GM_Davenport
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I am told, by someone directly involved, that the Dolphins are exploring the option of trading for Osi Umenyiora.
The information I was given suggests the Dolphins are willing to part with a 2nd round draft choice, and are currently asking a few players with front loaded contracts to restructure or take pay cuts to make room.
The obstacles:
-The Dolphins are willing to part with a 2nd round pick, the Giants want a first. There is a confidence that the Giants will budge.
-Umenyiora wants a 5 year contract at $12 million per season. The Dolphins are willing to meet those demands, but they want to back load the deal with minimal guarantees-- so they have the option to part ways if he hits his decline. His agent obviously is pushing for the opposite.
A deal is not likely imminent, and there seem to be other suitors for Umenyiora, but the Dolphins are among those that are closest to the Giants' and Umenyiora's demands. The soonest it would take place would be after the weekend.
Take it as you will.
The information I was given suggests the Dolphins are willing to part with a 2nd round draft choice, and are currently asking a few players with front loaded contracts to restructure or take pay cuts to make room.
The obstacles:
-The Dolphins are willing to part with a 2nd round pick, the Giants want a first. There is a confidence that the Giants will budge.
-Umenyiora wants a 5 year contract at $12 million per season. The Dolphins are willing to meet those demands, but they want to back load the deal with minimal guarantees-- so they have the option to part ways if he hits his decline. His agent obviously is pushing for the opposite.
A deal is not likely imminent, and there seem to be other suitors for Umenyiora, but the Dolphins are among those that are closest to the Giants' and Umenyiora's demands. The soonest it would take place would be after the weekend.
Take it as you will.
