Dolphins have been in contact with ex-Bears QB Jay Cutler
With the status of injured Tannehill up in air, Miami is shopping
DAVIE, Fla. — Even as they continue to weigh what to do with starting quarterback Ryan Tannehill and his injured left knee, the Miami Dolphins are already reaching out to multiple veteran quarterback options, with former Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler being prominent among those.
Coach Adam Gase has been in contact with Cutler personally the past two days as the two men have worked on rekindling a relationship that helped Cutler throw 25 touchdowns and 11 interceptions in 2015 when he was the starting QB for Chicago and Gase was the offensive coordinator.
That year helped both men because it rehabilitated Cutler’s diminishing career and reputation, and it also sealed Gase’s reputation as something of a quarterback guru after he had success with Peyton Manning as well as Cutler.
Cutler was released by Chicago on March 9 and then found no suitable opportunity to sign with another team. He instead agreed to join FOX Sports as an analyst.
MARIJUANA STUDY: Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones supports the NFL and its offer to work in tandem with the NFL Players Association to study the potential use of marijuana as a pain management tool for players, as reported by The Washington Post earlier this week.
The league’s new approach follows Jones’ efforts at the NFL owners meeting in April to lobby owners to drop the league’s prohibition on marijuana use.
“I agree with what the NFL is doing,” Jones said. “There is real fertile ground there. It is a labor issue that, like several things, not just that one, I understand the sensitivity about that particular issue. A lot of people would disagree it’s a labor issue, but that’s the way these things work. A lot of things get thrown in that hat.” HALL OF FAME: For several members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s class of 2017, it was a time to campaign while celebrating.
Terrell Davis wants more attention paid to the running game, and stronger Hall consideration for running backs — something similar to this year, when both he and LaDainian Tomlinson were selected.
Morten Andersen, just the second full-time kicker to make the hall, spoke out Friday for the guys who put the foot in football.
Kenny Easley can’t believe there are only eight pure safeties enshrined.
The induction ceremony is scheduled for tonight along with Kurt Warner, Jerry Jones and Jason Taylor.
PATRIOTS: Quarterback Tom Brady says he prefers to keep any medical issues in his past private, including whether he had a concussion last season.
In his first comments since the Patriots opened training camp, the quarterback said Friday he is “not blind” to issues such as CTE, but remains confident in how he tries to avoid injury.
Brady’s wife, Gisele Bundchen, told “CBS This Morning” in May that Brady played through a concussion last season. She also alluded to other concussions he has had during his career.
He declined to say whether her comments were accurate: “I don’t want to get into things that happened in my past, certain medical history and so forth.”
The NFL said it reviewed all reports from independent neurotrauma consultants and trainers who worked at Brady’s games during the 2016 season and found no records that indicated he had a head injury or showed concussion symptoms. LA GET-TOGETHER: The Los Angeles Chargers will get their first look at their new temporary home today when they host the LA Rams in a practice in the 27,000-seat StubHub Center, which is less than half the size of all but one current NFL stadium.
“To be honest, it kind of reminds me of high school,” Chargers coach Anthony Lynn said.