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Kelly: Dolphins need Shaq Lawson to deliver production the team paid handsomely for | Commentary

Miami Dolphins defensive end Shaq Lawson made a money grab this offseason, and there’s absolutely no shame in that since that’s what free agency is designed for.

The Dolphins offered the former Buffalo Bills first-rounder $30 million over three years, giving the defensive lineman an opportunity to become a full-fledged NFL starter playing for his old Clemson position coach Marion Hobby, and Lawson jumped at the opportunity.

“It ended up being the warm [weather] or the cold, so I ended up coming here,” Lawson said, comparing his Dolphins contract with the deal Buffalo had on the table this offseason to re-sign their leading sack producer (6.