ORLANDO - Nine
Miami Dolphins players will receive lucrative paychecks in 2016 based on their contributions to the team in 2013.
Tight end
Charles Clay, safety
Jimmy Wilson, defensive ends
Olivier Vernon and
Derrick Shelby, former Dolphins cornerback
Nolan Carroll, receiver
Rishard Matthews, tailback
Lamar Miller, linebacker
Jonathan Freeny and rookie offensive guard Sam Brenner will all receiver over $100,000 from the
NFL in performance based pay.
Those payments were usually made in the summer, but the
NFLPA previously agreed to allow the NFL to cut those checks in 2016 to the deserving NFL players.