It's highly unlikely that either player made the decision with entirely magnanimous motivations. The Dolphins cut ties with Raheem Mostert, Kendall Fuller, and Durham Smythe to save salary cap space, and may have been ready to part with Armstead and/or Chubb too. Regardless, both could've tested free agency, but chose to take less to stay in Miami.

The Miami Dolphins restructured linebacker Bradley Chubb’s contract this week. The move should give them space to make free agency moves.

The Miami Dolphins added a little breathing room to their salary-cap space this week after star Bradley Chubb agreed to a restructured contract. Chubb missed the entire 2024 season due to a devastating knee injury he suffered at the end of the 2023 campaign,

Miami Dolphins edge rusher Bradley Chubb has agreed to a revised contract that will allow him to stay with the team in 2025, a league source confirmed Wednesday. Chubb was scheduled to have a salary cap hit of $28.7 million, second on the team, behind only quarterback Tua Tagovailoa.

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The standout edge rusher who missed 2024 due to a knee injury can earn his full compensation by reaching incentives in 2025. In the meantime, he provides Miami with cap relief.

The details of Bradley Chubb's revised contract came out Friday after he became the second Miami Dolphins player this offseason to take a significant pay cut. Based on details provided by Over The Cap,