Miami Dolphins dodged a bullet by passing on Dion Sims

Gone are the days of the Miami Dolphins throwing large amounts of money to unproven players. Just ask Dion Sims.

After spending his first four seasons in Miami, Sims cashed in a big check at the start of free agency. A check Mike Tannenbaum and the rest of the Dolphins front office wasn’t going to write.

So how much will the former Michigan State Spartan be making in Chicago?

Sims signed a three-year, $18 million dollar contract with the Bears with $10 million guaranteed. To put that into perspective, Sims only made just over $2.6 million in four years with Miami. His guaranteed money went from $467,552 all the way to $10 million.

In four years he caught just 74 passes for 699 yards and eight…