Trent Green to Dolphins Officially Done

Although the Dolphins added six second-day draft picks to their roster Sunday, the bigger news concerned the player who still isn't headed to South Florida as was expected.The Dolphins and Kansas City failed to consummate a trade for Trent Green, leaving it uncertain when -- or if -- the quarterback will be arriving to the team where he wants to play.
During an ESPN interview Sunday, Chiefs President/General Manager Carl Peterson continued to espouse a hard-line stance in negotiations when the Dolphins refused to trade their fourth-round pick to Kansas City for Green. Peterson then rejected the Dolphins' offer of a sixth-round selection, agent Jim Steiner said."There have been negotiations ongoing for quite some time," Dolphins General Manager Randy Mueller said. "Obviously, we don't have a deal. To go back and forth about what was [discussed], you don't have enough paper. Trust me. We're carrying on. We both have our plans and will move on from this point."Said Steiner: "We're going to try and address this in the next few days and see where we're going with it."The Dolphins instead used their fourth-round selection on Utah nose guard Paul Soliai, then added two sixth-round picks (Hawaii fullback Reagan Mauia and Central Michigan center/guard Drew Mormino) and three seventh-rounders in Syracuse linebacker Kelvin Smith, Michigan State punter Brandon Fields and Colorado defensive end/outside linebacker Abraham Wright."We don't have any intention on releasing [Green] or letting him go for something that's not of value," Peterson said. "He's more valuable to us right now than probably anything that Miami or anybody else can do."Peterson even went so far as to say that Green is his team's starting quarterback "right now.""He's been a marvelous performer for us both on and off the field," said Peterson, whose team acquired Green in 2001. "He's been our leader. He's healthy. He's ready to play."But barring a willingness to carry a projected reserve at a $7.2 million base salary in 2007, Green still ultimately appears headed to the Dolphins whether by trade or after being released.Damon Huard, who started eight games last season in place of an injured Green (concussion), was re-signed to a three-year, $7.5 million contract extension in February. Chiefs coach Herman Edwards also has said he wants to give additional practice snaps to second-year quarterback Brodie Croyle in hopes he can develop into a starter.Because that would leave Green as a third-stringer, the Chiefs allowed him to shop his services elsewhere last month. The Dolphins quickly emerged as the leading suitor because Green would likely become the team's starting quarterback and has long-standing relationships with head coach Cam Cameron and quarterbacks coach Terry Shea.Green has even worked out a restructured contract.Without Green, the Dolphins will have three quarterbacks -- Cleo Lemon, Gibran Hamdan and second-round pick John Beck -- participating in this weekend's minicamp. Cameron said he didn't expect Daunte Culpepper to practice as he continues recovering from last November's knee surgery.In an e-mail sent last week to some South Florida media members, Culpepper said he will "begin to ease into" more extensive rehabilitation starting Tuesday after not receiving medical clearance to participate in a minicamp held two weeks ago."I'm going to trust his judgment along with the medical staff," said Cameron, whose team is expected to release or trade Culpepper later this offseason. "He will not step on the field until he's 100 percent healthy."Even without acquiring Green, the Dolphins continued to bolster their offense Sunday after selecting four offensive players (Beck, Ohio State wide receiver Ted Ginn Jr., center Samson Satele and running back Lorenzo Booker) on the draft's first day. Mauia is a 272-pound fullback who is projected to backup free-agent acquisition Cory Schlesinger, while Mormino will try to land a roster spot as a reserve interior lineman.Soliai, Smith and Wright also will be vying for roster spots as backups, while Fields is considered the front-runner to replace the departed Donnie Jones (St. Louis)."Today was a big day to fill specific needs," Mueller said. "I think we were able to do that and find some specific skill sets that match what the coaches want on both sides of the ball."

I am extremely Hapy this happened he would of been a temporary fix for at most 2 years. The Dolphins still have Culpepper and they drafted beck so im happy. Hopefully beck or culpepper pan out