MIAMI GARDENS — Here’s what you need to know: Dolphins All-Pro center Aaron Brewer donated $25,000 to the Brewer Foundation (no relation), which it’ll use to fund its Future Leaders Program (FLP) that helps Dallas students in underserved communities gain access to educational and leadership opportunities.

Here’s what you want to know: Brewer, the 28-year-old Dallas native who is entering the final year of his contract, said he’s not mad that his contract hasn’t been extended yet.

“I ain’t in no rush,” Brewer told the Sun Sentinel on Friday. “I don’t have no anxiousness, no anxiety. Everything’s going to figure itself out in due time.”

The Dolphins might be on a low-key deadline to get the contract done, however. Brewer is being patient with the Dolphins, but he didn’t seem thrilled at the thought of contract negotiations sliding into next offseason.

“I’d rather not speak on that right now,” he said. “But whatever happens, happens. It’s going to happen how it’s supposed to happen.”

More on that later.

Brewer, who is as classy as they come, participated in FLP, the flagship academic and leadership program of the Brewer Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Brewer, Attorneys & Counselors, beginning in middle school and kept participating through his days at Dallas Skyline High School.

The Dolphins, after hearing about Brewer’s donation, chipped in an additional $10,000 to the Brewer Foundation.

“That was really amazing to me because I was planning on talking to (Dolphins owner) Stephen Ross about it, but they had beat me to it,” Brewer said.

“I guess they heard about it before I could talk to them and they said they were all for it…that just speaks volumes for Stephen Ross’ character and the organization’s character that they have and how they care about the community.”

In the bigger picture, Brewer wants to increase his visibility in the South Florida community, and he has good reasoning for that goal.

“Every community is our community,” he said. “The whole United States, that’s our community. It doesn’t matter where you’re from, every city you go to, every state you go to there’s low-income areas and people that need help. So it’s not just about my area.

“I do want to give back to my area because I’m a familiar face there. But wherever I touch down I’m here to serve. I’m here to be a child of God and serve back to the people so any community I’m in, whatever city I’m in, I try to give as much of me to them as possible.”

I love writing about Brewer’s charitable ventures. I get a thrill writing about players’ off-field interests whether it’s ex-Dolphins defensive tackle Benito Jones and his trucking business, former Dolphins tight end Julian Hill and his charity work, ex-Dolphins long snapper Joe Cardona and his Navy service, former Dolphins left tackle Terron Armstead taking kids on a Christmas shopping spree, a Dolphins fishing tournament that started as a charitable venture, or the Dolphins being good neighbors and citizens through their charitable works.

But let’s get back to football business.

When I asked Brewer about getting a multi-year extension as a 28-year-old (because he’ll be on the wrong side of 30 when the contract concludes), he had a good answer.

“You can look at the age,” he said “but I just look at my career, the trajectory of my career and my level of play that I’ve been playing at and it’s been improving as time has been going on.

“I know what I have left in me. I hope the organization believes in the same as well. And if they do, they’ll do what’s right by each other and I hope to still be around. If not, hey, everything happens that’s supposed to happen. I’ll continue playing the way I’m playing. I feel like I have many more years in my career so I’m excited for the future.”

Brewer, as you probably know, is among three foundational Dolphins players awaiting a new contract. The other two are Pro Bowl running back De’Von Achane and All-Pro linebacker Jordyn Brooks. Each is in the final year of his deal.

Achane is 24 and entering his fourth season. Brewer and Brooks are both 28 and entering their seventh season.

It’s unclear whether all three can get what they want without Brandon Shore, the Dolphins senior vice president/football business and business administration (salary cap guru), doing some next-level financial gymnastics. 

Brewer is aware that Achane and Brooks want/need extensions, too. But for now, he’s being patient and allowing the business people handle the football business.

“I think about it, just knowing these are priorities under the team,” he said of the trio of himself, Achane and Brooks. “I see little articles come out here and there. But I don’t put much stock into it. I can put a lot of thought into it, think about it each and every day, but me thinking about it, I have no control over it. It’s the people up top in the top office, the upper office.

“I don’t worry about it. I just let them handle it; my agent, that’s their part of it.”