The rift between Miami defender Jason Taylor and front office figurehead Bill Parcells appears to widening, according to a report on ESPN.com. Taylor recently became incensed with Parcells during a recent visit to the Dolphins' headquarters after Parcells reportedly ignored him after he popped into the executive vice president's office. According to the Miami Herald, Parcells has no desire to talk with Taylor.

Dolphins' General Manager Jeff Ireland finally admitted on Sunday that he had some discussions with teams in regard to the services of Jason Taylor, according to the South Florida Sun-Sentinel. He reportedly had discussions with the Jacksonville Jaguars last week regarding Taylor. "We took some calls earlier in the week but, guys, nothing's changed on that," Ireland said Sunday night. "We did have discussions with the Jaguars, and again I'm not going to discuss what we discussed. Again, like I said, nothing's changed." Miami could still be looking to trade Taylor because they drafted two pass-rushing ends in the first three rounds of this weekend's NFL Draft (Philip Merling and Kendall Langford).

The Dolphins claim that second-round pick Chad Henne could start at quarterback for the team this season, according to NFL.com. "That's up to him," general manager Jeff Ireland said of Henne starting. "It's going to bring some competition to the position. It's going to be a good battle." He will compete with John Beck, a second-round pick in 2007, and recently-acquired veteran Josh McCown. "I don't know if I'll have the opportunity to step in right now," Henne said. "But I'll prepare like I'm going to compete for the starting job."

Jason Taylor is still a member of the Dolphins - for now, according to the Miami Herald. There were a flurry of trade rumors involving Taylor heading into the first two rounds of the NFL Draft on Saturday, but nothing happened as the league stormed through the first day of the annual selection process. In fact, the Dolphins didn't even field a call about the defender, according to GM Jeff Ireland. "Didn't get any calls," Ireland said. "There was no discussion." There was one internet report that had Taylor heading to Tampa Bay for numerous picks, but it was just a rumor. "I was not aware of it," Ireland said. "I was aware of it after the fact, but obviously it was strictly rumor." Bill Parcells claims that the only way Taylor won't play for the Dolphins next season is if he decides to retire.

The Eagles traded with the Dolphins on Saturday to land a running back that they wanted in last year's draft, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer. They landed Lorenzo Booker in exchange for a fourth-round pick in the draft, a selection that Miami will make on Sunday. "I was definitely shocked," Booker said. "I was just laughing about that. This is not even my draft, and here I am, on the phone again. It's just kind of funny when you think about it." "He's somebody we really liked in the draft last year, and we couldn't pull it off where we were able to get him last year, but he's somebody we've had our eyes on," Eagles' Coach Andy Reid said.

