Kevin Nogle @thephinsider 6m6 minutes ago Dolphins to host free agent offensive tackle Jermon Bushrod Barry Jackson @flasportsbuzz 19s20 seconds ago Running back CJ Anderson, who has 4.8 career average in 3 yrs, visiting Dolphins, per A. Schefter. Restricted FA,low tender.Played for Gase. Barry Jackson @flasportsbuzz 38s38 seconds ago Notable, but not surprising, that DEs Dolphins bringing in --- Ayers and Jason Jones -- are starters. They don't want Wake playing too much. Armando Salguero @ArmandoSalguero 4m4 minutes ago The Dolphins have $39.5Min cap room today, per NFLPA.
Andrew Abramson @AbramsonPBP 10s11 seconds ago Byron Maxwell said he's passed two physical, denies report that he told Dolphins doctors he couldn't do pushups or bench press Adam Beasley @AdamHBeasley 51s52 seconds ago Maxwell says the report that he told doctors he couldn't do pushups as "not true. ... I'll be good." Adam Beasley @AdamHBeasley 34s35 seconds ago Maxwell: "I'm supremely happy that I'm here." Says he has a home here. Barry Jackson @flasportsbuzz now7 seconds ago Maxwell says reasons he struggled in Philadelphia "are nothing I need to get into." Says Dolphins "will use me to my strengths." Armando Salguero @ArmandoSalguero 5s5 seconds ago Byron Maxwell says he's a press corner. Failed at that in Philly. Just sayin'. Adam Beasley @AdamHBeasley 15s16 seconds ago Maxwell says the scheme is a better fit. Calls himself a press corner. "Plan on doing special things with the Dolphins." Adam Beasley @AdamHBeasley 3s4 seconds ago Maxwell: "There's always something to prove." Says he expects to participate in minicamp. Armando Salguero @ArmandoSalguero 1m1 minute ago Byron Maxwell said there is a restructure in his deal. Encourages everyone to google it to find out details.
Mike Klis @MikeKlis 6m6 minutes ago C.J. Anderson in Miami visiting Dolphins as I type. Offer sheet agreement expected. Broncos will have 5 days to match. Gulp. #9news #9sports
Onion Sports Network @OnionSports 11m11 minutes ago Report: Most NFL Teams Just 1 Or 2 Overpriced Free Agents Away From Super Bowl Victory http://onion.com/1piq4aQ
This was my thinking three stacks. Elliot screams to me of a RB who will get stuffed for a short gain/loss on a good amount of his carries but will eventually break one for a long gain/TD.
Gonna laugh when we don't use all the cap room gained by restructuring suh's contract and fucking over our cap space in the future
NFLTradeRumors.co @nfltrade_rumors 3m3 minutes ago Three Teams Reportedly Won't Sign CB Brent Grimes Because Of His Wife's Antics http://bit.ly/1QGYbSu
I like Alexander ok too, but it concerns me to take a press-man corner that doesn't have good length by nfl standards. He and Apple are close, Hargreaves and Ramsey better than both by miles IMO
I really really like Ajayi. I would be perfectly happy with him and a compliment like CJ Anderson. No need for a back like Elliot so early
Pro Football Rumors @pfrumors 8m8 minutes ago C.J. Anderson nearly flew to Chicago to meet with Bears, per @MikeKlis. Offer sheet with Dolphins looms instead. http://www.profootballrumors.com/c-j-anderson-visiting-dolphins/…
#Dolphins have reportedly signed RB CJ Anderson to a 4-year offer sheet. #Broncos now have 5 days to match
Dolphins offer sheet to C.J. Anderson is 4 yrs. Structured to keep Denver from matching, I'm told but no details. Den. has 5 days to match. -Armando
The Dolphins have lined up multiple visits while also holding discussions with cornerbacks, guards, linebackers, backup quarterbacks and No. 4 receivers. First, to recap the visits: • Denver running back CJ Anderson, a restricted free agent, signed a four-year offer sheet during his visit at Dolphins headquarters today. The Broncos would have five days to match and would not receive compensation from the team that signs him. The Dolphins believe Anderson could give them exactly what Lamar Miller could, if not more. He has averaged 4.8 yards per carry in three seasons, all with Denver. Conversely, Miller has a 4.5 career