Miami Dolphins beat writer Daniel Oyefusi joins Trenni and Phil Perry on Early Edition to discuss how DeVante Parker will fit with Mac Jones and the Patriots compared to Tua Tagovailoa and the Dolphins.
The New England Patriots don't have much room under the NFL's salary cap, but they found a way to create some space to acquire wide receiver DeVante Parker in a trade with the Miami Dolphins.
ESPN's Field Yates reported Wednesday that the Patriots converted nearly $3 million of defensive end Deatrich Wise's base salary into a signing bonus -- a move that opened up almost $2 million in salary cap room.
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This conversion helped the Patriots fit in Parker's $6 million cap hit. The trade with the Dolphins became official Tuesday.
Parker is actually on a pretty team-friendly contract. He's set to earn around $5.6 million in salary each of the next two years, along with a cap hit of around $6 million over the same span. That's a low cost for a player of his caliber.
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The only real concern with Parker is his durability. He's only played one full season since being drafted in 2015. When healthy, Parker is a solid deep threat who leads the league in contested catches since 2019.
The Patriots currently have the second-lowest amount of salary cap space in the league, per OverTheCap.