First Round 1. Miami - Jake Long, OT (Michigan) 2. St. Louis - Chris Long, DE (Virgina) 3. Atlanta - Matt Ryan, QB (Boston College) 4. Oakland - Darren McFadden, RB (Arkansas) 5. Kansas City - Glenn Dorsey, DT (LSU) 6. N.Y. Jets - Vernon Gholston, DE (Ohio State) 7. New Orleans (from N.E.) - Sedrick Ellis, DT (USC) 8. Jacksonville (from Balt) - Derrick Harvey, DE (Florida) 9. Cincinnati - Keith Rivers, OLB (USC) 10. New England (from N.O.) - Jerod Mayo, ILB (Tennessee) 11. Buffalo - Leodis McKelvin, CB (Troy St.) 12. Denver - Ryan Clady, OT (Boise St.) 13. Carolina - Jonathan Stewart, RB (Oregon) 14. Chicago - Chris Williams, OT (Vanderbilt) 15. Kansas City (from Det) - Branden Albert, OG (Virginia) 16. Arizona - Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, CB (Tenn St) 17. Houston (from Det) - Gosder Cherilus, OT (Boston College) 18. Baltimore (from Hou) - Joe Flacco, QB (Delaware) 19. Carolina (from Phi) - Jeff Otah, OT (Pittsburgh) 20. Tampa Bay - Aqib Talib, CB (Kansas) 21. Atlanta (from Wsh) - Sam Baker, OT (USC) 22. Dallas - Felix Jones, RB (Arkansas) 23. Pittsburgh - Rashard Mendenhall, RB (Illinois) 24. Tennessee - Chris Johnson, RB (East Carolina) 25. Dallas (from Sea) - Mike Jenkins, DB (South Florida) 26. Houston (from Balt) - Duane Brown, OT (Virginia Tech) 27. San Diego - Antoine Cason, CB - Arizona 28. Seattle (from DAL) - Lawrence Jackson, DE (USC) 29. San Francisco - Kentawn Balmer, DT (North Carolina) 30. N.Y. Jets (from GB) - Dustin Keller, TE (Purdue) 31. N.Y. Giants - Kenny Phillips, S (Miami) Second Round 32 (1). Miami - Phillip Merling, DE (Clemson) 33 (2). St. Louis - Donnie Avery, WR (Houston) 34 (3). Washington (from ATL) - Devin Thomas, WR (Mich. St) 35 (4). Kansas City - Brandon Flowers, CB (Virginia Tech) 36 (5). Green Bay (from KC) - Jordy Nelson, WR (Kansas St.) 37 (6). Atlanta - Curtis Lofton, ILB (Oklahoma) 38 (7). Seattle (from BAL) - John Carlson, TE (Notre Dame) 39 (8). San Francisco - Chilo Rachal, OG (USC) 40 (9). New Orleans - Tracy Porter, CB (Indiana) 41 (10). Buffalo - James Hardy, WR (Ohio State) 42 (11). Denver - Eddie Royal, WR (Virginia Tech) 43 (12). Minnesota (from CAR) - Tyrell Johnson, S (Ark St.) 44 (13). Chicago - Matt Forte, RB (Tulane) 45 (14). Detroit - Jordon Dizon, OLB (Colorado) 46 (15). Cincinnati - Jerome Simpson, WR (Coast Car.) 47 (16). Philadelphia (from MIN) - Trevor Laws, DT (Notre Dame) 48 (17). Washington (from ATL) - Fred Davis, TE (USC) 49 (18). Philadelphia - DeSean Jackson, WR (Cal) 50 (19). Calais Campbell, DE (Miami) 51 (20). Washington - Malcolm Kelly, WR (Oklahoma) 52 (21). Jacksonville (from TB) - Quentin Groves, DE (Auburn) 53 (22). Pittsburgh - Limas Sweed, WR (Texas) 54 (23). Tennessee - Jason Jones, DE (Michigan) 55 (24). Baltimore (from SEA) - Ray Rice, RB (Rutgers) 56 (25). Green Bay - Brian Brohm, QB (Louisville) 57 (26). Miami - Chad Henne, QB (Michigan) 58 (27). Tampa Bay (from JAX) - Dexter Jackson, WR (App. St) 59 (28). Indianapolis - Mike Pollak, C (Arizona St.) 60 (29). Green Bay - Patrick Lee, CB (Auburn) 61 (30). Dallas - Martellus Bennett, TE (Texas A&M) 62 (31). New England - Terrence Wheatley, CB (Colorado) 63 (32). N.Y. Giants - Terrell Thomas, CB (USC)

The Cowboys have dealt linebacker Akin Ayodele and tight end Sal Fasano to the Dolphins for a fourth-round pick in Saturday's NFL Draft, according to the Dallas Morning News. The move creates room for recently-signed linebacker Zach Thomas, and could create room for a potential rookie tight end in Dallas. In acquiring the fourth-rounder, the Cowboys will have a pick in the round after dealing their selection to the Titans for Pacman Jones.

The Chargers added depth at the quarterback position Friday when they claimed Casey Bramlet off waivers from the Miami Dolphins. Bramlet, 27, becomes the fourth quarterback on the roster, joining Philip Rivers, Billy Volek, and Charlie Whitehurst. Bramlet, 6-4, 230, holds multiple passing records at the University of Wyoming, where he teamed with Chargers' wide receiver Malcom Floyd. The Wheatland, Wyoming native originally entered the NFL as a seventh-round pick by the Cincinnati Bengals in the 2004 NFL Draft. He backed up Jon Kitna and Carson Palmer during his rookie season and then spent the spring of 2005 with the Hamburg Sea Devils of NFL Europe. Bramlet returned to Cincinnati for training camp in 2005 but was released prior to the regular season. In January 2006, Bramlet signed with the Washington Redskins. He was waived by Washington at the end of training camp in 2006, but the club resigned him in January, 2007 and allocated him to NFL Europe for another season with the Sea Devils. Bramlet was named MVP of World Bowl XV after he led his club to the league title. After being waived by the Redskins at the end of training camp last summer, Bramlet joined the practice squad of the Atlanta Falcons and then spent two weeks as the club?s third quarterback. He was waived on September 19 and joined the Miami Dolphins? practice squad. Bramlet was elevated to the active roster and served as Miami?s third quarterback for the final two weeks of the 2007 regular season.

A pair of NFL executives claim that the Dolphins are trying to acquire another first-round pick in this Saturday's NFL Draft for defensive end Jason Taylor, according to the South Florida Sun-Sentinel. Miami has already "selected" Jake Long with the first overall pick, and will come up again with the 32nd overall pick (the first of the second round). The Dolphins have reportedly been shopping the Pro Bowl defender over the last few days, looking for a first-rounder to grab another player near the top of their draft board.

ESPN.com is reporting on Tuesday that the Dolphins have reached a contract agreement with Michigan offensive tackle Jake Long. According to the web site, the Dolphins will announce this afternoon that they are taking Long with the first pick in this weekend?s NFL draft.