Dolphins sign C Aaron Brewer to three-year, $52.5 million extension

C. Isaiah Smalls II, Miami Herald on Jun 10, 2026

Published in Football

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MIAMI — Two down. One to go.

The Miami Dolphins rewarded center Aaron Brewer, 28, with a three-year, $52.5 million extension, $37 million of which is guaranteed, a source confirmed to the Miami Herald.

This comes just weeks after the Dolphins signed star running back De’Von Achane to a four-year extension worth $68 million. With deals for both Achane and Brewer now done, all eyes are on linebacker Jordyn Brooks, who’s also on the last year of contract that runs through the 2026 season.

One of the most underrated players on the Dolphins roster, Brewer was one of the catalysts behind Achane’s phenomenal 2025 season in which he posted 1,838 yards from scrimmage, the second-highest mark in franchise history behind Ricky Williams’ 2002 outing. Find any highlight of Achane breaking a long run and odds are Brewer is somewhere in the mix.

Brewer’s efforts landed him his first award during his seven-year NFL career: second-team All-Pro honors. The star center also was named a finalist for the inaugural Protector of the Year award, given to the best offensive lineman in the league. Brewer, however, was far from satisfied when he recently spoke with the media during mandatory minicamp.

“Every year is a new year and so, every year, you got to prove yourself again,” Brewer said. “I was second-team All-Pro last year. This year, I want to be first team. I wasn’t a Pro Bowler last year, this year I want to be Pro Bowl this year. I was a nominee for Protector of Year, I want to be the Protector of the Year.

“That’s what keep pushing me and keep me thriving every year,” Brewer continued. “Every year there’s a clean slate, a new year.”

Despite the looming contract situation, Brewer remained a mainstay during the Dolphins’ offseason program. His example epitomized what leadership can look like amid the uncertainty associated with negotiations of this sort.

“I know one way to go about things and that’s working and keeping my head down,” Brewer said Tuesday afternoon. “That’s what I come out here and do every day. Lead the guys. I hope to be here for the long run, so I’m trying to pour everything in me to everyone around me to make us the best team we can be.”

The deal itself, however, should come as no surprise. An undrafted player out of Texas State, Brewer worked his way into the starting lineup after signing with the Tennessee Titans in 2020. The increased playing time came slowly but surely — one start in 2020, five in 2021 and before becoming a full-time starter in 2022 — yet the commitment to his craft shined through.

After four seasons with the Titans, he eventually landed a three-year, $21 million deal with the Dolphins in 2023. Although his time in Miami has been overwhelmingly positive, he did lose a 58-game playing streak that ended towards the end of the 2025 season due to a neck injury.

Between the leadership and durability, it’s no wonder why new Dolphins general manager Jon-Eric Sullivan named Brewer an integral piece of the team’s culture.

“They know where they stand,” Sullivan said of Brooks and Brewer in the days ahead of the NFL draft, an important hurdle of the offseason that he wanted to bypass before handing extensions. “We’ve had conversations. They know how important they are to this team and where we are with them. The timing of that’ll work itself out.“

With Brewer and Achane officially locked up for the foreseeable future, Dolphins’ offensive pivot to a run-first team seemingly appears complete. Throw in the signing of dual threat quarterback Malik Willis with the drafting of mauling offensive lineman Kadyn Proctor as well as Will Kacmarek, arguably the best blocking tight end of the 2026 class, and all signs point to the Dolphins having an elite rushing attack for quite some time.

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