Terry Glenn a Dolphin?

[DolFan619]

http://www.palmbeachpost.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/palmbeach/miamidolphins/entries/2008/07/25/terry_glenn_a_dolphin.html

Terry Glenn a Dolphin?

By Edgar Thompson | Friday, July 25, 2008, 07:32 PM

“She” could be coming to South Florida.

Terry Glenn, the player Bill Parcells once called “she” because he was injured, could be reunited with his former boss.

Parcells later said he regretted those comments. Glenn caught 90 passes for 1,132 yards and six touchdowns as a rookie under Parcells in New England, helping the Patriots to the Super Bowl.

The Cowboys waived Glenn, 34, before the first day of training camp. The Dolphins, who don’t have a WR on their roster with a 1,000-yard season, could pick up a player who had two 1,000-yard seasons Parcells for in Dallas, including 1,136 in 2005.

But Glenn has been plagued by injuries lately. He had two knee surgeries last year that limited him to one game and four plays.

Scheduled to earn a base salary of $1.74 million, Glenn balked when Cowboys owner Jerry Jones asked him to sign a $500,000 injury waiver in case he reinjured the knee.

Parcells, who has a history of bringing in his former players, likely will be intrigued by Glenn’s availability.

Gleen revitalized his career in Dallas, posting two 1,000-yard seasons when he rejoined Parcells in 2003. In addition to posting career-best 18.3 yards per catch in 2005, Glenn had a career-high seven touchdowns.

[simeon]

Terry Glenn had some great season's in the NFL, he might be worth the risk if he is healthy to come into training camp. However he is injury prone, but the thought of him in aqua and orange sounds awesome, considering how bad our receiving core is.
Just having him on the field will make the rest of our receivers better, giving more one on one coverage.

[DolFan619]

http://www.palmbeachpost.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/palmbeach/miamidolphins/entries/2008/07/26/sparano_he_looked_like_the_ter.html

Sparano: “He looked like the Terry Glenn that I knew"

By Ben Volin | Saturday, July 26, 2008, 01:17 PM

Tony Sparano tried to dodge a couple of questions about free agent receiver Terry Glenn in his post-practice press conference Saturday morning, but ended up heaping praise on his former player.

Glenn, the seventh overall pick in 1996, missed 15 games last year after undergoing two separate surgeries on his right knee. He came back for Week 17 and then Dallas’ playoff loss to the Giants, catching two passes for 30 yards in that game.

The Cowboys wanted Glenn to restructure his contract for this season, but Glenn balked. Friday, Dallas cut him, making him a free agent.

“When Terry came back at the end of the year and I watched him, in the Giant week he was with us, and he looked like the Terry Glenn that I knew,” Sparano said.

Can Terry Glenn still be a dangerous receiver?

“That’s the way he looked at that time,” Sparano said.

Receiver is certainly position where the Dolphins can make an upgrade.

Ernest Wilford, currently the Dolphins’ No. 1 receiver, had 518 receiving yards last year for Jacksonville. Shockingly, that would have led the Dolphins last year. Ted Ginn had the second-most yards last year among current Dolphins receivers, with 420.

Glenn, a 12-year veteran, has a lengthy history with Sparano, Bill Parcells and the Dolphins’ management. Parcells drafted Glenn with the Patriots, and brought him to Dallas in 2003. Glenn played for Sparano for four years.

Glenn, the player Parcells famously called “she” in New England, combined for 2,200 receiving yards in 2005 and 2006. Though he is 34, Glenn would significantly upgrade the Dolphins’ young receiving corps, assuming he can pass a team physical.

What do you think — is Glenn a good fit for the Dolphins? Do you want a 34-year-old receiver coming off a knee surgery? Would he be a good mentor to the receivers? Or would he just occupy a roster spot that should go to a young, developing player instead?

[simeon]

I am surprised that more people haven't respond to this, it appears the fans here are neither for or against Terry Glenn joining the dolphins.

[fyo]

There are a lot of mid-level players being cut these days, as well as some top quality available for trade. The big push will come when teams have to pare down their rosters from 80 to 53. That's 27 players from EVERY SINGLE team. Most will be cut because they're just not good enough for the NFL, but there are bound to be some project players (who just need a bit more time to mature) and players with injury risks that outweigh their current contracts (like Glenn).

There's no reason to panic and sign the first thing that comes along... not saying we shouldn't take a hard look at Glenn... I think we need to take a hard look at EVERYONE, because that's simply the only way we'll get the best possible roster.

[Sunstroke]

No real interest in old injury-prone WRs...sorry Terry!

