Aaron Brewer just gave the Dolphins’ future general manager the easiest major decision of Miami’s looming rebuild
Miami’s culture reset begins to take shape with players like Aaron Brewer, no matter the future direction of scheme.
The Miami Dolphins‘ 2025 seas0n has created much more in the way of future uncertainty than they entered the year with. The Dolphins appear poised for a much better second-half of the season after putting together their two best performances of the year in the last three weeks against the Atlanta Falcons and the Buffalo Bills. But with a seven-loss first half of the season and the team’s general manager already ousted, it’s hard to know with confidence what this spring and the ensuing years will look like in Miami.
One player who will be here in 2026 thanks to his high-level play and his contract status is center Aaron Brewer. Brewer isn’t a household name outside of Miami — it comes with the territory of offensive line play. But Dolphins fans know quite well just how good Brewer is despite his unassuming background as an undrafted free agent out of Texas State who spent the first four years of his NFL career with the Tennessee Titans. Brewer, per a recent interview ahead of Miami’s Week 11 contest in Madrid, would like to make Miami the last stop in his NFL career despite just now entering into his prime.
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“I hope Miami is my forever home, you know what I’m saying? I hope I can end my career out here in Miami. I’ve just got into my groove. This is my third season at center, having a full season at center…it’s just been building it year after year and just getting that confidence, understanding how I wanted to play at my position.”
— Dolphins center Aaron Brewer to talkSPORT’s Will Varney
The new general manager in Miami, whether it’s current interim Champ Kelly or someone else, should have a pretty easy decision on their hands with a future decision on Brewer. His play has been that of a top-tier center in his one and a half seasons in Miami, he just turned 28 years old at the end of October, and Miami’s need for stable offensive line play has been a theme for the organization for the past decade.
The timing of an extension has some wiggle room. Brewer won’t hit free agency until March 2027. They could work something out this offseason. They could wait and allow the 2026 season to play out, which may be the most likely path amid Miami’s uncertain outlook at head coach. But one mistake the new general manager should avoid is tabbing Brewer as exclusively a Mike McDaniel scheme product at center. Yes, Brewer is undersized. Yes, he’s more impactful as a second level blocker and in zone concepts relative to uprooting 330 pound defensive tackles in solo opportunities.
That does not, however, mean he can’t be impactful in any opportunity. It makes the players on either side of him a little more important, sure. And what’s been most incredible about Brewer’s play in Miami is the Dolphins’ guard situation has been, generally, horrid since he’s arrived. Imagine how good he’d look with guards that the team could confidently operate on islands more frequently. Perhaps rookie Jonah Savaiinaea will get there. Perhaps veteran guard James Daniels will return this season.
Brewer, per his own words, is ready to see it through in the long run in Miami. And that gives Miami’s new general manager, whoever he may be, a layup opportunity for hitting on a first big decision. The team, when they’re ready to start making long-term decisions again, should be eager to oblige. They’ve proven to develop him into an elite in-house talent who is bought in on the organization. That’s a far cry from the culture issues that marred this team in 2024 amid a collection of one-year veteran mercenaries — and the Dolphins need to be in the business of hoarding players they’ve successfully nurtured. Let’s start with Brewer.
Miami Dolphins’ best long-term building blocks
- Center Aaron Brewer
- Tackle Patrick Paul
- Wide receiver Jaylen Waddle
- Linebacker Jordyn Brooks
- Running back De’Von Achane
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