Chiefs QB Green wants to play for Dolphins, agent says,but Chiefs are holding it up

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DAVIE � The agent for Trent Green said today that the Kansas City quarterback wants to play for the Dolphins in 2007 and the only thing preventing that from happening is an impasse in trade talks with the Chiefs.

"Trent would like to be there," agent Jim Steiner said. "He has a relationship with [Dolphins coach] Cam Cameron that goes back 10 years ago when both were with the Washington Redskins together. It's an offense he's familiar with and there would be an excellent working relationship.

"It's a team that has a great defense that with a few tweaks on offense would have a pretty good darn chance of succeeding this season."

Green, 36, was one of the AFC's top quarterbacks this decade before suffering a major concussion in the 2006 season-opener. Green missed eight games and struggled upon his return, finishing with his lowest quarterback rating (74.1) since joining the Chiefs in 2001. The Chiefs placed Green on the trading block after re-signing backup Damon Huard to a three-year contract last month before the start of the free-agent signing period.

Green is currently scheduled to earn $7.2 million in 2007 and was unable to reach agreement on a restructured contract with the Chiefs. Green would have to accept a new deal with the Dolphins, but Steiner said that wasn't an issue.

"It's not a salary thing or a contract thing," Steiner said when asked why a deal between the Dolphins and Chiefs hasn't already gotten struck. "It is a total non-issue at this point. The issue is the deal has to be made between the two clubs."

Green also could control what team he ultimately lands with by refusing to restructure his contract, which is how Joey Harrington maneuvered a trade last year from Detroit to the Dolphins despite Cleveland having proposed a draft-day deal to the Lions.

Besides Cameron, Green also has a strong relationship with new Dolphins quarterbacks coach Terry Shea, who handled those responsibilities for four of the past five seasons in Kansas City. Green's familiarity with Cameron's system could help the offense learn the scheme more quickly while the franchise grooms a younger quarterback as his heir apparent.

The Houston Texans are believed to have contacted the Dolphins along with several other teams seeking help at quarterback regarding a potential trade for David Carr. The Texans are shopping Carr after acquiring Matt Schaub in a Wednesday trade with Atlanta. Carr, though, also would have to agree to a restructured contract wherever he lands.

Should Green or Carr be acquired, the Dolphins could part ways with Daunte Culpepper. It's unknown whether the new Dolphins coaching/general manager duo of Cameron and Randy Mueller would want to stick with Culpepper -- who missed 12 games last season because of ongoing problems with his surgically repaired right knee � if another proven starter is added to the roster.

The Dolphins would save $1.3 million in cap space by releasing Culpepper, who is set to earn $5.6 million in 2007. Cleo Lemon, who played in San Diego in 2004 and 2005 when Cameron was the Chargers' offensive coordinator, is the only other veteran quarterback currently on the Dolphins' roster following the offseason release of Harrington.

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[SouthernJet]

They are trying to get Green to agree to a non-disclosure agreement on 2 points.

1) How f*cked up Herm has things in KC

2) Herms BBQ recipe