The Dolphins and Dontari Poe talked. And talked. And presumably ate at some point.
And then talked some more.
And when all the talking was done, Poe left team headquarters Wednesday the same way he entered it: As a free agent in search of a team.
That’ll change at some point. Poe has too much interest around the league to remain unsigned for terribly long.
But there’s no debate this point in the process that teams have been wary about cutting a massive, multi-year check for the two-time Pro Bowl defensive tackle.
Wednesday’s events reinforced that impression.