Wednesday, April 04, 2007

Fantasy Football News: Mare A Saint?

Fantasy Football News: Olindo Mare was traded by the Miami Dolphins to the New Orleans Saints on Tuesday, ending the kicker's purgatory.

The Dolphins get the Saints' sixth-round pick (No. 199 overall) in this month's draft.

Trading Mare seemed inevitable when the Dolphins signed former New York Giants kicker Jay Feely as a free agent earlier this year. However, Mare remained on Miami's roster for weeks, with the Dolphins unwilling to immediately cut him and unable to work out a deal with another team until now.

Mare was the Dolphins' kicker since 1997 and was 26-for-36 on field goals last season, with five of those 10 misses on attempts of 50 yards or longer.

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