Dolphins offered tender to RB Brown

With only two days left before the March 5 deadline, the Miami Dolphins are among the several teams who began to take actions to retain free agents. What they did was to offer a $3.97 million to running back Ronnie Brown and tender a contract at $1,176,000 to tight end Anthony Fasano.

Thus, the Dolphins would be owed a first-round draft pick should another team sign Brown and the Dolphins not match the offer. They will also have the right of first refusal plus the right to a pick in the player’s round if Fasano signs with another team and Miami not match the offer.

The 28-year-old Brown has a career rushing average of 4.4 yards per carry, so the first-round tender is still not enough to keep him in Dolphins jersey. Young and fast, he is still expected to be a hot pursue on the open market, so it really depends on whether the running back wants to stay with the Dolphins.