Miami linebacker Joey Porter has been fined $7,500 for unsportsmanlike conduct during Miami's 48-28 loss to New England last Sunday. NFL spokesman Corry Rush said Friday that Porter was fined for verbally abusing the opponent after the play was over.

Rams' running back Steven Jackson is optimistic about facing the Dolphins this weekend despite a lingering quadriceps injury. Jackson suffered the injury against Dallas Oct. 19 and reinjured it two weeks later when he came back to play Arizona.

Dolphins' linebacker Joey Porter has apologized to his teammates and coach Tony Sparano for his actions on Sunday against the Patriots. On New England's final drive, Porter was flagged for unnecessary roughness and unsportsmanlike conduct in a span of three plays.

The Dolphins have lost wide receiver Greg Camarillo for the remainder of the season with a knee injury. Camarillo left Miami's 48-28 loss to New England in the second half Sunday and did not return. "You don't want to lose a player like that," Coach Tony Sparano said. "He's been really productive for us. To me, the guy's been exactly what you're looking for on your football team. I'm disappointed for him. I know how important it is for him." Camarillo leads the Dolphins with 55 receptions for 613 yards and two touchdowns this season.

Patriots' tackle Matt Light could face a possible suspension after getting into a fight with Miami's Channing Crowder during the fourth quarter on Sunday. Light was seen throwing punches at Crowder, pummeling the Miami linebacker after his helmet came off. Both players were ejected. "He was doing a good job, drilling him right in the head," fellow lineman Logan Mankins said of Light, "so kudos to Matt."

Dolphins linebacker Joey Porter had some kind words for Patriots quarterback Matt Cassel this week. "I think he's got a little smarter and he's grown up since then," Porter said. "He's played a lot of football since then [their first meeting]. If his read is not there, he's going to take the 3, 6 or 7-yard (completion) instead of just sitting there and taking no play. "He's being a smarter quarterback. If his first read is not open he's not going to sit back there and take a sack when he can try to make a play out of something that's not there."

The Dolphines signed Greg Camarillo to a 3-year deal worth around $6 million, an NFL source said. The deal will keep Camarillo in a Dolphins? uniform through the 2011 season. Camarillo, a three-year veteran who leads the team with 49 catches for 538 yards, would have been a free agent at season?s end. RealGM Note: Camarillo is currently ranked 39th amongst wide receivers in FIC, giving him a Reina Value of +580%. He 'deserves' to be making $3 million this season.

Bill Belichick was very complimentary of the abilities of Bill Parcells' work with the Dolphins. ?I am sure he has had a lot to do with it,? he said, referring to the Dolphins? success. ?Bill has a great ability to build football teams, not just from personnel but in putting it together. I?m sure he?s helped do that, whether it be staff, personnel department, medical department, so forth and so on. There are a million things that go into putting together an organization and a football team, and he has had tremendous success at pretty much every place he has been. ?And it doesn?t surprise me that they are having success down there this year,? Belichick said. ?He?s had it every place he?s been. That?s not taking anything away from their coaches, players or anything else, but I?m sure he?s had a big impact on them.?

Against the Patriots, the Dolphins went into the game with four Wildcat plays installed that they were capable of running, one of which was a passing play designed for Ronnie Brown to hit tight end Anthony Fasano. Since then, the Wildcat has become much more complex. The team has used it 59 times this season, gaining an average of 7.1 yards a play for a total of 420 yards and eight touchdowns. During that time, more than eight other wrinkles have been utilized in games. "Right now, we've probably run 12 to 15 other plays [in games]," coach Tony Sparano said. Since then, the Bills, 49ers and Jets have tried to utilize their version of the Wildcat against the Patriots.

The Patriots believe that Dolphins' linebacker Joey Porter has earned the right to talk trash because of his play this season. "When you have 12-and-a-half, 13-and-a-half sacks or whatever he's got in 10 games, you can pretty much say what you want in this league and get away with it," Patriots' fullback Heath Evans said Tuesday. "Until we do something about him, he's earned the right to say what he wants to say. They're 1-0 against us this year." Evans believes Porter should get much of the credit for the inspired play of the Dolphins' defense this season. "I think he's that fired up every week," Evans said. "He's a competitor. I admire a guy like that on the field." Even Bill Belichick had good things to say about Porter. "He's the same player we've seen," Belichick added. "I think it certainly helps them defensively. Their turnovers, their sacks, some of their big plays on defense have come, as usual, when the offense is in long-yardage situations or they're ahead and (the offense) has to throw, they're taking more chances, they're a little more exposed."