Already left without anyone to push incumbent placekicker Dan Carpenter, the Dolphins on Monday cut Australian project Jy Bond in a show of faith in returning punter Brandon Fields. The team also cut cornerback Scorpio Babers to shave the roster to 82 players (including unsigned draft picks). That number must be at 80 in advance [...]
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Miami Dolphins Trade Rumors
It was the guy in the No. 7 jersey, backup quarterback and former U-M star Chad Henne. Hardly played last season as a rookie. Might hardly play this year. Most important person to this club nevertheless.
Rookie tight end John Nalbone, one of two of the Dolphins’ fifth-round selections in the April draft, signed a four-year deal for about $1.75 million on Thursday. He also gets a $173,000 signing bonus. This should be the first of a flurry of draft pick signings. There are eight more to go, including first-rounder, cornerback [...]
It has been less than a year — 10 months, to be exact — since Miami Dolphins outside linebacker Jason Taylor took a plane ride up the coast to play for the Washington Redskins. Just don’t try convincing him about the accuracy of that timeline. ”It felt like five years, to be honest,” Taylor said [...]
Dolphins fullback Lousaka Polite, who had been scheduled to earn $620,000 next season, signed a three-year contract extension through 2011 worth $3.7 million, according to ESPN. Polite, 27, gained 85 yards on 23 carries, but proved to be unstoppable in short-yardage situations.
Jason Taylor is expected to rejoin the Miami Dolphins as early as Wednesday. Dolphins general manager Jeff Ireland and agent Gary Wichard were in negotiations since early Wednesday morning and the sides are very, very close to announcing a one-year deal.
