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At his Tuesday media session, Miami Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel announced that edge rusher Bradley Chubb would not be activated this week and would not play at all this season. Dolphins’ LB Bradley Chubb is formally done for the season; he will not be activated by the deadline tomorrow.

Last season, Chubb tore his ACL, PCL, and MCL in Week 17 against Baltimore; he has been recovering with hopes of returning to the field this season. Recovering from the damage, though, takes essentially one year. Chubb has also ruptured his ACL; he has three ACL injuries overall, and this was the second on this particular knee alone.

Given the Dolphins’ $12 million over the expected 2025 Salary Cap at this point, Chubb’s injury record and age, as well as the fact he would count for $29 million against the salary cap for Miami in 2025, there is conjecture Miami may move on from him in the offseason.

Along with a 5-year, $110 million contract with a $13,487,445 signing bonus and little over $53 million guaranteed, Miami traded for Chubb in 2024 forfeiting a first- and fourth-round pick.

Chubb has barely participated in 23 Dolphins games since landing that contract.

Miami does have an out in that contract, though, which is a touch uncomfortable but not too bad if they wish to go on from the often injured veteran pass rusher. Covering the Dolphins for ESPN, Marcel Louis-Jacques detailed the specifics should Miami trade or release Chubb before June 1st or with a Post June 1st designation.

For those intrigued in the consequences should the Dolphins release Bradley Chubb throughout this summer.

No team wants to absorb that large deal and part with a draft selection or player, hence a trade would nearly never be feasible. Most likely we are looking at another Xavien Howard scenario: The Dolphins release Chubb with a post-June 1st designation, kick the $18 million dead cap down the road to 2026, and then worry about it.

Although this provides temporary comfort, initiatives like these and several others Miami has undertaken in the past will eventually backfire.

On the other hand, Miami would like to get Chubb back to team with rookie phenom Chop Robinson and superstar Jealan Phillips, who currently is suffering from an ACL damage of their own, which will cause him to miss the start and maybe half of the 2025 season.

Should Chubb be healthy enough to begin the 2025 season, he may team up with Chop until Phillips can return in October or November.

Given his age and injury history, Miami might have to restructure Chubb’s agreement (assuming Chubb is open about it) to add years to his contract and turn pay into a signing bonus. Since Chubb is set to count $29 million against the cap in 2025, Miami might have to trim other areas of the squad to open cap space that makes it feasible to retain Chubb at his present pay.