RB Ronnie Brown became a restricted free agent when the Dolphins voided the last year of his contract that would've paid him $5 million, and instead offered him a first-round tender which will pay him 110 percent of last year's $3.608 million on Wednesday. Brown is slated to earn $3.969,239 million in 2010 unless another team offers him a long-term deal the Dolphins choose not to match. They'd also have to surrender a first-round pick to Miami because Brown was the overall No. 2 pick of the 2005 draft. The move saves the Dolphins more than a $1 million. He gained 648 yards (4.4 a carry) with nine touchdowns in nine games before sustaining a Lisfranc fracture of the right foot. 34//2010

Brown will miss the rest of the regular season with an injured right foot
11/15/2009