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Xavien Howard gets new five-year contract

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Mike Florio and Mike Golic debate if its a good idea for the Miami Dolphins, who recently traded and signed Tyreek Hill to a big contract extension, to allow their newest superstar to play on special teams.

Dolphins cornerback Xavien Howard had three years left on his contract. He no longer does.

The Dolphins and Howard have ripped it up and replaced it with a new five-year contract. His agent, David Canter, announced the deal.

Via multiple reports, the deal includes $50,691,177 in new money. It pushes the amount to $90 million over five years, an average of $19 million per year. He can make another $5 million in upside.

Howard hasn’t been happy with his second contract for a while. The Dolphins had resisted making major changes to it. It’s rare for any team to tear up a second contract with three years left.

Then again, Howard’s prior deal was always team friendly. And when he became a much better player after signing it in 2019, it became obvious that a new deal was needed. Three seasons later, he got one.