Still seeking long-term pact, Landry arrives

Dolphins wide receiver Jarvis Landry reported to the facility in Davie for voluntary offseason workouts, which began Monday.

Landry and the Dolphins would like to work out a longterm contract but haven’t been able to do so yet.

Landry said, “football players don’t hold out from football things,” according to a league source.

The Dolphins tweeted a video that showed Landry and some teammates reporting. Dolphins coach Adam Gase said at the NFL owner’s meetings in Phoenix that he expected Landry to report.

Landry is scheduled to earn $1.1 million in the fourth year of his NFL contract.

The Dolphins may be looking at Doug Baldwin’s contract as a comparable ($11.5 million/season) and Landry may be thinking his deal should exceed T.Y. Hilton’s deal ($13 million/season), thus creating the rub.

Perhaps a long-term deal around $13 million will be a landing spot, with both sides wanting a long-term marriage.

DB sticking with Dolphi ns : Mi c ha e l Thomas i s s i g n i n g h i s o n e - y e a r restricted free agent contract with the Dolphins, according to a league source.

Thomas had interest from two NFL teams, including a three-year offer, according to a source, but decided he wanted to stay with the Dolphins.

Thomas is receiving a raise to approximately $1.8 million from $675,000.

The Dolphins had retained a right to match any offer. Thomas has versatility as a nickel cornerback and safety. And perhaps most important, he is a team leader and a special-teams captain.

Thomas, 27, even merited consideration as a Pro Bowl special-teams selection. Thomas began his career as an undrafted free agent from Stanford and has made a considerable impact with involvement in the South Florida community.

Albert holding out: The Dolphins might have averted a problem by trading left tackle Branden Albert to the Jacksonville Jaguars this offseason.

Not only did the move allow Miami to save money and slide Laremy Tunsil into his natural position, but it appears to have spared the team from dealing with a contract dispute. Albert did not report to voluntary workouts in Jacksonville on Monday because he is holding out for a new contract, according to NFL Network.

He has two years and $18.5 million left on the deal he originally signed with Miami.

Albert, 32, was beloved in the Dolphins locker room the last few years, but has dealt with various injuries recently. He played 35 of a possible 48 games with Miami and hasn’t started 15 in a season since 2011.

Re t u r n o f t h e C o l o r Rush : Re member t h o s e all-orange uniforms the Dolphins wore for their Thursday night game against Cincinnati last year? Those, or some new variation of them, will be back.

The NFL owners voted down a proposal that would have allowed teams to opt out of wearing the Color Rush jerseys for those games. It sounds like Miami would have preferred to dump them.

“I’m not a big fan of it, but other people are,” said Dolphins owner Stephen Ross, who didn’t specify which way he voted. “I think, really, the coach weighs in an awful lot on that.”

Miami wore them for one game, drawing comparisons to Creamsicles and Cheetos, and elected to wear throwback uniforms for two home games.

While the league has yet to announce the colors or the “Thursday Night Football” schedule for the upcoming season, the Dolphins don’t have many viable options besides orange. They already have pants and jerseys in all aqua and all white, so other than that, the only reasonable choices might be all black or all silver.