The Miami Dolphins transitioned into mandatory minicamp on Tuesday, which will run through Thursday. The team will then conduct its final week of spring practices next week with voluntary organized team activities on the 8th, 9th, and 11th. Once OTAs conclude, the Dolphins will have a five-week break before training camp begins.

If a player skips mandatory minicamp, they will be fined for an unexcused absence, including penalties of $17,900 for skipping Day 1, $35,900 for Day 2, and $53,900 for Day 3, totaling up to $107,700. One smart way for players to avoid those fines is to hold in: they show up for meetings but do not participate in any drills, instead observing from the sidelines.

The Miami Dolphins standout center could potentially sit out

Aaron Brewer enters the final year of his deal and is scheduled to earn a $1.215 million base salary and a $4.947 million cap hit after restructuring his contract in March. He is coming off a strong 2025 campaign, earning Second-Team All-Pro honors and was a finalist for the Protector of the Year Award. Brewer missed voluntary OTAs last week and could skip mandatory minicamp due to his current contract situation or report and conduct a hold-in.

The Dolphins All-Pro attends mandatory minicamp

Aaron Brewer attended mandatory minicamp and participated in practice rather than holding out or conducting a hold-in after missing the last week of OTAs due to a family obligation. During Tuesday’s press conference, the Second-Team All-Pro was asked why he practiced, as reported by C. Isaiah Smalls II of The Miami Herald. Brewer said he wanted to be a leader and emphasized that he has to prove himself every year, with goals of becoming a Pro Bowler and winning Protector of the Year.

“I know one way to go about things and that’s working and keeping my head down,” Brewer said, via Smalls. “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.

“Every year is a new year and so, every year, you got to prove yourself again. 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.”

Here’s an update on contract talks

“Sully and I have had talks, but I think those are between Sully and I,” Hafley said, via David Furones of The Sun Sentinel. “I love Brewer. I love the way he’s practiced. I love the way he’s gone about his business, and hopefully that gets ironed out.”

Spotracprojects Brewer’s next contract to be worth $50 million over four years, with an annual salary of $12.5 million, which would make him the fourth-highest-paid center. However, since Tyler Linderbaum reset the center market with a $27 million per year deal, the All-Pro could command a salary greater than $12.5 million annually on the open market.

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