No Suspension for Howard

Cornerback Xavien Howard was out and about this past weekend, as he served breakfast at a restaurant near Hard Rock Stadium.

Dolphins DB Xavien Howard helped out by giving out free breakfast & masks at a soul food restaurant called Sunday's Eatery in South Florida yesterday morning pic.twitter.com/wak0B4O1O4
— Lee Harvey (@MusikFan4Life) June 14, 2020

Now there's good news regarding the one-time Pro Bowl selection, with an NFL spokesman confirming that Howard will not be suspended for his arrest on domestic charges involving his fiancée last December. Hal Habib of the Palm Beach Post was the first to report this story.

Howard already had been placed on injured reserve at the time of his arrest. The charges were dropped in February after Howard's fiancée said she didn’t want to proceed with the prosecution.

This means the Dolphins will have Howard and free agent acquisition Byron Jones at cornerback for the start of the 2020 season, provided Howard has made a full recovery after undergoing knee surgery last November.

Howard had a difficult 2019 season even prior to his injury, particularly a rough afternoon against Amari Cooper of the Dallas Cowboys in Week 4.

🔥👀 Amari Cooper had Xavien Howard lost (via @thecheckdown) pic.twitter.com/CrRPYKNO4S
— Fanatics View (@fanaticsview) September 25, 2019

Howard was limited to five games last year before he went on IR because of his knee issues and had one interception, that coming in the Monday night game against the Pittsburgh Steelers.

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Xavien Howard with the PICK #MIAvsPIT | #MNF

(via @MiamiDolphins)

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— PFF (@PFF) October 29, 2019

In 2018, Howard established himself as one of the premier cornerbacks in the NFL when he tied for the league lead with seven interceptions, including two in three different games.

In honor of Xavien Howard’s contract extension, here’s his 2nd INT of Andrew Luck during last year’s #Dolphins-#Colts game pic.twitter.com/WJAvR8MGm4
— Greg Likens (@GregLikens) May 10, 2019

The Dolphins rewarded Howard for his Pro Bowl season by signing to a contract extension last offseason.

If Howard can regain his 2018 form, the Dolphins have the makings of one of the best cornerback tandems in the NFL — if not the best. One thing for sure, it's the most expensive, as Jones replaced Howard as the highest-paid cornerback in the league when he signed with the Dolphins.

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