Team signs rookie LB Ginda, who led NCAA in tackles

The Miami Dolphins signed the leading tackler in college football last season to a two-year contract that will have him competing for a roster spot during training camp.

Frank Ginda, who led the NCAA with 173 total tackles (94 solo) during his junior season at San Diego State, joined the team on Tuesday, two days before training camp practices begin.

Ginda, who started 35 games at linebacker for San Jose State, declared for the draft a year early, but went undrafted. He initially signed with the Arizona Cardinals, but was released on June 15.

Ginda, who is 6 foot, 235 pounds, reportedly ran a 4.72 at his pro day and benched 225 pounds 29 times.

In a subsequent move, the Dolphins placed former Michigan linebacker Mike McCray, who joined the team as an undrafted rookie, on the reserve/retired list. McCray had previously participated in Miami’s offseason program and minicamp practices but decided to retire Tuesday.

Commission OK’s site

The Miami Dolphins are soon expected to choose one of two sites for a new training complex after the Miami-Dade County Commission voted Tuesday to subsidize a move to Miami Gardens.

Commissioners voted in support of a proposed site next to Hard Rock Stadium. The Dolphins are also considering a site in Miramar.

The Dolphins' training headquarters have been at Nova University in Broward since 1993, moving there from St. Thomas University, where they had practiced for more than two decades.

The team wants to build a larger complex expected to cost up to $75 million.

Construction would be privately financed. But the county commission voted to increase by more than $50 million the maximum amount of tax money the Dolphins receive for large sporting events held at their stadium over the next several decades, with the higher subsidies contingent on the complex being built in Miami-Dade.

A decision by the Dolphins regarding relocation is expected soon. The new complex is projected to open before the start of the 2020 season.