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    Dolphins sign four exclusive rights free agents

    Getty Images The Dolphins signed four exclusive rights free agents Monday, according to the NFL’s official transactions report. Offensive guard Isaac Asiata, offensive lineman Jesse Davis (pictured), offensive tackle Zach Sterup and defensive end Jonathan Woodard officially signed their...
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    Brian Flores on start of offseason program: “Every day counts”

    New Dolphins coach Brian Flores has a hard job, one that may not produce results for years to come. Much work will have to be done, but Flores sounded excited about the work beginning. Flores talked about the “exciting” start to his offseason program this week to the team’s in-house video...
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    Brian Flores thinks Ryan Fitzpatrick’s best days are ahead of him

    Getty Images Ryan Fitzpatrick signed a two-year deal with the Dolphins this month to continue a career that began as a Rams seventh-round pick in 2005. Fitzpatrick has spent time with seven teams and made 126 starts over that span, so one might assume that we’ve seen just about everything he...
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    Four offseason programs get underway this week

    Getty Images Free agency and the league meetings have been the focus for the last couple of weeks, but we’ll move into another stage of the offseason this week. Teams that hired a new head coach this year are permitted to start their offseason programs on April 1 and half of the teams that...
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    Brian Flores on Minkah Fitzpatrick: He can play anywhere

    Getty Images The Dolphins see Minkah Fitzpatrick as a safety long term, but the contracts of Reshad Jones and T.J. McDonald complicate the team’s short-term plans. General Manager Chris Grier said last week the Dolphins would like to keep Fitzpatrick at one position after he played all over the...
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    Xavien Howard shows up for first day of Dolphins’ work

    Getty Images Dolphins cornerback Xavien Howard wants a new contract, and deserves one. But he’s not withholding services in an attempt to get that deal. Via Adam Beasley of the Miami Herald, Howard was in attendance during the first day of the Dolphins’ offseason program Monday. Howard’s...
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    “Phase One” of offseason program begins (so what does that mean?)

    Getty Images The first Monday in April marks the opening of the window for allowing teams with new coaches to launch their offseason workout programs. Four teams have chosen to do that: The Browns, Bucs, and Dolphins start today. The Broncos begin on Tuesday. It’s not “practice,” not even...
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    Robert Quinn agrees to new contract with Cowboys

    Getty Images The Cowboys appear to have gotten a good deal for defensive end Robert Quinn, giving up only a sixth-round pick in 2020 and signing him to a new one-year deal. Quinn will make $8 million from the Cowboys this season with a $1 million bonus for seven sacks, Clarence Hill of the...
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    Cowboys excited about having Quinn opposite Lawrence

    Getty Images The Cowboys expect to have DeMarcus Lawrence signed to a long-term deal before the July 15 deadline. They hope to have Randy Gregory reinstated from an indefinite suspension before the start of the season. Nothing, though, is guaranteed. So the Cowboys pulled the trigger on a...
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    Robert Quinn’s anthem gesture could be an issue in Dallas

    Getty Images For the most part, the national anthem issue has become a thing of the past for the NFL. A Thursday transaction could make it a flash point all over again. The Cowboys have traded for defensive end Robert Quinn. Quinn has a clear and established history of raising a fist during...
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    Dolphins purge may not be over

    Getty Images After yesterday’s trade of pass-rusher Robert Quinn to Dallas for a 2020 draft pick, the Dolphins have stripped away most of the high-priced veterans on the roster. But there’s still one sticking out like a sore high-priced veteran. Via Armando Salguero of the Miami Herald...
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    Zach Sterup signs ERFA tender with Dolphins

    Getty Images The Dolphins tendered four exclusive rights free agents earlier this month and one of them has signed his one-year deal with the team. The agent for offensive lineman Zach Sterup announced that his client has signed the tender. Two other offensive linemen — Isaac Asiata and Jesse...
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    Chris Grier: We’re not tanking, I don’t know what we’ll be this year

    Getty Images Dolphins head coach Brian Flores pushed back against the notion that the Dolphins are tanking this year in hopes of taking a big leap forward in 2020 and General Manager Chris Grier delivered the same message at the league meetings on Monday. While owner Stephen Ross’ postseason...
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    Report: Dolphins tried to trade for Matthew Stafford last year

    Getty Images The Dolphins don’t really have a quarterback of the future at the moment, or a clear path to finding one. But they tried to make a bold move to fix that last year. According to Armando Salguero of the Miami Herald, the Dolphins were interested in trading for Lions quarterback...
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    Stephen Ross: Sometimes you’ve got to take a little pain

    Getty Images The Dolphins are adamant that they aren’t tanking the 2019 season, but expectations for the team are low given the talent on hand and the way owner Stephen Ross presented a plan to rebuild the organization when he replaced head coach Adam Gase and executive vice president of...
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    Buccaneers plan to have joint practices with Dolphins this summer

    Getty Images It looks like Ryan Fitzpatrick will have a chance to catch up with his former Buccaneers teammates this summer. Fitzpatrick signed with the Dolphins as a free agent this month and the quarterback will likely be working out kinks in the team’s offense in practices with the...
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    Report: Robert Quinn visiting Saints on Monday

    Getty Images Coach Sean Payton and General Manager Mickey Loomis won’t be in New Orleans, but Robert Quinn will. The Dolphins defensive end is visiting the Saints on Monday, Clarence Hill of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports. Quinn, who is on the trade block, visited the Cowboys last week...
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    Chris Grier says Dolphins could keep Robert Quinn “if we have to”

    Getty Images Dolphins defensive end Robert Quinn is in New Orleans today after previously visiting the Cowboys. Dolphins General Manager Chris Grier said Monday that “a couple of other teams have called and inquired about him recently.” There is no doubt the Dolphins want to trade Quinn. But...
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    Chris Grier: Dolphins could take QB this year and next year

    Getty Images Ryan Fitzpatrick is the current No. 1 quarterback on the Dolphins depth chart and General Manager Chris Grier made no attempt to dress up the veteran’s value to the organization. Grier said on Monday that Fitzpatrick is “going to be the bridge in the next year or two” while the...
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    Brian Flores downplays talk that Dolphins are rebuilding

    Getty Images The Dolphins have what looks like perhaps the worst roster in the league this year, which leads to talk that they’re tanking under first-year coach Brian Flores in 2019 and hoping to draft a franchise quarterback in 2020. But Flores downplays the extent to which his team is...
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