QB Jay Culter signs with the Miami Dolphins

Two days after Miami Dolphins quarterback Ryan Tannehill left practice with a potentially season-threatening knee injury, ESPN’s Adam Schefter has reported that the Miami Dolphins have signed free agent quarterback Jay Cutler to a one-year $10 million deal, with $3 million in incentives.
Cutler played just 274 snaps in 2016, and earned a career low in passing grade (47.1), overall grade (47.1), and his adjusted completion percentage of 71.4% was his lowest since 2012. He announced his retirement in May of 2017, choosing to join Fox Sports as a game analyst.
The 34-year-old signal-caller has now postponed his retirement to reunite with his former offensive coordinator Adam Gase in Miami. Cutler played under Gase for the 2015 season, and under Gase’s tutelage, Cutler improved his passer rating from 88.6 to 92.3, his adjusted completion percentage from a clean pocket went from 75.8% to 76.1%, and he cut his interceptions from 18, to 11.
One of Cutler’s best attributes throughout his career has been his willingness to stay in the pocket and make throws while under pressure. Of the 42 quarterbacks that have at least 400 passing attempts while under pressure since 2006, Cutler’s adjusted completion percentage of 62.3% ranks 17th and his passer rating of 71.7 ranks sixth.