Melvin Ingram’s Dolphins contract isn’t quite as rich as originally reported

When former Kansas City Chiefs defensive end Melvin Ingram was reported to have been signed to the Miami Dolphins, the original report was that he was signing a one-year contract worth $5 million.

Melvin Ingram's deal with the Dolphins:
- $1.65M signing bonus
- $1.67M base salary
- $680K in per-game roster bonuses ($40K/game)
- $250K Pro Bowl bonus
- Up to $750K in playtime/sack and team defense incentives
- Cap charge: $3.92M— Field Yates (@FieldYates) May 19, 2022

These numbers do add up to $5 million for 2022, with something between $1.