average. Anderson started seven games in 2014 (when Adam Gase was Denver's offensive coordinator) and six in 2015. Last season, he had 152 carries for 720 yards, a 4.7 average. He ran for 234 yards on 54 carries in the playoffs, including 23 for 91 in the Super Bowl. As Denver reporter Mike Klis noted, Anderson was on the verge of flying to Chicago to visit with the Bears yesterday before the Dolphins convinced him to come to Miami. • With Robert Ayers canceling his Dolphins visit and opting to go to Jacksonville instead, Jason Jones looks like the logical choice for Miami’s vacancy at defensive end, as part of a three-man rotation with Cameron Wake and Mario Williams. Jones. 29, started 15 games for Detroit last season and had 31 tackles and 4.5 sacks. Pro Football Focus rated him the 43rd best edge defender last season. He had five sacks for Detroit as a starter in 2014. Jones, 29, has played eight NFL seasons: four in Tennessee, one in Seattle, three in Detroit. He was a second-round pick out of Eastern Michigan in 2008. At defensive end, the Dolphins also have Terrence Fede and Damontre Moore under contract, and Dion Jordan is eligible to return from suspension next month. • Though they don’t have a need for a starting tackle, the Dolphins are bringing in Jermon Bushrod, 31, who started six consecutive years (four with the Saints, two with Chicago), before starting only four games in Chicago last year. The Bears released him in February. He had labrum surgery in mid-February and the recovery timetable is about four months, ESPN's Adam Caplan reported. The Bears cut him in February, citing a failed physical. Bushrod, who also had back problems last year, is visiting Minnesota as well. Bushrod isn’t under the impression that he’s coming here to take over for Branden Albert or anything like that. Miami likes Albert. The Dolphins are merely looking for depth. OTHER STUFF • The Dolphins have shown interest in veteran quarterback Luke McCown in their pursuit of a new backup to replace Matt Moore. The sides have discussed him visiting, perhaps in the next couple of days. McCown, 34, has nine touchdown passes and 15 interceptions in 12 seasons, with a 71.3 passer rating. But he was very good in his one start last season, completing 32 of 39 passes for 335 yards in a 27-22 week two loss to Carolina. He attempted only one other pass all season as Drew Brees’ backup. McCown has started 10 games in his career, including four the Saints as a rookie, and also has played for Cleveland, Tampa, Jacksonville and Atlanta. Moore reportedly is visiting with Dallas today. Other veteran backups available: Tarvaris Jackson (visited Miami last year before Moore resigned), Branden Weeden, Charlie Whitehurst, TJ Yates, Jimmy Clausen, Matt Flynn, Josh Johnson, Ryan Lindley, Dan Orlovsky, Scott Tolzien, Mike Vick and Joe Webb. Logan Thomas said he was told he will have a legitimate chance to win the backup job. The Dolphins don't want to spend much money on a backup QB. The Dolphins had interest in Drew Stanton but not at the price Miami gave him (two years, $6.5 million). • The Dolphins lost out in their efforts to land Vincent Rey, who re-signed with Cincinnati, but remain in the market for a veteran linebacker. Among those they’ve expressed interest in: Atlanta free agent O’Brien Schofield (16 games, 10 starts, 2 sacks last season). There’s no visit scheduled yet. • The Dolphins, searching for a No. 4 receiver, have inquired about Oakland free agent Andre Holmes, among others. Holmes has played all five seasons with the Raiders and has 88 receptions for 1336 yards (15.2 yards per catch) and nine touchdowns. He had 14 catches for 301 yards and four touchdowns last season in 16 games, including one start. He started 13 games in 2014 and caught 47 passes for 693 yards. • The Dolphins have inquired about a bunch of veteran guards, from Geoff Schwartz to Ted Larson and others. Louis Vasquez is on their radar, but Tennessee --- where he’s visiting in the next few days --- has been more aggressive.
