5 Grossly overpaid Miami Dolphins heading into 2023

Jason Sanders kicked the Miami Dolphins into the postseason but that doesn’t make him a lock for 2023 and his contract should be lowered.

Sanders had a good stretch at the end of the season but throughout they year, he was inconsistent and to a point, unreliable. He has four years remaining on the contract he signed in 2021. Chris Grier thought he was getting a bargain by extending a kicker for several years but last year proved that what Miami needs is consistency and Sanders may have delivered later in the year, but there are 17 weeks in a season.

In 2023, Sanders will account for $3.7 million and what is funny is that if Miami released him, they would eat all but $95, of it. That’s not a good contract structure for a player that specifically can go down hill quick.

After the 2023 season, the Dolphins hold the better hand. Sanders cap numbers rise into the $4.1, and $4.4 million range but the Dolphins can move on and save all but $800k if released next season.

Sanders has to be more reliable and he hasn’t been since his contract extension went through. That narrative has to change or he could find himself looking for work while Miami eats almost $4 million of his contract.