PhinSlider Radio show notes: Miami Dolphins give Jerome Baker an extension, is Xavien Howard next?

<div><figure> <img alt="NFL: Cincinnati Bengals at Miami Dolphins" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/1t36NJ3zLnpunyjmkJ_CnkHQ4RM=/0x0:2043x1362/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/69450884/usa_today_15286628.5.jpg"> <figcaption>Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption> </figure> <p>A quick rundown of a busy Sunday for the Miami Dolphins</p> <p id="TMSdLV">Phinsider Radio slider show notes for June 13, 2021. </p> <p id="DRLzLP"><strong>Linebacker Jerome Baker and the </strong><a href="https://www.thephinsider.com/"><strong>Miami Dolphins</strong></a><strong> have agreed on a three-year contract extension worth $39 million, including $28.4 million guaranteed.</strong></p> <div id="IHyXBc"></div> <ul> <li id="4XfQfM">71 percent of the contract is guaranteed. </li> <li id="RCO6oH">Jerome Baker on Friday: The contract stuff is the contract stuff. I really don’t care for it right now.</li> </ul> <div id="tfSRWp"> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p lang="en" dir="ltr">"I'm out here," Baker said. "I'm just doing my thing. All that stuff is going to figure itself out."<br><br>"I mean, we haven't really talked about anything. I'm just going into this year and …"</p>— Jake (@JMendel94) <a href="https://twitter.com/JMendel94/status/1404151092418600968?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 13, 2021</a> </blockquote> </div> <ul> <li id="zc2nFw">Was entering the final year of his rookie deal</li> <li id="khtZ8X">Barry Jackson: One of only two linebackers in the NFL last season with more than 5 sacks and more than 100 tackles.</li> </ul> <div id="DP2f1K"> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p lang="en" dir="ltr"> NEW <a href="https://twitter.com/thephinsider?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@thephinsider</a> radio <a href="https://twitter.com/JMendel94?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@jmendel94</a> & I react to jerome baker’$ NEW 3-year, $39M contract extension and discuss “the worst-kept secret in the league.”<br><br>listen | rate | subscribe | <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/finsup?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#finsup</a><br><br> | <a href="https://t.co/9QWGOQnR1s">https://t.co/9QWGOQnR1s</a><br><br> | <a href="https://t.co/FcZXnaqveA">https://t.co/FcZXnaqveA</a> <a href="https://t.co/cRBaNtcRz2">pic.twitter.com/cRBaNtcRz2</a></p>— josh houtz (@houtz) <a href="https://twitter.com/houtz/status/1404287518598742016?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 14, 2021</a> </blockquote> </div> <ul> <li id="fhPSLp">112 tackles and seven sacks in his second year under Brian Flores</li> <li id="j4qEJj">126 tackles 1.5 sacks and INT in 2019... defense got better and as a result, he did too. </li> <li id="bTX0Dj">12 solo tackles week one against the <a href="https://www.patspulpit.com/">New England Patriots</a> </li> <li id="uzJt5y">Had at least eight combined tackles in seven games</li> <li id="r5DsIm">Played at least 94 percent of snaps in eight weeks</li> <li id="Jlqk9h">Three years is a long time in the NFL; Dolphins have him locked up until he is 28.</li> <li id="rzq2gJ">A third-round pick of the 2018 <a href="https://www.sbnation.com/nfl-draft">NFL draft</a>. </li> </ul> <div id="akw38L"> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p lang="en" dir="ltr"> ICYMI <br><br> ️NEW <a href="https://twitter.com/thephinsider?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@THEPHINSIDER</a> RADIO ️<a href="https://twitter.com/JMendel94?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@jmendel94</a> & i bring you part one of our two-part series: 20 storylines heading into <a href="https://twitter.com/MiamiDolphins?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@miamidolphins</a> TC. <br><br>if you like what you're listening to, please subscribe & rate. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/finsup?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#finsup</a> <3<br><br> | <a href="https://t.co/f2cTPOs5j7">https://t.co/f2cTPOs5j7</a><br> |<a href="https://t.co/4y8oEc1t1k">https://t.co/4y8oEc1t1k</a> <a href="https://t.co/AlqdEzzSGN">pic.twitter.com/AlqdEzzSGN</a></p>— josh houtz (@houtz) <a href="https://twitter.com/houtz/status/1402722192471777282?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 9, 2021</a> </blockquote> </div> <h2 id="Tdf3DH">Is it too early to worry about Xavien Howard and his contract? </h2> <ul><li id="C38TZV">ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler: “Miami doesn’t want to deal [Xavien Howard], but it’s the worst-kept secret in the league that Howard is not happy with his contract.”</li></ul> <p id="dBPmeo"></p></div>