Every time an NFL team signs a defensive end from the CFL, everyone always wonders if he will become the next Cam Wake.
Which brings us to Cleyon Laing, a rising talent with the Toronto Argonauts. Though nothing has been signed, he has agreed to terms on a three-year entry level contract with the Dolphins, a source said Monday, following reports in Canada.
Laing isn’t as heralded a prospect as Wake was coming out of the CFL, but the Dolphins are intrigued.
Laing had five NFL offers, including ones from the Jets and Patriots.
But the Dolphins were the most persistent, and the defensive coaching staff sent word that he would benefit learning from Wake and Ndamukong Suh, which carried weight with Laing.
Laing, 6-3 and 280 pounds, also felt well-suited to Miami’s 4-3 defense, where he can play end or tackle if he makes the team (and we're obviously a long way from him making the team).
He had 41 tackles, nine sacks and two formed fumbles for Toronto last season. His agent, Jonothan Hardaway arranged workouts for him with seven teams, including the Dolphins.
An Edmonton native, he had 3.5 sacks in four seasons of a nondescript college career at Iowa State. He has 15 sacks in 35 career CFL games.
### Dolphins center Mike Pouncey told The Finsiders today that he was impressed by new coach Adam Gase: “Really like him a lot. Young, very active coach. First time I talked to him, he was so easy to have a conversation with, very outgoing. You can see he’s a great coach. With him, I see us doing a lot of great things.”
Pouncey, on some other players: “We’re all thinking [Ryan] Tannehill is going to do really well in this offense. I hope Lamar [Miller] signs back with us. [Olivier] Vernon is going to cost our team a lot of money. Hopefully we can retain him.”
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Which brings us to Cleyon Laing, a rising talent with the Toronto Argonauts. Though nothing has been signed, he has agreed to terms on a three-year entry level contract with the Dolphins, a source said Monday, following reports in Canada.
Laing isn’t as heralded a prospect as Wake was coming out of the CFL, but the Dolphins are intrigued.
Laing had five NFL offers, including ones from the Jets and Patriots.
But the Dolphins were the most persistent, and the defensive coaching staff sent word that he would benefit learning from Wake and Ndamukong Suh, which carried weight with Laing.
Laing, 6-3 and 280 pounds, also felt well-suited to Miami’s 4-3 defense, where he can play end or tackle if he makes the team (and we're obviously a long way from him making the team).
He had 41 tackles, nine sacks and two formed fumbles for Toronto last season. His agent, Jonothan Hardaway arranged workouts for him with seven teams, including the Dolphins.
An Edmonton native, he had 3.5 sacks in four seasons of a nondescript college career at Iowa State. He has 15 sacks in 35 career CFL games.
### Dolphins center Mike Pouncey told The Finsiders today that he was impressed by new coach Adam Gase: “Really like him a lot. Young, very active coach. First time I talked to him, he was so easy to have a conversation with, very outgoing. You can see he’s a great coach. With him, I see us doing a lot of great things.”
Pouncey, on some other players: “We’re all thinking [Ryan] Tannehill is going to do really well in this offense. I hope Lamar [Miller] signs back with us. [Olivier] Vernon is going to cost our team a lot of money. Hopefully we can retain him.”
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