Three Ways for the Miami Dolphins to Spend Their Newfound Cap Space for the 2026 Season

The Miami Dolphins cleared salary-cap room for 2026 and now face choices on how to allocate that space, including pursuing top free agents, extending or re-signing key contributors, or investing in roster depth and drafting. The decision will shape the club’s competitive window and financial flexibility, affecting short-term roster upgrades and long-term salary structure.

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Home / NFL / Buffalo Bills The Buffalo Bills have finally made their decision on an important role ahead of the 2026 season The Buffalo Bills made an important decision this week ahead of the start of the 2026 NFL season. Zach Ragan — Tennessee Volunteers News Writer Aug 26, 2026 8:20 AM EDT Gregory Fisher-Imagn Images The Buffalo Bills are in decision mode with the start of the 2026 NFL season just weeks away. And they made a key decision this week. According to a report from ESPN, the Bills have made a decision on a key position battle. ESPN’s Alaina Getzenberg reported on Tuesday afternoon that Buffalo has named Alec Anderson as the team’s starting left guard. Anderson beat out Austin Corbett for the job. The Bills have named Alec Anderson as the team’s starting left guard, per source. The clear direction the top training camp battle has been headed with Anderson getting the job over veteran Austin Corbett. — Alaina Getzenberg (@agetzenberg) August 25, 2026 Anderson is a former undrafted free agent who is entering his fifth season with the Bills. He’s started six games for Buffalo over the last two seasons. Interestingly, the report from ESPN came just hours after Bills head coach Joe Brady suggested that the team wasn’t in a rush to name a winner of the starting left guard competition. Joe Brady says the Bills are still deciding the winner of the left guard job between Alec Anderson and Austin Corbett: “No different than the QB2 position. We aren’t in a rush that we feel ‘hey we’re naming things right now’. I like the competition.” pic.twitter.com/Z1VPvQe18Z — alex brasky (@alexbrasky) August 25, 2026 I guess that’s an early lesson to Bills fans that Brady is a master in coach speak. ‘To the point where I can’t sleep at night’ – Bills QB Josh Allen has one less thing to worry about thanks to big offseason change Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen has one less thing to worry about at night this season. August 25, 2026 Buffalo Bills Related Articles Grading the trade: The Buffalo Bills offload some surplus depth to win in the margins 14 hours ago Buffalo Bills cut three-time Super Bowl champion and hand key job to late round rookie at the same time August 29, 2026 Damar Hamlin and Skyler Bell’s strong preseason showings spotlight 3 biggest winners and losers after Bills’ win over Steelers August 28, 2026 Bills head coach Joe Brady made a decision that has Buffalo fans seriously divided August 28, 2026

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