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Free safety is a position that begs our attention because there are so many things going on. First, you should recognize there are "acorns," as general manager Jeff Ireland calls them, still out there that could be picked up and added to the roster.
Free agent safety Darren Sharper is not one of those guys. Sharper has two contract offers that he's considering -- one from New Orleans, one from Jacksonville. The Dolphins were not in the mix as of this morning and you should not expect them to get in the mix.
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There is the possibility the Dolphins might be planning to do something with O.J. Atogwe after June 1
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That means Chris Clemons, Tyrone Culver, and Reshad Jones are on notice
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My feeling? Miami's 2010 starting free safety is not currently on the roster. Everything the Dolphins have done this offseason -- cut Gibril Wilson, chased Antrel Rolle and Ryan Clark, drafted Jones while seriously considering Earl Thomas -- suggests the Dolphins want to upgrade beyond Clemons and Culver.
No knock on either, those are just the facts.
Jones, by the way, is interesting in that he was all the rage during rookie camp.
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"I felt him in the last couple of days," coach Tony Sparano said of Jones on the final day of the rookie camp
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