Bill Parcells has confirmed that he will remain in the front office of the Dolphins through at least the 2009 season. "We got knocked out in the first round of the playoffs so we got to keep things in perspective," Parcells said. "... We have a lot to do in Miami. We need a lot more guys." He helped the Dolphins, who won just one game in 2007, complete one of the best single-season transformations in NFL history. "On Sundays, at the games, sometimes it's hard," Parcells said. "You have a trained eye and you know where the game is going, you know kind of what's going to happen, but there is nothing you can do. So you sit there and understand you are in a support role for the head coach. And a support role for the general manager. And my job is to assist the general manager in the procurement of players that can help win on the field for the coach, Tony Sparano."

Chad Pennington, whose contract expires following next season, said he has no plans to re-negotiate an extension. "I've been in this league long enough to know to feel good about where I am right now and let that take care of itself," he said. RealGM Note: Pennington was ranked 10th in season FIC amongst quarterbacks and 'deserved' a 2008 cap number of $9.4M, which gave him a Reina Value of +134%.

The Redskins will approach Jason Taylor about reducing his $8.5 million salary, according to sources. Some believe he would even go back to Miami at a discount, according to Jason LaCanfora, if Bill Parcells would take him, to finish his career there. Regardless, coming back to Washington for half his salary seems unrealistic at this point.

Channing Crowder will be a free agent this offseason unless the Dolphins sign him to an extension to place their franchise tag on the linebacker. However, a league source doesn't expect Miami to apply the franchise tender to Crowder.

In his most revealing comments yet about his future with the Dolphins, football operations leader Bill Parcells declared he intends to return to the club. "My intention is to do what I've been doing," Parcells said. "I think we will have ample time to figure each other out. I'm very optimistic." Parcells signed a four-year contract in December 2007, but a walkout clause allows him to leave the Dolphins with full pay in the event owner Wayne Huizenga no longer ran the team. Manhattan real-estate developer Stephen Ross recently finalized his purchase of an additional 45 percent of the team and Dolphin Stadium, leaving Huizenga only 5 percent.

Miami rookie offensive lineman Jake Long was selected to the Pro Bowl on Tuesday as a replacement for Buffalo's Jason Peters. Long becomes the first top overall pick to make the Pro Bowl as a rookie since New Orleans running back George Rogers in 1981.

Real estate billionaire Stephen Ross became majority owner of the Dolphins on Tuesday, completing his purchase of the franchise for $1 billion, with Wayne Huizenga retaining a 5 percent interest. The two businessmen reached an agreement to complete a deal forged last February.

Linebacker Cameron Wake, a two-time winner of the CFL's top defensive player award, has signed with the Miami Dolphins. Wake played the past two seasons with the British Columbia Lions, winning the defense award both times. He had 137 tackles and 39 sacks in that time and was named the Canadian Football League's top rookie in 2007. Wake played at Penn State and signed with the New York Giants before joining the Lions.

The Dolphins have reportedly hired Dave DeGuglielmo to be their offensive line coach. DeGuglielmo spent five years as the assistant offensive line coach of the Giants and replaces Mike Maser, who was fired on Wednesday.

Chad Pennington, typically a man of few words, admitted on Thursday that he knew the Jets wanted to get rid of him prior to the 2008 season. Pennington expressed his belief that the decision to release him in favor of Brett Favre was a three-way call by former coach Eric Mangini, GM Mike Tannenbaum, and owner Woody Johnson. "I don't think it was any one person's fault," Pennington said. Pennington said he knew he was being phased out in 2007, when he was benched in favor of the unproven Kellen Clemens. "I asked Coach why they wanted to let me go. He said, 'We feel like Brett gives us the opportunity to push the ball downfield more,'" Pennington said. "I accepted that answer and moved on. I didn't feel like arguing at the time or pleading my case. I felt like my time in New York was over." He added that he isn't bitter towards his former team. "There's never been, 'I told you so,'" Pennington claimed. "I've been on successful teams in New York. People know that, when I'm healthy, I can play this position and my teams have been successful and won playoff games and division titles. The proof was already there. "To me, it boiled down to who Coach Mangini wanted to lead his team. One thing I knew was he didn't want Chad Pennington to lead his team.... Whether that was all Coach Mangini's decision, I doubt it."