Tannehill injury creates financial questions, challenges for Dolphins

[AL R]

There’s a financial angle with most major NFL stories, and that’s certainly the case with Ryan Tannehill’s newest knee injury and Jay Cutler’s signing on Sunday.

Specifically: With Tannehill’s $17.5 million salary for 2018 not guaranteed until next March, should the Dolphins retain him beyond 2017?

I posed the question to longtime former NFL general manager Charley Casserlyand two veteran NFL agents not associated with Tannehill.

All three said that if Tannehill has surgery to repair his ACL injury as many expect --- and if he is ready to play next season, which should be the case barring something unforeseen – then Miami should retain him, whether he is willing to take a pay cut or not.

http://amp.miamiherald.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/barry-jackson/article165777317.html

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[GEORGIA FIN]

A lot can happen between now and then. Look at how drastically our world has changed in just one week, let alone a season.

 

[BlueFin]

Tannehill should have gotten the surgery last year.

 

[traptses]

Without much knowledge about cap penalties and such, does anyone know what kind of hit we would take cutting him before the 2018 guarantee?

 

[flynryan15]

If he has the surgery he will be ready to go next year and we should keep him. I wouldn't fault the FO if they try and get him to take a pay cut. If he doesn't have the acl surgery I wouldn't expect him back the conservative route has already shown its results.

 

[AL R]

Without much knowledge about cap penalties and such, does anyone know what kind of hit we would take cutting him before the 2018 guarantee?

4.6 million. It's at the link farther down in the article above.

 

[J. David Wannyheimer]

If you believe he is in your long term plans, you use this as leverage to get a more favorable contract extension.

 

[LANGER72]

RT is a franchise QB now.
Finding another one and waiting for their development will set this team back at least 2 years
RT will be retained and so will Moore.
Going forward they need to draft another franchise QB next year and get him ready.
17.5 millon isnt a lot of money for a QB these days. We just spent 10 M for a washed up Cutler rental.