The Miami Dolphins made a promise to their players, to their fans and to themselves before free agency opened this year: They were going to put the greatest value on their own players. They were going to keep their own guys.
The same team that in free agency last year lost running back Lamar Miller, defensive end Olivier Vernon and receiver Rishard Matthews -- all productive, very good players -- vowed there would be no repeat going forward.
And the team has kept its word.
As of Saturday morning the Dolphins have written $167 million worth of contracts this offseason.