Phins sign two veteran offensive linemen

The Miami Dolphins sign a pair of veteran offensive linemen, adding offensive guard Jeff Linkenbach and offensive lineman Jacques McClendon to one-year deals, according to multiple sources.

Linkenbach and McClendon's signing bolsters an offensive line which needs to find two starting guard for the 2015 season. Linkenbach should be in the starter mix considering he's a five-year veteran who has started 36 games during his time with the Colts and the Chiefs.

McClendon, a former University of Tennesse product, has spent four seasons in the NFL working as a guard and center. This 27-year-old spent last season with the Jaguars, which started him for three games at center.

Last season Linkenbach, who is 6-foot-6, 325 pounds, started three of the 16 games he played for Kansas City. He played in 216 snaps and allowed two sacks and eight hurries in the four game she served as Kansas City's starting right guard late in the season.

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New #Dolphins OL Jeff Linkenbach tells reporters he "absolutely" expects to compete for a starting job.

Degarmo wrote:Hey, I'm just glad they got some more guys to compete.

Degarmo wrote:I think a bag of constipated badgers would be better than Dallas Thomas.

Miami Herald wrote:In that way, he’s a younger version of Daryn Colledge, who announced his retirement early this month.

But Colledge was better in pass protection a year ago, allowing a quarterback pressure just once every 36.3 snaps. Linkenbach, meanwhile, allowed one every 18.8.

McClendon, who can play both center and guard, has appeared in just 22 games (starting five) in a four-year career spent with the Jaguars, Lions and Colts. He started the first two games for Jacksonville last year, but lost the job after struggling.

DolFan 316 wrote:Geez Merc, why ya always gotta be such a downer?