MIAMI GARDENS \u2014 Here\u2019s what you need to know: Dolphins All-Pro center Aaron Brewer donated $25,000 to the Brewer Foundation (no relation), which it\u2019ll use to fund its Future Leaders Program (FLP) that helps Dallas students in underserved communities gain access to educational and leadership opportunities.<\/p>\n
Here\u2019s what you want to know: Brewer, the 28-year-old Dallas native who is entering the final year of his contract, said he\u2019s not mad that his contract hasn\u2019t been extended yet.<\/p>\n
\u201cI ain\u2019t in no rush,\u201d Brewer told the Sun Sentinel on Friday. \u201cI don\u2019t have no anxiousness, no anxiety. Everything\u2019s going to figure itself out in due time.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Dolphins<\/a> might be on a low-key deadline to get the contract done, however. Brewer is being patient with the Dolphins<\/a>, but he didn\u2019t seem thrilled at the thought of contract negotiations sliding into next offseason.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019d rather not speak on that right now,\u201d he said. \u201cBut whatever happens, happens. It\u2019s going to happen how it\u2019s supposed to happen.\u201d<\/p>\n More on that later.<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n The Dolphins, after hearing about Brewer\u2019s donation, chipped in an additional $10,000 to the Brewer Foundation.<\/p>\n \u201cThat 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,\u201d Brewer said.<\/p>\n \u201cI guess they heard about it before I could talk to them and they said they were all for it\u2026that just speaks volumes for Stephen Ross\u2019 character and the organization\u2019s character that they have and how they care about the community.\u201d<\/p>\n In the bigger picture, Brewer wants to increase his visibility in the South Florida community, and he has good reasoning for that goal.<\/p>\n \u201cEvery community is our community,\u201d he said. \u201cThe whole United States, that\u2019s our community. It doesn\u2019t matter where you\u2019re from, every city you go to, every state you go to there\u2019s low-income areas and people that need help. So it\u2019s not just about my area.<\/p>\n \u201cI do want to give back to my area because I\u2019m a familiar face there. But wherever I touch down I\u2019m here to serve. I\u2019m here to be a child of God and serve back to the people so any community I\u2019m in, whatever city I\u2019m in, I try to give as much of me to them as possible.\u201d<\/p>\n I love writing about Brewer\u2019s charitable ventures. I get a thrill writing about players\u2019 off-field interests whether it\u2019s ex-Dolphins defensive tackle Benito Jones<\/a> and his trucking business, former Dolphins tight end Julian Hill<\/a> and his charity work, ex-Dolphins long snapper Joe Cardona<\/a> and his Navy service, former Dolphins left tackle Terron Armstead<\/a> taking kids on a Christmas shopping spree, a Dolphins fishing tournament<\/a> that started as a charitable venture, or the Dolphins being good neighbors and citizens<\/a> through their charitable works.<\/p>\n But let\u2019s get back to football business.<\/p>\n When I asked Brewer about getting a multi-year extension as a 28-year-old (because he\u2019ll be on the wrong side of 30 when the contract concludes), he had a good answer.<\/p>\n \u201cYou can look at the age,\u201d he said \u201cbut I just look at my career, the trajectory of my career and my level of play that I\u2019ve been playing at and it\u2019s been improving as time has been going on.<\/p>\n \u201cI know what I have left in me. I hope the organization believes in the same as well. And if they do, they\u2019ll do what\u2019s right by each other and I hope to still be around. If not, hey, everything happens that\u2019s supposed to happen. I\u2019ll continue playing the way I\u2019m playing. I feel like I have many more years in my career so I\u2019m excited for the future.\u201d<\/p>\n Brewer, as you probably know, is among three foundational Dolphins players awaiting a new contract. The other two are Pro Bowl running back De\u2019Von Achane and All-Pro linebacker Jordyn Brooks. Each is in the final year of his deal.<\/p>\n Achane is 24 and entering his fourth season. Brewer and Brooks are both 28 and entering their seventh season.<\/p>\n It\u2019s 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.\u00a0<\/p>\n Brewer is aware that Achane and Brooks want\/need extensions, too. But for now, he\u2019s being patient and allowing the business people handle the football business.<\/p>\n \u201cI think about it, just knowing these are priorities under the team,\u201d he said of the trio of himself, Achane and Brooks. \u201cI see little articles come out here and there. But I don\u2019t 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\u2019s the people up top in the top office, the upper office.<\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t worry about it. 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