Is Olivier Vernon Worth the Huge Payday Coming His Way?

February 28, 2016   ·   Gary Davenport   ·   Jump to comments

It's good to be a young and talented pass-rusher in today's National Football League. Profitable, too.
Muhammad Wilkerson of the New York Jets. Malik Jackson of the Super Bowl champion Denver Broncos. Olivier Vernon of the Miami Dolphins. All are scheduled to hit free agency March 9. All will likely make well in excess of $10 million in average annual salary on their next contracts.
If recent reports are to be believed, that big payday may well come elsewhere for Vernon, but only after a tag-and-trade that will at least net the Dolphins some sort of return.
And that begs a couple of questions. Is the 25-year-old Vernon worth the windfall that a tag-and-trade (and the long-term contract that would certainly come on the back end) would bring? And if so, why aren't the Dolphins willing to pay it?
Of course, the Dolphins haven't totally given up hope on keeping Vernon, who had 61 tackles and 7.5 sacks a year ago, in the fold. At least that's what general manager Mike Ta...

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