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Dolphins News: Lawrence Dawsey Agrees to Terms
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*** DOLPHINS NEWS ***
Mar 21, 1997: -- Lawrence Dawsey Agrees to Terms --

The Ft. Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel is reporting this morning that the Dolphins have reached agreement on a 2 year deal with free agent wide receiver Lawrence Dawsey, formerly of the NY Giants. The deal can reportedly be worth up to $1 million with incentives.

Dawsey spent last year on the New York Giants, where he caught 18 passes for 233 yards. Before that, Dawsey spent 5 years with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, where his best season was his rookie year. During that year, Dawsey caught 55 passes for 818 yards and 3 touchdowns. He was named to several all-rookie teams that year.

Originally drafted out of Florida State by the Bucs in the third round of the 1991 draft, Dawsey was playing very well in the NFL until he injured his knee in October of 1993 and spent the rest of '93 and the first part of 1994 recovering from his injury.

He was cut by the Bucs in 1996 and signed by the New York Giants.

My Comments:

A mystery signing by the Dolphins. Dawsey was a great rookie, but has gone downhill ever since and hasn't contributed much since his second year in the league.

Admittedly, the Bucs and last year's New York Giants are not the best places for wide receivers to shine, but it sill seems as if the Dolphins are signing a player who is, at best, a journeyman in a position of need. And while they are having cap problems, to boot.

The result of this would seem to be that Randal Hill is history and the possibility of re-signing Scott Miller just became near zero.

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