Xavien Howard a cornerback in the National Football League (NFL) for the Miami Dolphins was born on July 4, 1993. Howard was raised in Houston’s Fifth Ward. He attended Wheatley High School in the city, where he played football alongside fellow NFL cornerback William Jackson III. He is committed to play college football at Baylor.
From 2012 until 2015, Howard was a Baylor Bear. Howard recorded 98 tackles, 10 interceptions, 1.5 sacks, and one score during his career. After his junior year, he declared for the 2016 NFL Draft. Howard attended the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis, Indiana in 2016. He finished the short shuttle tied for 12th among defensive backs after completing all of the combined activities.
Howard chose to redo the majority of his workouts and improve on all of his combined performances in front of scouts and representatives from all 32 NFL teams, including Steelers and Texans head coaches Mike Tomlin and Bill O’Brien. Howard was projected to go in the second or third round of the draft.
How much does the Miami Dolphins pay Xavien Howard? Is Xavien Howard the highest-paid player at Dolphins?
Howard’s current deal is a $90 million, five-year deal that runs through 2026 and includes a $5 million bonus. He will receive a new money average for the final two years of the agreement, which is $25.3 million. Canter claims that this is the highest average compensation in NFL history for a cornerback.
He is now the highest-paid cornerback in NFL history after the Miami Dolphins just signed him to a revised 5-year, more than $50 million contract.
