DOLPHINS $79 MILLION STARTER CALLED OUT AFTER STRUGGLES VS. LIONS
Miami fell to 1-7 with a 19-9 loss to Detroit on Sunday.
The defense had its best game of the season. The offense? No touchdown for the first time this season. 0-for-3 in the red zone.
And now one of Miami’s highest-paid starters is getting called out.
WHO GOT CALLED OUT?
Center Aaron Brewer — second-team All-Pro in 2025.
Dolphins on SI’s Jake Gibson named Brewer a loser from Sunday’s game:
“This might have been the worst collective performance by the offensive line this season. Granted, they faced a pass rush with game-wrecker Aidan Hutchinson. Still, both Jonah Savaiinaea and Austin Jackson looked rough, but it’s extra disappointing to see Brewer struggle the way he did.”
“He looked sharp to start the season, but has been inconsistent as of late, and now there are some fans who are second-guessing the three-year extension. He had trouble standing his ground, being pushed backwards on multiple occasions. On top of that, he was flagged twice for holding — the latter killed the momentum of an otherwise solid drive in the middle of the third quarter.”
Dolphins Wire’s Mike Masala also named the entire offensive line as a dud: Brewer called for holding twice, Austin Jackson flagged once for holding and once for false start. The line allowed Malik Willis to be under pressure all game — several throwaways, errant passes and 3 sacks. Run game suffered too: Ollie Gordon II and Kaytron Allen ran for just 54 yards on 3.2 yards per attempt.
WHY THE $79M NUMBER?
Brewer signed with Miami before the 2024 season after 4 years with the Titans. After his 2025 season, Miami gave him a 3-year, $52M extension this offseason.
Per Spotrac, that extension will put his career earnings over $79 million.
THE FALL-OFF
Last season, Brewer was graded as the 2nd-best center by Pro Football Focus.
After 8 games this season, he’s graded as the 19th-best center in the NFL, with a bottom-five pass-blocking grade.
WHAT BREWER SAID
On Miami’s lack of pop in the run game:
“I’d just say the defense, they’re loading the boxes right now. And so this is with us, we got to execute better on our behalf and find a way to make it work.”
“When it’s a stacked box for us, if they’re stacking box like that, you know they respect our game because what we’ve been doing the previous games. But when it’s something like that, we just got to find ways in our scheme to execute our game plan.”
BOTTOM LINE
This isn’t about one bad game — it’s about a $79M man going from All-Pro to bottom-five in pass-blocking, in a game where Detroit bullied Miami up front.
Lions fans will love this one. Dolphins fans are asking if the extension was too soon.
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