Jason La CanforaVerified account@JasonLaCanfora Miami's offer sheet to RFA running back CJ Anderson is worth $18M over 4years. Broncos in a bit of a crunch w/no QB and Von deal looming Matty I @TheMattyI 2m2 minutes ago So $4.5M per year. Wonder what the guarantees are. Either way, will be tough for Denver to match. We'll see.
Benjamin Allbright@AllbrightNFL CJ Anderson contract will not be matched, will go to #Dolphins at 4 yrs/18mil ($10mil+ guarantees)
Potential new Miami RB C.J. Anderson played under new Dolphins HC Adam Gase for his best year in 2014, when he ranked as PFF's 3rd-best RB
On mobile, there is a funny screen grab out there of Chris Harris saying he swears it was gase that called CJ fat, and Anderson immediately responding that he did.
Can confirm Dolphins are bringing in Vikings CB Josh Robinson for visit. Five picks, 21 starts in four years in Minnesota.
11.25 of the 18mil in the CJ contract is in '16 lol what the fuck...really didn't want Denver to match
Jermon Bushrod posted on Facebook that he's signing with the Miami Dolphins: facebook.com/jermon.bushrod…
Armando Salguero@ArmandoSalguero The Dolphins have signed OL Jermon Bushrod to a one-year deal. Details coming.
I'm fine with it. This offseason was already as much of a disaster as it could be. At least be smart and use as much cap space this season as possible so the contracts have less of a hit next year
oh I don't really have a problem with it, just thought it was funny that like 60% of a 4 year deal was off the jump
On Byron Maxwell's restructure: Gave #Dolphins back $1.5M in cash in '17 in exchange for $2M more guaranteed in 17, likely keeping him there
#Dolpins CB Byron Maxwell will now make $17M over the next 2 years vs. $18.5M. But gets $13.5M guaranteed vs. $11.5M.
Kiko Alonso signed a contract that adds an additional year to his current deal, which was set to expire after the 2016 season. He had a $991,418 salary cap number, but may have seen that increase some based on the new contract. The new contract will pay Alonso an "average $2.5 million per season." How exactly that $5 million is broken out is not yet clear.
Dolphins finally address guard position James WalkerESPN Staff Writer Here are the most interesting Miami Dolphins stories Friday from around the Web: Adam Beasley of the Miami Herald writes the Dolphins signed guard Jermon Bushrod to a one-year contract. Morning take: Bushrod played under head coach Adam Gase with theChicago Bears. The Dolphins need someone to compete with Dallas Thomas, Billy Turner and Jamil Douglas.
Oh ok Bushrod is a guard now I guess. I hope it works out but it's a huge gamble on a position switch guy with lots of injuries. Can't believe we left guard up to chance yet again, but hey we're the Dolphins
It may be the case that he plays G, but wouldn't strike me as too odd if it's tackle depth. Albert's injury history is not great, and Gase has used 6 OL sets effectively (with CJ Anderson no less) in the past.
Local paper did an interview with Bushrod (I work a county over from where he went to high school). Says we signed him to play G
Throwing shade at your teammates is bad, but wasn't she on a big 9/11 Reuther kick a while back too? There's a whole lot not to like, and people definitely know about her Twitter now too. Forget her though, I don't think grimes can go anymore.
