Miami Dolphins say that no decision has been made on Ryan Tannehill

The Miami Dolphins are expected to release Ryan Tannehill but if that is the case they are not saying a word about it publicly.

Today the Miami Dolphins brass took to the podium for their turn at the NFL Combine this morning and Chris Grier was asked about the future of Ryan Tannehill. Grier said that the team is still evaluating him and that no decision has been made in his regard so far.

This is consistent with Grier’s approach to Tannehill this entire off-season.

Most believe that it is a forgone conclusion and that was highlighted in the media by the removal of a Tannehill picture in the media room at the training facility. While it seems that his future in Miami is close to coming to an end, there is real thought on the potential of him staying.

The Dolphins will save around $13 million on the salary cap by releasing him but will also eat $13 million as well. The question is how much more will another quarterback cost the Dolphins in 2019 in cap and salary? Considering Jay Cutler was paid $10 million for one year, it would seem that at least $9 million would make sense. If the number goes higher than that, why not just keep Tannehill for another year?

Of course the idea of playing coy with Tannehill also makes sense because the Dolphins could be hoping to trade him. If Miami admitted to a future release of the QB the market for any potential trade would likely dwindle. For now the Dolphins can at least hope that they can find a trade partner and time is on their side considering they don’t have to move quickly as Tannehill would likely be designated a June 1st release to split the cap hit.

For now it’s a waiting game to see what the Dolphins intentions are but if they want to move before or at the start of free agency they have a two-week window.