Post by theultimatekcchiefsfan on Apr 15, 2007 21:47:58 GMT -5
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Quote:Green Talks Intensify
By Edgar Thompson
Palm Beach Post Staff Writer
Sunday, April 15, 2007
With the NFL Draft less than two weeks away, a trade by the Dolphins for Kansas City quarterback Trent Green is imminent, a source said Saturday.
Talks between the Chiefs and Dolphins have resumed and should lead to an agreement before the April 28-29 draft, allowing Miami to focus on other needs in the earlier rounds.
The negotiations have dragged on for more than six weeks because the teams cannot agree on the terms of the deal. Late last month, Chiefs General Manager Carl Peterson said his team sought a second-round pick for Green, while Dolphins GM Randy Mueller would offer only a seventh-round pick.
But the teams soon will find a compromise "because it is in everyone's best interest," the source said.
Beside four picks in the first three rounds, the Dolphins have a fourth-round pick (No. 108) and two sixth-round picks (Nos. 181 and 199) to go with two seventh-round selections.
Miami has conducted its first mini-camp under new coach Cam Cameron with only one healthy quarterback on its roster, backup Cleo Lemon, who has made one NFL start. Kansas City, on the other hand, rewarded Damon Huard, who ranked second to Peyton Manning in passer rating last season, with a three-year contract.
Miami hopes to reunite Green, a two-time Pro Bowler who turns 37 on July 9, and Cameron, who coached him with the Washington Redskins in 1995 and '96.