The Dolphins have agreed to the parameters of a trade to send defensive end Robert Quinn to the Dallas Cowboys in exchange for a late-round draft pick, NFL Network first reported Thursday.
Quinn’s Dolphins contract, which was to have paid him $11.8 million this season, is being replaced by a new one-year contract with Dallas.
Miami will shed much of Quinn’s salary off its salary cap, but not the full amount if the Dolphins agree to pay a portion of Quinn’s new contract in exchange for a draft pick.
Coupled with the departure of Cameron Wake to Tennessee and the release of Andre Branch, Quinn’s departure leaves Miami with just four defensive ends with NFL experience on its roster, and just two with considerable experience.