Melvin Ingram visiting

finfanatic wrote:It depends on the price.

Just like with any Hooker... er... I mean with Hooker.

       

Logan Laine
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The Dolphins and Melvin Ingram have expressed mutual interest in getting a deal done, and the Dolphins FO is trying to make the numbers work as we speak. Ingram is still in Miami and training with DeVante Parker while he waits for his agent to strike a deal.

4:07 PM · May 25, 2021

Emmanuel Ogbah, who led the Dolphins with nine sacks in 2020, is among the Dolphins players not spotted by reporters.

It’s not immediately clear why, but his absence provides a bit of context into the team’s decision to bring free agent edge defender Melvin Ingram in for a visit Monday.

Ogbah is entering the final season of a two-year, $15 million contract and is set to earn $7.5 million in base salary in 2021. He is believed to be seeking an extension, though it’s unclear if his absence Wednesday was related to that.

More significant absences Wednesday: cornerbacks Xavien Howard, Byron Jones, Justin Coleman and Jason McCourty, linebackers Jerome Baker and Benardrick McKinney, offensive tackle D.J. Fluker and receiver Will Fuller. Baker is entering the final year of his rookie contract.

Others not spotted on Wednesday: tight ends Adam Shaheen and Chris Myarick, linebacker Brennan Scarlett and defensive tackle Raekwon Davis, who was attending a graduation in Alabama this week.

mercury22nathan wrote:why does the Miami Herald feel the need to shit stir...

Emmanuel Ogbah, who led the Dolphins with nine sacks in 2020, is among the Dolphins players not spotted by reporters.

It’s not immediately clear why, but his absence provides a bit of context into the team’s decision to bring free agent edge defender Melvin Ingram in for a visit Monday.

Ogbah is entering the final season of a two-year, $15 million contract and is set to earn $7.5 million in base salary in 2021. He is believed to be seeking an extension, though it’s unclear if his absence Wednesday was related to that.

https://www.miamiherald.com/sports/nfl/miami-dolphins/article251693598.html

how does Ogbah's absence have anything to do with due diligence into a possible veteran depth signing - even if he does want an extension?  i don't know, but i just don't see the "bit of context" that supposedly provides.

and oh, by the way, there were a lot of veterans not present (some happy with contracts and others maybe not)...

More significant absences Wednesday: cornerbacks Xavien Howard, Byron Jones, Justin Coleman and Jason McCourty, linebackers Jerome Baker and Benardrick McKinney, offensive tackle D.J. Fluker and receiver Will Fuller. Baker is entering the final year of his rookie contract.

Others not spotted on Wednesday: tight ends Adam Shaheen and Chris Myarick, linebacker Brennan Scarlett and defensive tackle Raekwon Davis, who was attending a graduation in Alabama this week.

oh, Miami drafted a OT and a TE - perhaps a bit of context for the absence of Fluker and Myarick...ewww, the intrigue.  

DolFan 316 wrote:I have a hunch that Grier is waiting to sign Ingram until after June 1 but has agreed to a deal in principle, because Ingram's signing will necessitate another release and obviously it's better to let a player go after June 1 than before. Just my thought on it. We'll see.

JMP wrote:Media has gotten completely out of hand.  Every little thing is analyzed and a whole fake news story is created around the tiniest bit of meaningless info.

Watson will have to make a guess as to whether the league will place him on the Commissioner Exempt list. If he believes there’s a real chance it will happen (and there is), he’ll show up for camp.

He’ll show up because the end result will be the same as if he holds out — he won’t be playing [a member of, but not actually playing] for the Texans. On paid leave, however, he gets his full salary of more than $10 million for 2021, and he faces no fines, forfeitures, or other consequences. If he sits out all of 2021 without showing up, the total cost will be upwards of $20 million.

So if he shows up expecting to be placed on paid leave and isn’t, he’s stuck. He’s on the Texans. He’ll have to practice and play, unless he opts to “hold in,” deliberately providing minimal effort and/or refusing to practice or play based on embellished, exaggerated, and/or fabricated injuries.

Fueling that likelihood is the reality that, while the Collective Bargaining Agreement creates an easy path for players to not show up for the starting of training camp (although it’s not cheap for him to hold out), it’s very difficult to leave once a player has arrived. At that point, the team can send the player a letter giving him five days to return and, if he doesn’t, the team can place him on the Reserve/Left Squad list. If that happens, the player can play for no one in 2021, and the team will be able to pursue financial relief from the player, while also not paying him a salary.