Miami Dolphins safety Reshad Jones isn’t pleased with his current contract and reportedly isn’t afraid to take drastic measures to prove his point.
According to Omar Kelly of the South Florida Sun Sentinel, Jones is pondering a season-long holdout if he doesn’t get an extension.
Jones has already missed team OTAs. If he skips out on team mandatory minicamps, then we’ll have a better idea about the state of his resolve on this matter.
Obviously, his teammates would love to see him back, as Jones is one of the best overall safeties in the NFL.
He also has much he can teach some of the youngsters, including Isa Abdul-Quddus, who said of Jones: “He’s a great player. I can’t wait to learn from him. I watched him. I’ve seen him last year. He killed it. . . . I’ve been watching him. I always make sure I take into account good safeties. I know he’s a physical dude. I can’t wait for him to bring that energy to the field.”
Last year, Jones racked up 135 tackles, two sacks, five interceptions and scored two touchdowns. Set to earn $7.225 million this season and $7.06 million next year, he currently makes the seventh-most money on average of the top safeties in the NFL. No doubt, Jones is gunning for the $10 million per year that Eric Berry got on his new deal this past winter.
If Jones does follow through and holds out, he will not earn a cent of his base pay and owe the Dolphins a pretty penny in fines for missing minicamps and training camp.