Tuesday, July 29, 2008

Terry Glenn to the Dolphins?

Cowboys v Panthers

The Fort Worth Star-Telegram is reporting that wide receiver Terry Glenn will sign with the Miami Dolphins within the next few days. This news isn't the least bit surprising.
  1. The Dolphins are very thin at receiver and don't have much proven NFL talent at that position.
  2. After the Jason Taylor trade, the Dolphins have saved so much cap space, that they are below the salary floor, meaning they must spend more money this year.
  3. Terry Glenn is most definitely a Parcells guy, having played with him in New England and Dallas.
Glenn missed fifteen games last year due to a knee injury. The knee is strong enough to play on, but doctors have told him he needs to have microfracture surgery in the future. He was due to make $1.74 million this year. The Cowboys, knowing the risk of further injury, were asking him to sign a waiver, so if he was hurt in camp and missed the season that he would only be due $500,000. Glenn declined and asked Dallas to release him. A couple weeks later they did.

Of course this signing isn't official and Glenn will have to pass a physical, but it doesn't mean I can't look forward to it. This is a move that made too much sense not to make. We had to want Terry Glenn and the only real question is if Glenn would want us. He is 34 and probably wants to play for a good team in contention for the playoffs, but those teams are all pretty much set at wide receiver by now. Jacksonville was rumored to have interest but they didn't seem eager to act.

Stay tuned to see how this story turns out.

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