Davon Godchaux will still have a chance to play in South Florida every year, as the free agent signed a free agent contract with Miami division rivals, the New England Patriots, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The deal, as agent Drew Rosenhaus told Schefter, is a two-year contract worth $ 16 million, with $ 9 million fully guaranteed.
Godchaux with a choice of fifth round for the Dolphins in 2017 outside LSU. Playing both defensive and nose tackle for Miami, he played 52 games, with 42 games, in his first four seasons. He has 179 career tackles, three sacks and a forced fumble. He made five starts for the Dolphins in 2020, before a bicep injury put him on the injury reserve and ended his season.
The Dolphins are likely to use second-year defensive tackle Raekwon Davis, a choice of Alabama for the second round of 2020, as Godchaux’s main replacement in the squad. Davis appeared in all 16 games for Miami, starting 12 times, as a rookie. He recorded 40 tackles for the team. His game seemed to pave the way for Miami to allow Godchaux to test the free agent market this off-season.
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