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October 21, 2007

Dolphins QB Trent Green on I.R.

MIAMI -- Local TV stations reported last night that the Dolphins had placed QB Trent Green on the Injured Reserve list -- meaning he's out for the rest of the season -- in the wake of his suffering a severe concussion two weeks ago at Houston.

The Dolphins had made a concerted effort to sign the 37-year-old Green, obtaining him in a trade with Kansas City in June (for a conditional, fifth-round pick in 2008) after finally agreeing to contract terms with him and his agent.

Green was brought in to replace Daunte Culpepper, who had been signed in 2006 by former Dolphins coach Lou Saban, who left for the University of Alabama after last season.

Miami will be starting 28-year-old Cleo Lemon, who was undrafted out of Arkansas State. He was in training camp with the Ravens in 2002, and spent the '03 season on the Chargers' practice squad. He was on San Diego's regular-season roster in '04, but was inactive for all 16 games. Nor did he see any action in '05, when, after six games, he was traded to Miami in exchange for quarterback A.J. Feeley and a 6th-round choice in the '06 draft.

He appeared in four games last season for Miami, starting one -- the final game of the year at Indianapolis, where he was 18-for-36 for 210 yards, with one TD pass and one interception, in a 27-22 loss that left the Dolphins 6-10.

Taking over for Green at Houston, he was 15 of 27, for 151 yards, and threw an interception. In last Sunday's 41-31 loss at Cleveland, he was 24-for-43, for 256 yards, with two TDs and two INTs.

Posted by Jim Donaldson  at 11:25 AM | Permalink