Rowe latest to get an extension

Eric Rowe’s focus in 2019 after signing a one-year contract to come play in Miami was to re-establish himself after dealing with injuries the past couple of seasons.

He did that, and more. He became one of the key members of the Dolphins secondary while moving from cornerback to safety, showing the versatility that Head Coach Brian Flores cherishes along with the willingness to do whatever is best for the team.

The reward for Rowe came when he signed a three-year contract extension through the 2022 season.

“It’s great,” Rowe said. “I’m excited to be here, add some more years, to keep playing football. Keep playing football somewhere that you like. I was blessed to get to a place I like, teammates, coaches I like, so getting that deal is amazing.”

Rowe said he wasn’t thinking beyond this season when he signed with the Dolphins as an unrestricted free agent back in March after two injury-plagued seasons with the New England Patriots.

“I was strictly focused on this year,” Rowe said. “The past couple of years I had been injured, dealing with surgery. That’s my first year being healthy and that part I was like, we need to focus on just playing good ball out there. Everything will just fall into place after that.”

Comings and goings

It’s not been easy to keep up with all the Dolphins moves in the final weeks of the regular season because there have been so many of them, but here’s a quick recap as of Dec. 15.

Maybe the biggest news was the decision to let go tackle Isaiah Prince, if only because he was the first 2019 draft pick to be jettisoned. Prince ended up playing four games with two starts for the Dolphins.