Wake lands contract extension: The Dolphins have extended pass rush specialist Cameron Wake's contract through the 2016 season. Wake made the Pro Bowl in 2010, when he had 14 sacks, and he had 8 1/2 sacks last year. He came to the Dolphins in 2009 from the Canadian Football League, where he was a two-time defensive player of the year. ESPN reported the extension was worth $49 million, with $20 million guaranteed. "It's kind of like taking things to another level, kind of like when I came down here from the CFL," Wake said Sunday. "It has been an amazing, amazing journey." (Updated 05/07/2012)
Injury Report
No information available at this time (Updated 5/26/12).
Fantasy Analysis
Wake is on the verge of becoming a defensive lineman, and that's big for Fantasy purposes. Assuming he indeed makes the move to DE, Fantasy owners should consider Wake a low-end No. 2 DL with potential to deliver some nice stats -- he's only a year removed from a 14-sack, 57-tackle season. (Updated 05/07/2012).
05/17/2012 01:11 10 questions for Pete Prisco on his Top 100 NFL Players list
Any time you rank the top 100 players in the NFL, there are bound to be questions. Will Brinson has 10 of them for Pete Prisco relating to things he thinks are slightly off about the list.
05/06/2012 12:11 Report: Dolphins sign DE Cameron Wake to 4-year, $49 million extension
Last month, Dolphins DE Cameron Wake was a no-show for team workouts, and various reports pegged the absence on the pass-rushing specialist's desire for a new contract. On Sunday, the Dolphins obliged, giving Wake a four-year extension worth $49 million, including $20 million in guaranteed money, a league source told the South Florida Sun-Sentinel.
Cameron Wake signed a rich contract extension this offseason, and with it he got a position change. Wake will make the switch to defensive end after spending the early part of his NFL career as a linebacker. He had 22.5 sacks the past two seasons and those numbers would play big as a lineman instead of a linebacker. Wake should be considered a solid No. 2 Fantasy lineman worth drafting with a mid-to-late pick in IDP leagues. (Updated 5/7/12)
