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Without a doubt, outside linebacker is clearly a position of need for the Dolphins. Even if the Dolphins do re-sign Jason Taylor - and that’s no sure thing, either - the Dolphins will likely draft at least one outside linebacker in next month’s draft, likely earlier rather than later. So this week’s “video time” will focus on some of the best outside linebackers that will be available

Dolphins second-year guard Donald Thomas received $316,577 to nearly double his 2009 salary ($338,397) in the NFL’s performance-based pool, according to league documents.

The Miami Dolphins hired former wide receiver Nat Moore as vice president and senior advisor to chief executive officer Mike Dee. Moore will continue to oversee alumni activities and will take on an expanded senior advisory role working with Dee on special projects.

Adam Schefter of ESPN reports via twitter that free agent linebacker Akin Ayodele is scheduled to visit the 49ers on Monday. Ayodele has spent the last two seasons with the Dolphins after being traded along with tight end Anthony Fasano from Dallas back in April 2008. Source: Adam Schefter: Twitter.com

Take a break from what you’re doing real quick and name three playmakers on the Miami Dolphins right now… Still thinking? That’s because there are not three playmakers on the Miami Dolphins and without fully knowing how far along Ronnie Brown has progressed in his recovery from a broken foot, it’s arguable Miami doesn’t have a single one. To avoid any undue debate, let’s just go ahead and define some parameters

The Sun-Sentinel is reporting that the Miami Dolphins announced that Kaleb Thornhill will be the team’s new Director of Player Development. Thornhill, a former Michigan State University middle linebacker, previously worked for the Detroit Lions in the football operation and player development departments. “Kaleb was an outstanding student-athlete at Michigan State University, respected by both his coaches and teammates alike,” Dolphins GM Jeff Ireland said in a statement.  “His leadership and personal attributes there were obvious and he brought those same qualities to the NFL.” At Michigan State, Thornhill served as graduate assistant to the athletics director, where he created player development/mentor presentations while assisting student-athlete support services.

With the start of free agency last Friday at midnight, I chose to focus solely on all the news and rumors and put off this post for a week.

To every fence there is a side.  Sometimes the grass looks greener, sometimes it doesn’t.  Sometimes your opinion on a subject on one side of a fence meets criticism from the other.  And sometimes, you just sit on top of the fence say to hell with it and take both sides.  Me, I really don’t care what side of the fence I’m on.  It’s my opinion so your either on the same side or your not.  Such is the case with Brandon Marshall.  I say yes.  I will be the first to admit that I wasn’t initially on board with bringing in a prima-donna to any position on the field.  Especially one that could curtail the development of a young QB like Chad Henne.  Then I realized, Brandon Marshall is not Terrell Owens.  Brandon Marshall is far from Jerry Rice but he isn’t a locker-room cancer and in reality never has been. I can go into his legal background but honestly you can read that list for yourself on Wikipedia.  Yes, he has had some issues but let’s face facts, some of those issues were not his fault, some of them were bad press, and some of them were young mistakes.  It’s his emotions that have gotten the better of him.  As was the case with Darrent Williams

Now that the Miami Dolphins have added linebacker Karlos Dansby via free agency, the team will have more wiggle room when it comes time to make a selection with the 12th overall pick in the Draft…Read the full article on Bleacher Report…