Dolphins to consider restructuring Suh contract just 1 year into 6-year pact

The Miami Dolphins made the biggest splash of free agency last offseason, signing coveted defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh to a six-year deal worth $114 million.

Now, just one year into that deal, the team will consider trying to revise the terms.

Suh is set to count $28.6 million against the salary cap in 2016 and Dolphins executive vice president Mike Tannenbaum wants to reduce that figure.

"That's certainly one of the levers we're going to take a close look at," Tannenbaum said, according to the South Florida Sun-Sentinel. "We haven't made any decisions as it relates to strategic planning or salary cap, budget, things like that. ... By the time we get to the first day of the league year, we should have plenty of room to address the needs that we have, and certainly we’ll be looking at Suh's contract."

It's highly unlikely Suh will be asked to reduce his pay. Instead, the Dolphins will convert his base salary to bonus in a way that minimizes his cap hit in the immediate future.