This comes just weeks after the Dolphins signed star running back De\u2019Von Achane to a four-year extension worth $68 million<\/a>. With deals for both Achane and Brewer now done, all eyes are on linebacker Jordyn Brooks, who\u2019s also on the last year of contract that runs through the 2026 season.<\/p>\n One of the most underrated players on the Dolphins roster, Brewer was one of the catalysts behind Achane\u2019s phenomenal 2025 season in which he posted 1,838 yards from scrimmage, the second-highest mark in franchise history behind Ricky Williams\u2019 2002 outing. Find any highlight of Achane breaking a long run and odds are Brewer is somewhere in the mix.<\/a><\/p>\n Brewer\u2019s efforts landed him his first award during his seven-year NFL career: second-team All-Pro honors. The star center also was named a finalist for the inaugural Protector of the Year award, given to the best offensive lineman in the league. Brewer, however, was far from satisfied when he recently spoke with the media during mandatory minicamp.<\/p>\n \u201cEvery year is a new year and so, every year, you got to prove yourself again,\u201d Brewer said. \u201cI was second-team All-Pro last year. This year, I want to be first team. I wasn\u2019t a Pro Bowler last year, this year I want to be Pro Bowl this year. I was a nominee for Protector of Year, I want to be the Protector of the Year.<\/p>\n \u201cThat\u2019s what keep pushing me and keep me thriving every year,\u201d Brewer continued. \u201cEvery year there\u2019s a clean slate, a new year.\u201d<\/p>\n Despite the looming contract situation, Brewer remained a mainstay<\/a> during the Dolphins\u2019 offseason program. His example epitomized what leadership can look like amid the uncertainty associated with negotiations of this sort.<\/p>\n \u201cI know one way to go about things and that\u2019s working and keeping my head down,\u201d Brewer said Tuesday afternoon. \u201cThat\u2019s what I come out here and do every day. Lead the guys. I hope to be here for the long run, so I\u2019m trying to pour everything in me to everyone around me to make us the best team we can be.\u201d<\/p>\n The deal itself, however, should come as no surprise. An undrafted player out of Texas State, Brewer worked his way into the starting lineup after signing with the Tennessee Titans in 2020. The increased playing time came slowly but surely \u2014 one start in 2020, five in 2021 and before becoming a full-time starter in 2022 \u2014 yet the commitment to his craft shined through.<\/p>\n After four seasons with the Titans, he eventually landed a three-year, $21 million deal with the Dolphins in 2023. Although his time in Miami has been overwhelmingly positive, he did lose a 58-game playing streak that ended towards the end of the 2025 season due to a neck injury.<\/p>\n Between the leadership and durability, it\u2019s no wonder why new Dolphins general manager Jon-Eric Sullivan named Brewer an integral piece of the team\u2019s culture.<\/p>\n \u201cThey know where they stand,\u201d Sullivan said of Brooks and Brewer in the days ahead of the NFL Draft, an important hurdle of the offseason that he wanted to bypass before handing extensions. \u201cWe\u2019ve had conversations. They know how important they are to this team and where we are with them. The timing of that\u2019ll work itself out.\u201c<\/p>\n With Brewer and Achane officially locked up for the foreseeable future, Dolphins\u2019 offensive pivot to a run-first team seemingly appears complete. Throw in the signing of dual threat quarterback Malik Willis with the drafting of mauling offensive lineman Kadyn Proctor as well as Will Kacmarek, arguably the best blocking tight end of the 2026 class, and all signs point to the Dolphins having an elite rushing attack for quite some time.<\/p>\n This story was originally published June 10, 2026 at 5:49 PM.<\/p>\n
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