The Miami Dolphins are not using their full allotment of five days. They have opted not to match the offer sheet signed by the Buffalo Bills and tight end Charles Clay.
Clay now will be a member of the Bills and yet another key addition to an offense that has imported several new projected starters as new head coach Rex Ryan and his staff continue to overhaul the team.
You'd have to expect that Clay — who signed for five years and $38 million ($20 million of it guaranteed) — will be a key contributor in a Bills' passing game that too often was dormant a year ago. But factor in Clay, Sammy Watkins, Robert Woods, LeSean McCoy and Percy Harvin, and the Bills' pass-catching options are quite interesting, even if Matt Cassel might be the one throwing them passes.
In an injury-plagued 2014 season, Clay was somewhat limited in catching 58 passes for 603 yards and three touchdowns. Even in his best season in 2013, though, Clay caught 69 passes for 759 yards and six touchdowns. What Ryan might like best about Clay is that he showed toughness last season in playing 14 games through pain, improved as a run blocker and is still ascending at age 26.
The Dolphins clearly didn't feel the need to match that massive offer for Clay, a player they liked but likely didn't love at that price. They also have free-agent signing Jordan Cameron, who will replace Clay's pass-catching role, and Dion Sims, a young player with upside. The Dolphins also could draft another tight end.
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Eric Edholm is a writer for Shutdown Corner on Yahoo Sports. Have a tip? Email him at edholm@yahoo-inc.com or follow him on Twitter! Follow @Eric_Edholm
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