Roster

Dolphins WR Ted Ginn Jr. will look to build on his rookie season in 2007. Ginn started off slow with Miami going through several QB changes with Trent Green (concussion) getting hurt and the young guys in Cleo Lemon and John Beck struggling. Ginn started to play better when Chris Chambers was traded to San Diego. Ginn made nine starts and finished with 34 catches for 420 yards and two touchdowns. His best game of the season was Week 17 against the Bengals when he had seven catches for 53 yards and a touchdown. Ginn also did well on special teams with a punt return for a touchdown and a 22.7-yard average on kickoff returns.

Dolphins DB Courtney Bryan (six tackles, fumble recovery), DB Lance Schulters (six tackles) and DL Vonnie Holliday (five tackles) all helped out with nice outings in Miami's 28-7 loss to the Patriots in Week 16.

The Dolphins signed LB Kelvin Smith off their practice squad Tuesday.

Dolphins TE Justin Peelle had a decent year for a backup tight end in 2007. He appeared in all 16 games with 10 starts and had 29 catches for 228 yards and two touchdowns. Peelle at times outplayed starter David Martin, and the two finished with the same amount of touchdowns.

According to the Dallas Morning News, the Cowboys will trade DL Jason Ferguson to Miami. The Cowboys and Dolphins will swap sixth-round picks this year and the Cowboys will receive Miami's sixth-rounder in 2009. The order of the picks in the '08 draft will be revealed when the league sets the compensatory picks at the NFL owners' meetings. But the Cowboys will have the first pick in the sixth round based on Miami's 1-15 record last season. Ferguson played in only the season opener against the New York Giants before tearing his biceps. Ferguson is healthy and will anchor the Dolphins' switch to the 3-4 defense. He will also reunite for the third time with executive vice president of football operations Bill Parcells, who initially drafted him with the New York Jets.

For the Buffalo Bills, third QB Gibran Hamdan (coach's decision), TE Matt Murphy (calf), TE Derek Schouman (ankle), RB Fred Jackson (coach's decision), DB Ashton Youboty (ankle), LB Leon Joe (coach's decision) and DL Jason Jefferson (coach's decision) were all named inactive for their Week 10 game at Miami. For the Dolphins, DB Travares Tillman (knee), LB Zach Thomas (migraines), RB Samkon Gado (coach's decision), WR Kerry Reed (coach's decision), DL Anthony Bryant (coach's decision), DL Derreck Robinson (coach's decision) and DL Rob Ninkovich (coach's decision) were also all named inactive.

Knee

The Dolphins cut several defensive players on Monday, most notably defensive tackle Keith Traylor. In addition, the team waived defensive tackle Anthony Bryant and defensive tackle Marquay Love.

Dolphins DB Courtney Bryan (six tackles, fumble recovery), DB Lance Schulters (six tackles) and DL Vonnie Holliday (five tackles) all helped out with nice outings in Miami's 28-7 loss to the Patriots in Week 16.

The Miami Dolphins signed three-year veteran WR Tab Perry to a one-year contract Thursday, the team announced. The 6-foot-3, 208-pound Terry spent the first three years of his NFL career with Cincinnati, which made him a sixth-round draft choice in 2005. In three NFL seasons, the 26-year-old Perry has played in 20 games with one start and caught 10 passes for 109 yards and a touchdown. e also has rushed for 22 yards and a TD on six caries. In addition, he has been a solid contributor on the Bengals’ special teams unit, where he has returned 75 kickoffs for a 23.7-yard average with a long of 94, and tallied 20 tackles, a fumble recovery and a forced fumble. He was limited to two games and one start in 2007 with a hip injury that kept him on the team's injured reserve list for the final 11 contests.

Hip

Dolphins DB Jason Allen finally got some playing time in 2007 and played well. He made nine starts and finished the season with 62 tackles (55 solo) with a team-leading three interceptions and one forced fumble.

The Miami Dolphins signed WR David Kircus on Thursday. The 6-2, 192-pound Kircus is a veteran of three NFL seasons, most recently with the Denver Broncos in 2006. The 28-year-old Kircus was a sixth-round draft choice of Detroit in 2003. He played with the Lions in 2003 and 2004 before being released prior to the 2005 regular season. He signed with Denver during the 2006 offseason and was released by the Broncos prior to the 2007 regular season. He has appeared in 28 games in his career, including two starts. He has caught 15 passes for 308 yards and a touchdown, returned six punts for a 14.3-yard average and fielded two kickoffs for a 19.0-yard average.

Tight end Sean Ryan signed a one-year deal. The 6-foot-5, 265-pound tight end spent the past two years with the Jets and has career totals of nine receptions for 90 yards.

The Dolphins announced the signing of FB Boomer Grigsby and re-signing of DB Michael Lehan.

Dolphins RB Reagan Mauia spent 2007, his rookie year, as a blocking