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5 teams that should acquire Drew Brees in 2017

By Brad Berreman

Dec 4, 2016; New Orleans, LA, USA; New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees (9) before a game against the Detroit Lions at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. Mandatory Credit: Derick E. Hingle-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 4, 2016; New Orleans, LA, USA; New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees (9) before a game against the Detroit Lions at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. Mandatory Credit: Derick E. Hingle-USA TODAY Sports /
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1. Miami Dolphins

After a 1-4 start this season, the Dolphins have won eight of their last nine games to put themselves into an AFC Wild Card spot with two games to go. First-year had coach Adam Gase is sure to get some votes for Coach of the Year, regardless of how Miami finishes the regular season.

Ryan Tannehill was solidly unspectacular under center during Miami’s turnaround, but with multiple reports to cause confusion it’s clear he suffered a significant left knee in Week 14 against the Arizona Cardinals. Tannehill acknowledged he has a Grade 2 MCL sprain, and Pro Football Talk reported Sunday he has a slight tear in his ACL. No matter what, Tannehill’s status for 2017 training camp and thus Week 1 is up in the air.

Brees almost signed with the Dolphins as a free agent in 2006, but concerns over a severe right shoulder injury at the end of the previous season turned Miami toward signing Daunte Culpepper. That’s a huge “what if?” scenario for the Dolphins, but if a second chance to acquire Brees comes they can’t turn it down.

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