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Now it's a Great deal for Hickey & Dawn.

In the NFL, there are good deals and then there are great deals. The Miami Dolphins might have just gotten themselves a great deal with cornerback Brent Grimes.

Details of the four-year, $32 million contract Grimes signed on Monday morning were released on Wednesday afternoon, and it turns out that rookie GM Dennis Hickey and cap guru Dawn Aponte did an even better job on the deal than optimistic Dolphins fans thought they would.

According to various reports, Grimes will cost the Dolphins $4 million in 2014, $10 million in 2015, $9.525 million in 2016 and $8.5 million in 2017 against the salary cap along with a $6 million signing bonus. However, his base salary numbers in 2014 and 2015 — $2.475 million and $8.475 million — are fully guaranteed, meaning the Dolphins aren’t on the hook for a significant commitment beyond 2015.

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Sounds like a "win, win, win" all around. (I alway include "what would Miko tweet"). Good job by Hickey and Dawn keeping our stud corner incentivized.

Grimes’ incentive to continue balling is undoubtedly significant, and that is an invaluable asset for the Dolphins. Complacency is one of the biggest deterrents when inking stars to lucrative contracts. There shouldn’t be any with Grimes.

Even assurance that Grimes remains hungry for the duration of the deal doesn’t protect the Dolphins from the uncertainties that come with his age, though. For that reason, Miami got an incredibly friendly deal for a player who finished as the second-most efficient at his position in 2013, according to Pro Football Focus, by essentially only committing to Grimes for two years.

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I had posted similar numbers in what I was hoping for, and Dawn and Hickey did a bit better. GREAT job. We are actually getting a cap discount on what Grimes counted for last year. Could not be happier.
 
2 year commitment given the age is great news...team will have the option after that
 
I'm really glad Grimes played ball with the Dolphins so to speak. I wish more players could see the forest through the trees.
 
The other good thing about re-signing Grimes is that it sets the market for players like Aqib Talib who expect to be paid. Belichick will have to pony up around $8M pa if he wants to keep him in New England. Chances are he will walk.
 
Wow! I am about to say the first positive thing about this organization in a long time.... Great job Hickey and Aponte! Solid!
Chubbs
 
Things to consider cap wise.

This year, Grimes cost less than Patterson.

He costs the same as Mat Moore.

He costs $800K more than our punter.

He costs less than he did last year.

On to 2015, when he will cost $10M

The cap will likely increase by $10M or more.

Patterson will be gone, if not before.

Wallace goes down by $5M.

Moore will be gone.

We only have Clay and Odrick to re-sign.

It is close to a perfect deal.
 
Southbeach 2 said:
Things to consider cap wise.

This year, Grimes cost less than Patterson.

He costs the same as Mat Moore.

He costs $800K more than our punter.

He costs less than he did last year.

On to 2015, when he will cost $10M

The cap will likely increase by $10M or more.

Patterson will be gone, if not before.

Wallace goes down by $5M.

Moore will be gone.

We only have Clay and Odrick to re-sign.

It is close to a perfect deal.
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so what you're saying is Wheeler has a good shot of being traded/cut. :D
 
Vaark said:
Sounds like a "win, win, win" all around. (I alway include "what would Miko tweet"). Good job by Hickey and Dawn keeping our stud corner incentivized.
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I posted the updated contract info in the the Grimes thread earlier today but from what I have read, Ryan Herman, Dolphins Manager of Football Administration is the guy doing the number crunching.
 
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