Branden Albert trade possible
Tackle could go to Jags for TE Julius Thomas
CORAL GABLES — The Miami Dolphins are working on a trade with Jacksonville that would swap left tackle Branden Albert for Jaguars tight end Julius Thomas, according to league sources.
The trade may be contingent on Albert and Thomas restructuring their contracts. The players would also need to pass physicals, and a deal can’t be finalized until the start of the new league year on March 9.
However, multiple sources say that all parties are willing participants, and that includes Albert, who said so directly to the Sun Sentinel.
“Why ruffle feathers when you don’t have to?” Albert said when asked about the potential trade to Jacksonville, which he wouldn’t confirm details of. “It’s the business of the game. I honestly believe where I’m going to go is the right fit. It is going to be a surprise when [the terms] come out.
“Where I’m going they put a lot of faith in me, and they know they are getting loyalty back,” said Albert, who noted that he’s around 305 pounds and that the left wrist injury he played with in the second half of the season is finally healed. “My faith, me being a man of Christ, I know God is going to pointme where hewants me to be.”
The Dolphins were planning to release Albert on Thursday, which would have cleared $7.2 million in salary cap space, but the Jaguars notified Miami that they had