Miami Dolphins wide receiver Kenny Stills (10) is one of two immediate priorities for the Dolphins as they prepare for unrestricted free agency. AL DIAZ
adiaz@miamiherald.com
The Miami Dolphins are scheduled to meet with the agents for Kenny Stills and Andre Branch while they are in Mobile, Ala., for Senior Bowl practices, according to league sources, with the hopes of setting a baseline starting point in negotiations in order to retain both players.
Stills, a wide receiver, and Branch, a defensive end, are the Dolphins’ free agent priorities, according to sources. Both become free agents able to sign with any team this offseason if they remain unsigned. And so it is important these meetings are productive so that talks can proceed to the point neither player actually hits free agency when it begins.
The Dolphins, of course, are not fretting publicly they might lose Stills or Branch. But there are reasons each player individually is important to the team and as a duo represent a message the team might send to other players on the roster.
