FOXSports.com is reporting the Chiefs and Dolphins have finally completed a deal (pending a physical) for quarterback Trent Green. In exchange for Green, Kansas City will acquire a conditional fifth round pick from Miami that can upgrade to a fourth rounder if Green reaches certain playtime incentives.
Kansas City had every right to hold out for the best deal, but it was ridiculous to put a consummate professional like Green through the ringer during the process. The Chiefs first announced they would trade Green before the draft, found a partner in the Dolphins who were willing to give up a seventh round pick, agreed to deal him and then went back on the deal. Then KC wanted a sixth rounder, then a fifth, and then a fourth, all while Green painstakingly answers questions from teammates and the media on why the process was taking so long. Either way, it’s done and Green gets to go to Miami where he’s wanted to go the whole time.
The next order of business concerns Daunte Culpepper, who has e-mailed several media outlets asking the Dolphins to release him. In the e-mail, he expressed that he’s, “not interested” in being traded. I’m sure Miami would like to recoup the fifth rounder it lost in acquiring Green, but that’s a long shot with the way Culpepper played in four games last year. The only thing that looked worse last year than his reconstructed knee, was his decision making.
Update: Adam Schefter of NFL Network reports that if Green appears in 70% of the Dolphins’ offensive plays next year, the Chiefs will get Miami’s ’08 fourth round pick. Anything less than 70% and obviously KC will get Miami’s fifth rounder.
