The ball is now in the Miami Dolphins’ court when it comes to tight end Charles Clay.
According to the Buffalo News, Clay, a restricted free agent, signed a five-year, $38 million offer sheet with the Buffalo Bills on Tuesday, giving the Dolphins five days to match the offer.
The offer is quite lucrative and reportedly includes $20 million in guaranteed money. In fact, the News is reporting that the deal’s structure – with a reported $24.5 million coming in the first two years – is “designed to make it difficult, if not impossible, for Miami to match.”
Additionally, based on those numbers, Clay’s deal ($7.6 million per year) would make him the fourth-highest paid tight end in the league behind Jimmy Graham, Julius Thomas and Rob Gronkowski. That’s quite the investment for a player who was 12th in receptions (58) and 14th in receiving yards (605) among tight ends last season. Clay also dealt with knee and hamstring injuries in 2014.
His best season came when he became a full-time starter in 2013 and put up 69 catches for 759 yards and six touchdowns.
Clay, who has also proven to be a solid blocker, combined for 34 catches for 445 yards and five scores in his first two seasons as a pro after the Dolphins picked him in the sixth round of the 2011 draft out of Tulsa.
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