[YoFuggedaboutit]

No real interest in old injury-prone WRs...sorry Terry!

Same goes for me.  We're rebuilding and need to get younger.

[StL FinFan]

True.  We need to stay away from the old guys and develop young players.  That is the only way we are going to improve. (here I go with the "we" stuff again  )

[Philly Fin Fan]

I think I predicted months ago that Terry Glenn would be a Fin. I'm not for the move, but not against it either.

[DolFan619]

http://www.palmbeachpost.com/dolphins/content/sports/epaper/2008/07/26/a9b_fins_notebook_0727.html

Dolphins Notebook: Terry Glenn could be natural fit

By EDGAR THOMPSON and BEN VOLIN
Palm Beach Post Staff Writers

Saturday, July 26, 2008

DAVIE — When he heard Dallas had released wide receiver Terry Glenn, Dolphins nose guard Jason Ferguson thought the same thing many NFL people did.

Glenn could soon be heading to South Florida to reunite with Bill Parcells.

Ferguson knows Parcells, the Dolphins' head of football operations, likes to bring in players he knows.

After all, Ferguson, who was drafted by Parcells in 1997 when he coached the Jets, is one of them. Glenn, who played for Parcells in New England and Dallas, would be another.

The Cowboys and Glenn were at odds over the receiver signing a $500,000 injury settlement in the event his right knee kept him from playing this season. Glenn reportedly eventually agreed to sign the waiver, but the Cowboys cut him and said they wanted more time to evaluate their younger receivers.

"I don't know what's going to happen and what's happening behind closed doors, but of course I'm like anybody else," said Ferguson, Glenn's teammate the past three seasons in Dallas, including two (2005-06) under Parcells.

"Bill handles up there what he's going to handle. I have high interest in it like you."

Ferguson said he likes Glenn as a person and knows what he can do as a player.

When they were teammates in 2005, Glenn finished with 1,136 yards, averaged18.3 yards a catch and scored a career-high seven touchdowns.

But Glenn, 34, also missed 15 games last year after undergoing two separate surgeries on his right knee.

"I think he's got a lot in his tank," Ferguson said. "He's healthy now."

Glenn did come back for Week 17 and then Dallas' playoff loss to the Giants, catching two passes for 30 yards in that game.

Speaking at the Dolphins' first day of training camp, coach Tony Sparano, an ex-Cowboys assistant, said he remembers Glenn that week.

"When Terry came back at the end of the year I watched him in the Giant week he was with us, and he looked like the Terry Glenn that I knew," Sparano said.

The Dolphins receiving corps could use a player with four 1,000-yard NFL seasons.

The highest single-season total by a current Miami receiver is 681 by first-year Dolphin Ernest Wilford in 2005 for Jacksonville.

News and notes

Porter out: Dolphins linebacker Joey Porter didn't practice Saturday and has been placed on the non-football injury list with a left ankle injury suffered last week.

Running wind sprints off to the side, while his teammates scrimmaged, Porter, a 31-year-old former Pro Bowler, didn't look like the menacing pass rusher the Dolphins hope he'll be this season. He looked more like the same player who missed most of training camp last summer.

A season ago, Porter had minor knee surgery Aug. 7 and got off to the slowest start of his career. He failed to make a sack for the first six games and finished with 51/2. Porter isn't concerned about the setback.

"It's nothing to really worry about," Porter said. "Why practice and take a chance of going out and getting it dinged again? It's only day one."

Holliday not in rebuilding mode: Vonnie Holliday had heard rumors Jason Taylor might play elsewhere, but still was surprised to hear he'd been traded to the Redskins a week ago.

"At first I really had to take a step back. What are we doing?" Holliday, 32, said Saturday, the Dolphins' first practice without Taylor since 1997. "Coming into training camp, that's not really where you want to start."

Offensive tackle Vernon Carey, a fifth-year pro, called the move "part of the game."

"We were teammates, but that's a lot of guys," Carey said. "It's a business."

Saturday was a busy day for the Dolphins, with the team announcing seven roster moves.

The team announced four signings (quarterback Chad Henne, defensive end Phillip Merling, guard Rueben Riley and receiver Anthony Armstrong) and three cuts (receiver Justin Wynn and offensive linemen Dan Gore and Julius Wilson).

Since last season, the Dolphins have added 46 new players to the 80-man roster.

"You just got to believe in those guys upstairs," Holliday, an 11th-year pro, said. "Parcells has done it before, so I have to believe he knows what he's doing."

