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*** DOLPHINS NEWS ***
Apr 23, 1999: -- Wooden Re-Signs --

The Dolphins announced today that they have re-signed Safety Shawn Wooden to a one year contract for undisclosed terms. Wooden missed most of last season after tearing the anterior cruciate ligament and medial collateral ligament of his left knee. Before that, Wooden had started 27 of 34 games that he'd played in as a Dolphin.

A 6th round pick from Notre Dame, Wooden was a restricted free agent this season, but despite some interest from the Bears and the Jets, he did not sign an offer sheet from any other teams. Wooden converted to safety for the Dolphins after having signed as a cornerback in 1996.

My Comments:

While the terms of Wooden's contract were undisclosed, it's likely that Wooden just signed the one year tender offer that the Dolphins made in February to keep him a restricted free agent. That would allow him to become an unrestricted free agent after next season.

That seems to have been the trend of the Dolphins' restricted free agents this year - sign the one-year tender offer and work on an extended contract from now until the season starts. That way they're covered if they can't get a decent long term contract and they can practice without having to worry about getting injured without a deal.

And like I said - if they can't work out a satisfactory long-term deal with the team, then they can become unrestricted free agents at the end of the 1999 season.

Wooden's signing leaves OJ Brigance as the only restricted free agent that the Dolphins haven't signed yet in the off-season. However, they still have 4 exclusive rights free agents that are unsigned - Oronde Gadsden, Olindo Mare', Damon Huard and Mike Sheldon.

It's unclear at this point how well his knee recuperation is going, but it is the same knee that he tore up in college and that may slow things down. He is, as far as I know, only participating on a limited basis in the mini-camp this weekend and next week and is not expected to be ready to really practice until the start of training camp in July.

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