From the South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Dolphins acquire QB Trent Green from Chiefs
By Alex Marvez and Harvey Fialkov
South Florida Sun-Sentinel

After nearly three months of trade negotiations, Kansas City quarterback Trent Green is set to become a member of the Dolphins.

Green was traded Tuesday to the Dolphins for a 2008 fifth-round draft pick that could become a fourth-rounder if he hits play-time incentives, according to Green's agent, Jim Steiner. The deal will allow Green to participate in this weekend's Dolphins minicamp that begins Friday at team headquarters in Davie.

Green still must pass a physical, which is considered a formality despite his having suffered a severe concussion in the 2006 opener against the Bengals.

Green is expected to enter the 2007 season as the Dolphins' starter, with Cleo Lemon serving as the backup and 2006 second-round pick John Beck as the third-stringer.

The Green acquisition might lead to the eventual departure of Daunte Culpepper, who for the first time since undergoing his second knee surgery last November said he was given complete clearance by Dr. James Andrews and Dolphins doctors to practice this week.

Dolphins coach Cam Cameron recently said that he wouldn't evaluate Culpepper until he was 100 percent healthy, and seemed to suggest that he would allow Culpepper and Green to battle for the starting job in training camp.

"My position on Trent is that the Dolphins should get the best players that they can and let them compete for the starting job," Culpepper said via e-mail Tuesday night.

If Culpepper re-injures his knee in practice, the Dolphins would potentially be on the hook for his $5.5 million base salary for 2007.

Green, who turns 37 in July, made the Pro Bowl in 2003 and '05, but the concussion forced him to miss eight games last season. He struggled upon his return, finishing with his lowest quarterback rating (74.1) since joining the Chiefs in 2001.

Set to enter the 2007 season with projected starter Brodie Croyle and Damon Huard as its top two quarterbacks, Kansas City allowed Green to seek a trade in March. Green agreed on a restructured contract with the Dolphins and Cameron, who was his quarterbacks coach with the Redskins from 1995-96.

Green blocked trades by refusing to renegotiate a scheduled 2007 base salary of $7.2 million. But Chiefs President/General Manager Carl Peterson refused to trade Green until receiving what he felt was fair compensation from the Dolphins, who initially offered a seventh-round draft pick.

Dolphins running back Ronnie Brown said he was "excited" and relieved when hearing about Green's arrival.

"I think the guys will kind of let their hair down and just kind of relax now that the situation has come through," Brown said on Sirius Satellite Radio.

Green began his NFL career as a 1993 eighth-round draft choice by San Diego, but didn't play regularly until 1998 while with the Redskins. After a solid season, Green was signed to a free-agent contract to start in St. Louis. But Green suffered a major knee injury during the 1999 preseason, paving the way for Kurt Warner to become a starter and lead the Rams to victory in Super Bowl XXXIV.
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So the trade we have been waiting for since early April FINALLY happend! Trent Green is now a Dolphin, and Daunte Culpepper can ofically start looking over his shoulder, even though he's been cleared to practice as of this week...stay tuned....