Dolphins sign Jordyn Brooks to three-year $51.3M extension

The Miami Dolphins have secured a key piece of their defense, agreeing to a three-year contract extension with All-Pro linebacker Jordyn Brooks. The deal, confirmed on July 21, is worth $51.3 million and includes $35 million in guaranteed money, making Brooks the fifth-highest-paid off-ball linebacker in the NFL.

Brooks, 28, was entering the final season of a three-year, $26.25 million contract he signed with Miami in 2024. His new extension will keep him with the Dolphins through the 2029 season. The agreement concludes weeks of speculation about Brooks’s future, as his name had circulated in trade rumors during the offseason. Despite receiving inquiries from other teams, the Dolphins’ new leadership under general manager Jon-Eric Sullivan and head coach Jeff Hafley prioritized retaining the veteran defender.

The extension rewards Brooks for a career year in 2025, where he led the entire league with 183 combined tackles and 99 solo tackles, earning first-team All-Pro honors for the first time. He also recorded 13 tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks, three passes defensed, and a forced fumble. Since joining the Dolphins, Brooks has started every game over the past two seasons and led...