Shelby signs a four year deal worth a maximum of $21 million. $7.5 million is guaranteed. It’s a contract Miami could have easily met but chose not to. That is chose not to try. Through the course of free agency day one, the Dolphins have lost Lamar Miller to Houston, Brent Grimes to release, Olivier Vernon to the Giants and have missed out on several free agents that many believed were targets of the Dolphins. It’s also rumored that Rishard Matthews is in talks with the Patriots.
Shelby has played well for the Dolphins over the last few years and has been primarily a back-up.