The Miami Dolphins are 6-9 and have been officially eliminated from playoff contention this season. Quinn Ewers is starting at quarterback, and there isn't much to look forward to in these final two weeks.
That is, for everyone other than Bradley Chubb. The Dolphins pass rusher has a lot at stake in these final two weeks, as ESPN's Marc Raimondi reveals Chubb has $9.6 million up for grabs this season.
But, how could Chubb lay claim to that $9.6 million? There are multiple incentives he needs to hit, and they all revolve around different benchmarks that Chubb has a chance of reaching in the final two weeks this season.
Dolphins' Bradley Chubb has $9.6 million at stake this season
Chubb has a lot of money tied up in his playing time, specifically, his snap share. At 60% of the snaps on defense, Chubb can make $1.225 million. But there are four more benchmarks he could hit.
"He would make $900,000 more with 65% playing time; $900,000 more with 70%, $900,000 more with 75%, and another $900,000 more with 78% playing time," Raimondi reports.
Right now, Chubb has played 71% of the team's defensive snaps. He's on track to earn around $3 million in total incentives for reaching his playtime threshold if his snap share doesn't change. Earning another $900,000 isn't very likely with just two weeks left.
But that's not the only way for Chubb to earn some extra cash. He's also got some incentives tied to his sack production this season.
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At six sacks, Chubb would earn $1.225 million, and just like before, he'd earn another $900,000 at the eight sack, 11 sack, and 13 sack benchmarks.
Chubb currently has 6.5 sacks entering the final two weeks of the year, meaning that he has already secured $1.225 million, and could earn another $900,000 if he gets another 1.5 sacks in the final two weeks of the season.
Reaching 11 sacks isn't realistic, but reaching eight, guaranteeing another $900,000, is very much within the realm of possibility.
Chubb has a lot of money at stake to close out the year, and while he's already secured roughly half of his total incentives, he needs a strong finish to ensure those marks don't change, and to see if he could secure another $900,000 for 1.5 more sacks.
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