The Miami Dolphins, as expected, have picked up the fifth-year option on the contract of 2019 first-round pick Christian Wilkins
As should have been expected, particularly since GM Chris Grier indicated as much last month, the Dolphins have picked up the fifth-year option on the contract of defensive tackle Christian Wilkins.
The move guarantees Wilkins a salary of just under $10.8 million for the 2023 season, though there’s nothing stopping the Dolphins from signing Wilkins to an extension before then.
After his performance in 2019, the 26-year-old Wilkins certainly looks like a cornerstone for a defense the Dolphins are confident can pick up this season where he left off in 2021, hence the decision to retain coordinator Josh Boyer and most of his assistants along with re-signing several free agents and pending free agents from that side of the ball.
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