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The loss of the cornerback will represent approximately 10 million dollars against the salary cap of 2024 for Miami
MIAMI — The Miami Dolphins They plan to cut the cornerback Byron Jones on March 15, allowing him to reach free agency, sources told Adam Schefter of ESPN.
Jones he’ll be designated a post-June 1 cutoff, which will save the team $13.6 million in 2023. It will represent roughly $10 million against the 2024 salary cap, though.
The lowering of Jones It’s a critical move toward creating cap space for a team that is currently about $17.7 million over the cap, according to Over the Cap.
The move comes in just the third year of an $82.5 million, five-year deal Jones signed with Miami in 2020. He missed the entire 2022 season after undergoing Achilles tendon surgery in March of last year. Last month, Jones He published via social networks that “I cannot run or jump” due to the injuries he has suffered throughout his career.
“A lot has changed in eight years,” he wrote. Jones On twitter. “Today, I can’t run or jump because of the injuries I’ve sustained while playing this sport. DO NOT EAT the pills you are given. DO NOT ACCEPT the injections you are given. If you absolutely must, consult an outside physician to learn the implications long-term.
“It was an honor and a privilege to play in the NFL, but it came at a pitiful price that I did not anticipate. In my opinion, there is no professional success or financial gain that is worth chronic pain and preventable disabilities. Good luck to the draft class of 2023.”
A source told ESPN at the time that Jones he had no plans to retire despite the tone of his post.
Chatting with local media in the NFL Scout Combine last week, the general manager of the Dolphins, Chris Grieravoided publicly committing to the return of Jones to the team for the next campaign.
The undrafted rookie Kohou frameand the free agent of 2022, Keion Crossenreps were split at the cornerback position in the absence of Jones. The former cornerback All-Pro, Xavien Howard, Trill Williams y Noah Igbinoghene are under contract, too, leave next season with the Dolphins.
Jones he spent the first five seasons of his career with the Dallas Cowboysand has four career interceptions.
