DAVIE, Fla. -- In the late spring of 2015, Frank Gore predicted this moment, even when it seemed unlikely. Gore, drenched in sweat at the end of a workout at the Miami-area Bommarito training facility, deadpanned to cornerback Bobby McCain and said: "I'm going to finish my career down here with the Dolphins."
McCain, then a recently drafted Dolphins rookie, laughed it off as wishful thinking.
Gore had just signed a three-year contract with the Indianapolis Colts that was expected by many to be the final deal of his career after 10 seasons with the San Francisco 49ers.