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Two days after handing out a written statement in which he said he was considering filing a grievance against the Dolphins for barring him from participating in team drills, estranged Dolphins quarterback Daunte Culpepper has decided to do so.

Although NFL Players Association attorney Richard Berthelsen was traveling Monday and unable to return phone messages, he did send an e-mail to NFLPA director of communications Carl Francis in which he confirmed that a grievance will be filed "sometime soon" against the Dolphins in an effort to force them to release Culpepper.

After completing the long-anticipated trade for former Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Trent Green for a conditional fifth-round pick last Wednesday, the Dolphins informed Culpepper that they were trying to trade him.

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So, whats the deal on this issue. I haven't heard of anything of late.

basically the dolphins are holding on to culpepper as long as possible to see if they can get any value at all for him before releasing him. the problem is that the jags realize that in the end the dolphins will release him which makes them tentative to pull the trigger on the trade.

Well Now he has been released

Dolphins release Culpepper
Associated Press, Updated 19 minutes ago



MIAMI (AP) - The Miami Dolphins released quarterback Daunte Culpepper on Tuesday, ending the former Pro Bowler's short stint in South Florida and wrapping up what became a contentious split between the player and the team.

The Dolphins made the move in a one-sentence release, without further comment.
Miami tried for weeks to trade Culpepper, the former Minnesota star who was acquired by the Dolphins before the 2006 season even though he was coming off major knee surgery. Culpepper never regained his form last year, struggling in four games before the team shut him down so he could continue rehabilitating the knee.

A breach-of-contract grievance filed by the NFL Players Association on Culpepper's behalf against the Dolphins was scheduled to be heard Wednesday, after the team told Culpepper he couldn't fully participate in offseason practices. That move came shortly after Miami traded with Kansas City for quarterback Trent Green, who's expected to be the new starter for the Dolphins.

Culpepper said his attorneys were told by the Dolphins on Monday night that he would be released, and the veteran formally became a free agent Tuesday.

"As I was going through this process I heard about a quote by Gandhi that best expresses my thoughts about this victory: 'First they ignore you, then they ridicule you, then they fight you, then you win,"' Culpepper, who serves as his own agent, said in an e-mail. "Now that I have won my freedom and I get to choose my next team, I am just like many other people who have to go out and find employment so that I can take care of my family."

The Jacksonville Jaguars are thought to be among the potential suitors for Culpepper; coaches there told quarterbacks Byron Leftwich and David Garrard earlier this offseason that they would consider acquiring him before training camp if he was available.



"I just hope that there is still a team or two out there that has an opportunity for a hard working quarterback who is willing to come in and contribute wherever needed," Culpepper said. "I am ready to get into a training camp so that I can prepare for the 2007 season."

The Dolphins would have owed Culpepper $5.5 million this season.

It's not known if they came close to moving him in a trade; Culpepper vowed to block any such moves, saying he wouldn't accommodate the Dolphins by agreeing to a new contract. His existing deal, which would have paid him $51.5 million through 2013, surely made it nearly impossible for Miami to find a team to trade with.

In 84 games as an NFL starter, Culpepper completed 64.2 percent of his passes and thrown for 21,091 yards and 137 touchdowns.

http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/7032344

Anybody smell a bidding war between ATL and JAX?