Ereck Flowers getting $30M from the Miami Dolphins is lunacy

Offensive lineman Ereck Flowers is heading to Miami to play for his hometown Dolphins. One of the biggest draft busts has signed a lucrative contract.

The Miami Dolphins are bringing Miami-native Ereck Flowers back home with a surprisingly lucrative contract.

According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the former New York Giant has agreed to a three-year, $30 million deal with the Miami Dolphins. The deal also has $19.5 million worth of guarantees. Long before the NFL, Flowers attended the University of Miami, where became one of the best offensive tackles in college football and a top-10 pick in 2015.

Unfortunately, his success in college hasn’t translated well into the NFL. A $30 million deal doesn’t sound that bad for a former first-rounder, but Flowers’s biggest challenge was staying consistent on the field.

Flowers stayed with the Giants from 2015-2017, struggling to play left and right tackle before being cut by the team in 2018. A one-year stint with the Jacksonville Jaguars wasn’t enough for Flowers to stick, and he decided to continue his career with the Washington Redskins.

Hoping to revive a career that stumbled right out of the gates, Flowers responded well when he transitioned from offensive tackle to left guard. With Trent Williams out for the year, and Brandon Scherff missing the first five games, the Redskins’ offensive line finished 13th in the league, according to PFF.

Even though he wasn’t named to the Pro Bowl, Flowers wasn’t expected to get a big payday this offseason. That being said, Mike Garaolofo of the NFL Network reported that Flowers’ market was strong. Garaofolo added that Flowers could potentially earn close to $10 million per year on his next contract.

As soon as that news came out, a contract renewal between Flowers and Washington seemed unlikely.

The deal brings the former Hurricane back to where he grew up and Miami found themselves a talented lineman, who in some ways, could offer versatility on the team’s depth chart.