A look at who's potentially in play for Dolphins' first-round pick after moving down five spots Lots of Dolphins on a Friday: • The Dolphins’ decision to drop down from 8th to 13th in the first round of the draft --- compensation for acquiring Kiko Alonso and Byron Maxwell with Philadelphia --- significantly lessens the chances of landing UF’s Vernon Hargreaves (perhaps the draft’s best cover corner) or UCLA’s Myles Jack, the top linebacker in the draft and the player ticketed to Miami in Mel Kiper’s mock draft. But falling five spots isn’t a setback in this particular draft, NFL draft guru Tony Paulineinsists. And privately, the Dolphins were comfortable doing this, believing there will be several quality players available at that lower pick. “You can forget about Myles Jack,… but the Dolphins put themselves in a better position because the guys they wanted at 8 would have all been gone,” Pauline said by phone. “Other players would have been reaches. [The 5-11] Hargreaves still may be there; there are a lot of teams that won’t draft corners that aren’t six feet. Any of the cornerbacks are good value there at 13 --- Hargreaves, [Ohio State’s 6-1] Eli Apple, [Clemson’s 5-11] Mackensie Alexander. [Alabama linebacker] Reggie Ragland would be a consideration there if they want to shore up the middle of that run defense.” So who else could be available for Miami? For perspective, the players that Kiper has going 10th to 13thh in his mock draft are Clemson defensive end Shaq Lawson (“underrated as a complete defensive end in that he's good against the run” ) Georgia outside linebacker Leonard Floyd (“big time upside”); Louisville defensive tackle Sheldon Rankins (“quickness to create havoc in the backfield working from the interior”) and Michigan State offensive tackle JackConklin (“if you just go on tape and forget pure potential, you would put Conklin much closer to the No. 1 and No. 3 picks in this mock draft”). Kiper’s players going 14 to 17: Apple (“high-upside cornerback with size… impressive combination of size, athleticism and natural gifts for the position”); Mississippi receiver Laquan Treadwell; Alabama defensive tackle A’Shawn Robinson and Ohio State linebacker Darron Lee. Of that group, Lawson (a skilled pass rusher) would warrant consideration if he slips to 13th. So would the linebacker Floyd and cornerback Apple, because they play positions where the Dolphins could use help. Among the corners, Kiper doesn’t consider Clemson’s Alexander a first-round pick, though Pauline is high on him. “Apple and Alexander aren’t as explosive as Hargreaves but they’re more well-rounded,” Pauline said. Ragland also would be in play at No. 13, though Kiper has him 21st. “When you combine that football intelligence with natural straight-line speed and toughness, you get the best inside linebacker prospect in this class,” ESPN’s Todd McShay said of Ragland, adding he’s “a great all-around player [who] routinely beat running backs and o-linemen around the edge during pass-rush drills at the Senior Bowl.” The Dolphins’ haven’t identified defensive tackle as a need –-- despite their shortcomings against the run. So it’s questionable if Miami would select the 6-1, 299 pound Rankins (six sacks, 13 tackles for loss last season) or the 6-4, 312-pound Robinson, who had 3.5 sacks and 7.5 tackles for loss. “You have Ndamukon Suh making all that money; you drafted Jordan Phillips high,” Pauline said. “Do you use another early pick to a third defensive tackle?” Conklin and Treadwell wouldn’t seem to make sense for the Dolphins because they aren’t looking for a starting offensive tackle or starting receiver. And there are size concerns with the 6-1, 218-pound linebacker Lee. “He’s more of a 20 to 32 guy,” NFL Network’s Mike Mayock said. The Dolphins would like to add quality players at cornerback and linebacker and are always open to upgrading the defensive line. So to me, the names that would make the most sense at 13 would be Hargreaves (if he somehow falls), Apple, Alexander, Floyd, Ragland and Lawson. And others could rise or fall into that range. • The Dolphins are hosting defensive end Jason Jones and cornerback Josh Robinsonon free agent visits today. Miami usually signs players it brings in for visits, or at least makes an offer. See the last post for more on both players.
Tim Reynolds @ByTimReynolds 27m27 minutes ago Services for Miko's Twitter will be tonight from 7-9pm at Sun Life Gate 5. In lieu of flowers mourners are asked to subtweet Ryan Tannehill.
Miko has a response.... "the Bucs are a REAL organization, being ran PROPERLY, unlike that dumpster fire in the AFC East we just left! they wouldnt DARE ask me to delete my twitter! i deleted my twitter bc i didn't want the twitter gangsters and thumb thugs to have anyone to @ when they found out the Bucs (and multiple other teams) made them all look STUPID! who doesnt want a pro bowl corner thats doing shit NO OTHER CORNER IN THE LEAGUE CAN DO! men lie! women lie! stats lie! the media lies! u know whats undefeated? FILM!!! we are HAPPY and i dont feel like sharing it with anyone just yet. ill be back very soon and ill be the same supportive, dedicated, truthful bitch i was before i left!"
Yeah, about that film.... it's uh... it's not very good. If you think Brandon Marshall is a bad matchup for Grimes, dude is going to get worked having to deal with KB and AJ Green twice a year EDIT: bonus: Her response comes through Omar's instagram