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The deal includes $35 million guaranteed, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, who first broke the news. Brooks, 28, is coming off a season where he led the league in tackles with 183 and was named a first-team All-Pro. He also hasn’t missed a single game since joining the Dolphins two seasons ago. It’s easy to see why Miami’s new regime identified Brooks as a core piece for them going forward. While the Dolphins roster still carries lots of uncertainty, Brooks has proven to be reliable.

It’s the last piece of offseason business they have to wrap up after signing two of their other three pillars, De’Von Achane and Aaron Brewer, to extensions over the summer. Brooks, turning 29 in October, has started all 34 Dolphins games the last two years and was named a first-team All-Pro after leading the league with 183 tackles in 2025.

Harris isn’t the only reporter who believes that the Cowboys are still on the hunt for new defenders. In a report from earlier today, ESPN’s Todd Archer mentions Brooks and Al-Shaair as well, while also bringing up Steelers LB Patrick Queen as a possibility. Harris disagrees on the latter player, saying on social media that the Cowboys have “pivoted off Queen,” though he believes the inside linebacker position “gets addressed in the trade market.” In a mock draft published today, Harris links LSU CB Mansoor Delane to the Cowboys at pick No. 12 and Clemson EDGE T.J. Parker at pick No. 20. Brooks totaled 125 solo tackles and 19 TFLs. Al-Shaair totaled 74 solo tackles and five TFLs. Stay tuned.

Brooks left in the third quarter against the Buccaneers and went to the locker room. The 28-year-old is the Dolphins’ leading tackler and one of the team’s better offensive players. He had five tackles and a pass defensed before leaving.

One of the Dolphins’ better players this season, Brooks is good to go as they move on from Tua Tagovailoa at quarterback. Tua is merely the emergency QB3 this afternoon. Joining him on the shelf are S Minkah Fitzpatrick, WR Nick Westbrook-Ikhine, CB Isaiah Johnson, OL Kendall Lamm, DL Matthew Butler and WR Tahj Washington.

Per ESPN’s Field Yates, the move clears up $3 million in cap space. For most teams, contract maneuvers at this point in the season would cause some speculation that they are looking to add at the trade deadline. For the Dolphins, the extra cap space would allow them to absorb some dead cap from outgoing contracts. Jaylen Waddle is the biggest name that could be on the move, but Miami also has multiple pass-rushers who will be of interest to contending teams.