It's highly unlikely that either player made the decision with entirely magnanimous motivations. The Dolphins cut ties with Raheem Mostert, Kendall Fuller, and Durham Smythe to save salary cap space, and may have been ready to part with Armstead and/or Chubb too. Regardless, both could've tested free agency, but chose to take less to stay in Miami.

The Dolphins faced a big decision with Bradley Chubb ahead of free agency. Miami will keep him a little bit longer.

Veteran edge rusher Bradley Chubb will be back with the Dolphins in 2025. According to multiple reports, Chubb has agreed to a revised contract with the team. Chubb was set to have a base salary of $19.

Miami Dolphins edge rusher Bradley Chubb has agreed to a revised contract that will allow him to stay with the team in 2025, a league source confirmed Wednesday. Chubb was scheduled to have a salary cap hit of $28.7 million, second on the team, behind only quarterback Tua Tagovailoa.

The standout edge rusher who missed 2024 due to a knee injury can earn his full compensation by reaching incentives in 2025. In the meantime, he provides Miami with cap relief.

The details of Bradley Chubb's revised contract came out Friday after he became the second Miami Dolphins player this offseason to take a significant pay cut. Based on details provided by Over The Cap,

The Miami Dolphins restructured linebacker Bradley Chubb’s contract this week. The move should give them space to make free agency moves.