With the NFL officially setting their 2024 salary cap on Friday, the Miami Dolphins have to clear over $38 million in cap space to be compliant by the start of the new league year.
Those moves are starting on Friday, as the Dolphins are releasing defensive end Emmanuel Ogbah, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
Ogbah, 30, originally signed with the Dolphins in 2020 on a two-year, $15 million deal after spending his first four professional seasons with the Cleveland Browns and Kansas City Chiefs.
After two impressive seasons, Miami signed the defensive end to a massive four-year, $65 million extension in 2022.
Unfortunately, since then, Ogbah missed nearly half of the 2022 season with a torn tricep and had his snap count cut to just 22.3% in 2023.
This move saves the Dolphins $13.71 million in cap space, leaving them roughly $25 million still over the cap.
Ogbah finishes his time with Miami with 114 tackles (19 for a loss), 61 quarterback hits, 24.5 sacks, 19 passes defensed, five forced fumbles, two fumbles recovered and an interception in 57 total games.