[DolFan619]

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http://www.star-telegram.com/332/story/793508.html

Terry Glenn likely headed to Miami

By MAC ENGEL
tengel@star-telegram.com

OXNARD, Calif. -- Former Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Terry Glenn is expected to sign with the Miami Dolphins in the next few days, according to two sources.

Glenn was waived by the Cowboys on Friday.

In Miami, the veteran receiver will be reunited with Bill Parcells and several other former Dallas coaches and players. Parcells, the Dolphins executive vice president for football operations, coached Glenn in New England and in Dallas.

Before being released by Dallas, Glenn had not practiced in the off-season because he refused to sign an injury waiver for his surgically repaired right knee. The two sides never came to terms and the Cowboys decided to go in another direction. Owner Jerry Jones hinted last week that he might bring Glenn back, but that appears unlikely now.

Glenn missed 15 games last season after two surgeries on his right knee. He saw his first regular-season action against Washington in the final game, but did not have a catch while playing in a limited role.

In the Cowboys’ divisional playoff loss to the New York Giants, Glenn caught two passes for 30 yards.

Glenn played five seasons in Dallas, including back-to-back 1,000-yard seasons in 2005 and 2006.

[Denver_Bronco]

You need young, yes, but Terry would be a great mentor to the younger guys. You need someone there to take the lead.

[DolFan619]

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/football/pro/dolphins/sfl-glenn9729,0,7640464.story

Dolphins considering adding WR Terry Glenn

By Harvey Fialkov
Sun-Sentinel.com

10:09 PM EDT, July 29, 2008

The Dolphins are discussing adding veteran receiver Terry Glenn to help bolster an inexperienced receiving corps, according to a source.

Glenn, who was drafted by Dolphins vice president of football operations Bill Parcells in 1996 when both were with the Patriots, also played for Parcells and Dolphins coach Tony Sparano while both were with the Cowboys. The Fort Worth Star-Telegram is citing two sources that say Glenn is expected to sign with the Dolphins in the next few days.

The Dolphins worked out a player at the team facility today but General Manager Jeff Ireland confirmed that it wasn't Glenn through a team spokesman. He wouldn't comment on the Star-Telegram report.

Glenn has 44 career touchdowns and four 1,000 yard-seasons, including 2006 when he was coached by Parcells, who used to tease Glenn by calling him, 'she,' early in his career. Glenn, who turned 34 last week, played just one game last season before undergoing two surgeries on his right knee. He refused to sign an injury waiver and was released last week.

Of the five Dolphins veterans, including Ernest Wilford, Derek Hagan, Ted Ginn Jr., David Kircus and Greg Camarillo, only Wilford has more than three years of NFL experience. There are five rookies battling for roster spots, including Davone Bess, Anthony Armstrong, Selwyn Lymon, John Dunlap and Jayson Foster.

Glenn returned for the final game last season and Sparano thought he looked pretty good.

"When Terry came back at the end of the year and I watched him, [preparing for the Giants playoff game when] he was with us, and he looked like the Terry Glenn that I knew," Sparano said over the weekend.

Glenn would have to pass a physical before any deal was finalized. If he was signed, a player would have to be cut to make room on the allotted 80-man roster.

[DolFan619]

http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/football/miami-dolphins/story/622729.html

Report: Terry Glenn to Dolphins

BY JEFF DARLINGTON
Miami Herald

The Dolphins' interest in former Cowboys wide receiver Terry Glenn might have taken a more serious step.  The Fort Worth Star-Telegram reported Tuesday night that the big-name pass-catcher would sign with Miami.

The report, which cited two anonymous sources, did not provide anyother details, aside from noting that Glenn was expected to sign inthe next few days. However, the eventual evaluation of Glenn's knee, which underwent two surgeries last season, likely will play a major role in whether the team actually signs him.

Miami's interest in Glenn, 34, has been widely speculated since he was waived by the Cowboys last week because of concerns about his surgically repaired knee. Glenn, though, previously played for Bill Parcells in both New England and Dallas.

His presence in Miami would bolster a weak corps of receivers. In 2006, during his last healthy season, Glenn caught 70 passes for 1,047 yards. During Tuesday's practice, the Dolphins' receivers combined for four badly dropped passes in two hours.

A Miami spokesperson said the team had no comment on the report.

[fyo]

With 5-6 receivers being the norm on a 53-man roster, that pretty much leaves Jayson Foster out in the cold.

Ginn, Hagan and Wilford are pretty much guaranteed to make the roster. Add Glenn and there's only one sure spot left at wide receiver. Even if Parcell's et. al. opt for keeping 6, I don't see Foster making it in competition with Camarillo and Bess (plus the others). Hopefully, he'll get a chance on the practice squad...