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The extension was first reported by NFL insider Jordan Schultz.
Achane’s average annual value of $16 million is third among
running backs behind Saquon Barkley ($20.6 million) and
Christian McCaffrey ($19 million).
Achane rushed for a career-high 1,350 yards on 238 carries in
2025 and led the NFL with 5.7 yards per carry, earning his first
Pro Bowl selection. He had eight rushing touchdowns and four
receiving scores and ranked fourth among running backs with 488
yards receiving.
His 3,057 career rushing yards are the most by a Dolphins player
in his first three NFL seasons, and his 1,277 career receiving
yards rank second among Miami running backs in their first three
seasons since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger.
“He’s dynamic,” new Dolphins coach Jeff Hafley said in March. “I
mean there’s plays that you’re not even blocked right for and he
gets 6 or 7 yards. His vision, his acceleration, the way he can
catch the ball out of the backfield, he’s so hard to defend.”
Despite embarking on a rebuild that has included releasing or
trading many of the Dolphins' established players — including
quarterback Tua Tagovailoa and receivers Tyreek Hill and Jaylen
Waddle — Miami general manager Jon-Eric Sullivan made it clear
that Achane was not available.
A third-round pick out of Texas A&M, Achane is one of only seven
running backs since 1970 with 20-plus rushing touchdowns and 10
receiving touchdowns in his first three seasons.
“He’s obviously very important to what we’re doing,” Sullivan
said last month amid contract talks with Achane, “and it’s all
part of it. It’s part of professional sports. We’ll get where we
need to be one way or the other.”
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AP Pro Football Writer Rob Maaddi in Tampa contributed to this
report.
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