When Aaron Brewer signed a three-year, $52.5 million contract extension Wednesday with the Miami Dolphins, it made him one of the highest-paid centers in the game.
The former Titans player will be making an annual salary of $17.5 million starting this season, and Brewer’s reported $37 million guaranteed money in the deal ranks fourth among centers.
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