per John Clayton:
"Brees-Dolphins talks put off till Tuesday: The Dolphins and quarterback Drew Brees are expected to resume negotiations Tuesday. Brees left Miami on Monday evening for Birmingham, Ala., where he's rehabbing his right shoulder under the watchful eye of Dr. James Andrews, who performed the operation in January.
Contract talks between the Dolphins and Brees' agent, Tom Condon, did not take place because Brees spent the day undergoing a battery of doctors' tests. He underwent so many that he had to visit at least two different facilities to be tested. Not only did doctors perform an MRI on his shoulder, but the Dolphins gave Brees a full physical.
The hangup between Brees and the Dolphins is how much of a contract will be guaranteed. The Saints are believed to be offering more money and more guarantees than the Dolphins, who are wary of guaranteeing $10 million of his contract after he came off shoulder surgery."
So everyone can relax, Miami is doing its homework. If Brees wasn't going to be a dolphin he would have signed with the Saints already, IMO.
also per Clayton:
"On the Culpepper front: It's still down to the Dolphins to try to get the Vikings to trade Daunte Culpepper. The Titans are out. The Raiders haven't made any offers. The Dolphins really don't want to give Minnesota a second-round choice, but they might have to if they can't get a Drew Brees deal done. Stay tuned. "
"Kicking up a storm? Monday's most interesting visit was Mike Vanderjagt in Miami. Olinda Mare is the Dolphins' $2 million-a-year kicker, but if they like Vanderjagt, there could be a change ... Patriots wide receiver David Givens visited the Titans but wasn't ready to decide which team will get him to sign a contract. Givens wanted to spend an extra day getting to know Nashville before he made his final decision. He could go back to the Patriots. He's also visited Miami and Houston."
here is link (if I get it to work: http://insider.espn.go.com/espn/blog/index?entryID=2367558&name=clayton_john&action=login&appRedirect=http%3a%2f%2finsider.espn.go.com%2fespn%2fblog%2findex%3fentryID%3d2367558%26name%3dclayton_john )
"Brees-Dolphins talks put off till Tuesday: The Dolphins and quarterback Drew Brees are expected to resume negotiations Tuesday. Brees left Miami on Monday evening for Birmingham, Ala., where he's rehabbing his right shoulder under the watchful eye of Dr. James Andrews, who performed the operation in January.
Contract talks between the Dolphins and Brees' agent, Tom Condon, did not take place because Brees spent the day undergoing a battery of doctors' tests. He underwent so many that he had to visit at least two different facilities to be tested. Not only did doctors perform an MRI on his shoulder, but the Dolphins gave Brees a full physical.
The hangup between Brees and the Dolphins is how much of a contract will be guaranteed. The Saints are believed to be offering more money and more guarantees than the Dolphins, who are wary of guaranteeing $10 million of his contract after he came off shoulder surgery."
So everyone can relax, Miami is doing its homework. If Brees wasn't going to be a dolphin he would have signed with the Saints already, IMO.
also per Clayton:
"On the Culpepper front: It's still down to the Dolphins to try to get the Vikings to trade Daunte Culpepper. The Titans are out. The Raiders haven't made any offers. The Dolphins really don't want to give Minnesota a second-round choice, but they might have to if they can't get a Drew Brees deal done. Stay tuned. "
"Kicking up a storm? Monday's most interesting visit was Mike Vanderjagt in Miami. Olinda Mare is the Dolphins' $2 million-a-year kicker, but if they like Vanderjagt, there could be a change ... Patriots wide receiver David Givens visited the Titans but wasn't ready to decide which team will get him to sign a contract. Givens wanted to spend an extra day getting to know Nashville before he made his final decision. He could go back to the Patriots. He's also visited Miami and Houston."
here is link (if I get it to work: http://insider.espn.go.com/espn/blog/index?entryID=2367558&name=clayton_john&action=login&appRedirect=http%3a%2f%2finsider.espn.go.com%2fespn%2fblog%2findex%3fentryID%3d2367558%26name%3dclayton_john )
