After these players are released, Dolphins will be left with valuable lessons | Miami Herald

The Miami Dolphins will officially inform the agents for linebacker Lawrence Timmons and tight end Julius Thomas of their release in the next five days, and coaches will reach out to the players to say their good-byes. This is not news anymore.

It was news weeks ago, but not anymore.

What is important about these looming moves is that free agency steps to the line for a fast start next Wednesday, and there are lessons the Dolphins should have learned from these two acquisitions going into this new player acquisition period.

We will see if the Dolphins learned those lessons, but both players provided the Dolphins with teachable moments that could help the team avoid future missteps in acquiring…