Jay Cutler is leaning towards staying in broadcasting and not joining the Miami Dolphins sources close to the situation told ESPN Saturday.
Dolphins starter Ryan Tannehill suffered a left knee injury in Thursday's scrimmage that may require season-ending surgery.
Cutler became intrigued by the possibility of playing for head coach Adam Gase in the immediate wake of Tannehill's injury, his continued contemplation is swaying him back in the direction of staying retired.
Cutler has not reached 100 percent clarity on this decision, but it can now be characterized as extremely unlikely.
Should Tannehill need surgery, and the Dolphins reached an even more desperate point, Gase could go into a more passionate sales-pitch mode to pull Cutler back into the mix.