Quarterback Trent Green showed up for organized team activities (OTAs) Tuesday in Kansas City, not Miami, and my understanding of the situation is that this is how it's going to be until Miami -- not Kansas City -- makes a move.
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| Miami might have to blink first when it comes to Trent Green. (Getty Images) |
The assumption, of course, is that he won't play again for the Chiefs -- and maybe that's true. But the Chiefs haven't ruled out the possibility of Green returning as a starter, even though coaches are expected to take a hard look at second-year quarterback Brodie Croyle.
And Damon Huard? Look at his contract. The Chiefs didn't invest much in the guy. They could cut him and move forward with little cap damage. They could cut Green, too, but I wouldn't bet on it if I were Miami.
This means that if the Dolphins want Green, ponying up a fourth-round pick would get it done, but I don't sense interest from the Dolphins. Let me put that another way: I don't sense an interest by the people who matter.
From the outside, at least, it appears as if there's a division within the club on Green. It's clear coach Cam Cameron and quarterbacks coach Terry Shea stand would love to have had Green months ago.
But it's just as clear where the front office stands. A league source told me the Dolphins rejected a draft-day deal that would've sent Green to Miami for its sixth-round pick and a swap of third-round positions -- with Kansas City moving 11 spots forward from the 82nd position to the 71st.
Think about that: Eleven spots in the third round would've clinched a deal. Yet the Dolphins balked. That tells me someone there isn't sold on Green as the next quarterback.
So the Dolphins pass, keep their fingers crossed on Daunte Culpepper and hope Kansas City caves in. At which point Green can join the team, and Cameron can move on without Culpepper.
That's one scenario.
But here's another: The Chiefs don't have to do anything with Green.
That's what people seem to be missing. Car alarms went off last week when it was discovered that Green would attend this week's OTAs. With the Chiefs on the hook for his entire salary if Green suffers a season-ending injury, speculation centered on a renewed effort by the club to trade him.
Except the Chiefs are prepared to suck up his salary if they have to ... and they would have to if they kept him.
