Dolphins cut former Jet Quinton Coples

Ravens tight end Crockett Gillmore and Dolphins outside linebacker Quinton Coples tackle each other.Quinton Coples didn't last long in his second stint of playing for a Mike Tannenbaum-led team. He was cut by the Dolphins on Friday, the team announced.

Coples was Gang Green's first-round pick in 2012 but was cut in November while in the midst of yet another lackluster season. The DE/OLB was nabbed off waivers by Tannenbaum, who originally drafted him, and became a Dolphin for the rest of the season.

It's no surprise that the Dolphins let him go — they would have been on the hook for a $7.8 million salary in 2016 for him.

Coples was originally drafted as a defensive end but was later converted…