The Miami Dolphins, who gutted their receiving corps earlier this offseason, reportedly signed veteran wide receiver Greg Jennings on Wednesday. Brace Hemmelgarn-USA TODAY Sports
The Miami Dolphins, who gutted their receiving corps earlier this offseason, reportedly signed veteran wide receiver Greg Jennings on Wednesday.
The deal is worth $8 million over two years, according to Pro Football Talk.
The Dolphins also signed guards Jeff Linkenbach and Jacques McClendon to one-year deals on Wednesday.
In effect, the Dolphins traded Mike Wallace for Jennings, who was released by the Minnesota Vikings in March after the Dolphins dealt Wallace to Minnesota.
Jennings, 31, had signed a five-year, $45 million contract with the Vikings in 2013. In two seasons with Minnesota, he caught 127 passes for 1,546 yards and 10 touchdowns.
Jennings played his first seven seasons in Green Bay and was selected to the Pro Bowl in 2010 and 2011.
In Miami, he will be reunited with coach Joe Philbin, who was the Packers’ offensive line coach from 2003 to 2006 and offensive coordinator from 2007 to 2011.
The Dolphins have revamped their receiving corps this offseason, trading Wallace and losing Brian Hartline and Brandon Gibson while acquiring Kenny Stills from the New Orleans Saints and signing Jennings. The Dolphins also brought in veterans Michael Crabtree and Wes Welker for visits.
Linkenbach, 27, started three games for the Kansas City Chiefs last season and has started 36 contests in five years with the Chiefs and Indianapolis Colts.
McClendon was a part-time starter for the Jacksonville Jaguars the past two seasons after bouncing around on practice squads of the Detroit Lions, Pittsburgh Steelers and Atlanta Falcons the previous three years.
Linkenbach and McClendon could compete for starting jobs with Billy Turner and Dallas Thomas, who are the nominal replacements for the retired Daryn Colledge and the released Shelley Smith.
