{"id":13186,"date":"2012-07-02T21:16:23","date_gmt":"2012-07-03T01:16:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jetnation.com\/?p=13186"},"modified":"2012-07-02T22:03:27","modified_gmt":"2012-07-03T02:03:27","slug":"could-dolphins-tight-end-anthony-fasano-wind-up-as-a-jet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/miletestsite.com\/jets\/2012\/07\/02\/could-dolphins-tight-end-anthony-fasano-wind-up-as-a-jet\/","title":{"rendered":"Could Dolphins Tight End Anthony Fasano Wind Up As A Jet"},"content":{"rendered":"

While tight end Anthony Fasano <\/a>is still a member of the Miami Dolphins there have been rumors about his possible release for quite a while.\u00a0 Fasano is known for his blocking abilities but can still be utilized as a receiver, 32 receptions, 451 yards and 5 touchdowns, last season with the 6-10 Dolphins.\u00a0<\/p>\n

He certainly knows the Jets new offensive system as Tony Sparano Jets offensive coordinator was Fasano\u2019s previous head coach.\u00a0 The Jets have been in the market for a quality blocking tight end to help their rushing attack.\u00a0 Fasano\u2019s blocking abilities would certainly complement Dustin Keller\u2019s strength as a receiver, with both Keller and Fasano the offense would have the versatility Sparano desires.\u00a0<\/p>\n

There is only one problem Fasano is still on the Dolphins roster but some signs point towards a parting between the team and their tight end.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Palm Beach Post <\/a>has reported that Fasano\u2019s skill set does not fit with new Dolphins head coach Joe Philbin\u2019s \u201cup tempo\u201d west coast offense.\u00a0 The Dolphins also used a third round draft pick on Missouri tight end Michael Egnew and have said they would like to feature fullback\/tight end Charles Clay more in the passing offense.\u00a0 They also have several prospects at the position that could challenge Fasano in training camp.<\/p>\n

Then the last and most prominent reason Fasano may get released is his salary.\u00a0 Going into his final contract year the Dolphins could save $3.6 million\u00a0<\/a>if they were to let him go.<\/p>\n

It remains to be seen if Fasano will be released but unlike other players, the Jets missed out on because of better waiver claims<\/a>, Fasano would immediately become an unrestricted free agent and not be subject to the waiver system.\u00a0 The Jets would certainly jump at a chance to obtain Fasano and given the situation with the Dolphins that opportunity\u00a0may become\u00a0possible.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

While tight end Anthony Fasano is still a member of the Miami Dolphins there have been rumors about his possible release for quite a while.\u00a0 Fasano is known for his blocking abilities but can still be utilized as a receiver, 32 receptions, 451 yards and 5 touchdowns, last season with the 6-10 Dolphins.\u00a0 He certainly […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[213],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-13186","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-jet-news"},"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/peLffi-3qG","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/miletestsite.com\/jets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13186","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/miletestsite.com\/jets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/miletestsite.com\/jets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/miletestsite.com\/jets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/19"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/miletestsite.com\/jets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13186"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/miletestsite.com\/jets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13186\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13199,"href":"https:\/\/miletestsite.com\/jets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13186\/revisions\/13199"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/miletestsite.com\/jets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13186"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/miletestsite.com\/jets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13186"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/miletestsite.com\/jets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13186"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}