Dolphins Hosting C.J. Anderson, Pair Of Defensive Lineman For Visits
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MIAMI (CBSMiami) – The first day of the NFL's free agency period came fast and furious for the Miami Dolphins and the majority of the league.
The Dolphins appear to be just as busy on day two.
Broncos running back C.J. Anderson is in Miami on Thursday, and he isn't the only player scheduled to visit the team's Davie headquarters.
Also expected to meet with Dolphins officials are Giants defensive end Robert Ayers and Lions defensive end Jason Jones.
Anderson, 25, has shown signs of greatness during his time in Denver but consistency has been lacking.
Last season he rushed for 720 yards and five touchdowns, adding 25 receptions for 183 yards.
He came on strong down the stretch of the season, rushing for 90 yards and a touchdown in the Broncos' Super Bowl 50 win.
Ayers, 30, is coming off a strong season in New York in which he recorded a career high nine sakcs. He is visiting Tampa Bay on Thursday and then will head down to South Florida.
As for Jones, 29, he picked up 4.5 sacks last season and has never had more than five in any of his eight NFL seasons.
UPDATE
According to Mike Klis, who covers the Broncos for KUSA in Denver, Anderson is expected to sign an offer sheet with the Dolphins.
Per the report, Anderson spent much of Wednesday at the San Francisco Airport. He planned on visiting the 49ers and Bears but "he wound up in Miami after an intense, multiple-team bidding war Wednesday left the Denver Broncos' running back sitting at the San Francisco Airport from 3 p.m. mountain time until 11:30 p.m., when the Dolphins emerged with the sweetest opportunity and arranged for a red-eye flight to Miami."
If and when Anderson signs an offer sheet with Miami, Denver will have five days to match it.
The Broncos gave Anderson a low round tender earlier this week which would pay him just $1.67 million.
Considering that, according to Klis, there was a three team bidding war for Anderson and that he came to Miami afterwards, it's likely that whatever the Dolphins are offering is much more than what Denver wants to pay.