Harrington declined to join.

``I'm not a big booer,'' he said with a grin. ``You know what, you just keep your mouth shut, because there are a lot of things going on that you don't know about.''

Was that zinger directed at Lions fans? The Miami Dolphins can only hope Harrington throws with the same accuracy.

His passes were a problem in Detroit.

``This is a chance for me to get back on track and kind of exorcise some of the demons that may still be lingering from the last four years,'' Harringt

Seau, 37, was the live-wire leader of his hometown team from 1990 until being unceremoniously jettisoned in the spring of 2003. He played three less-productive years with the Miami Dolphins, who released him in March.

He was one of the NFL's greatest linebackers and helped the Chargers reach their only Super Bowl.

Seau both quoted from scripture and offered a message to the current players.

``You probably thought you were going t

DAVIE, Fla. (AP) -Twelve NFL seasons taught defensive tackle Dan Wilkinson that there was no reason to hurry into a contract agreement with the Miami Dolphins.

Wilkinson missed more than two weeks of training camp before he said yes to a three-year deal and joined Miami's sweltering workouts Monday.

``I was in no big rush,'' the 340-pound Wilkinson said. ``I'm refreshed, I'm back and I'm excited.''

Dolphins coach Nick Saban began the courtship two months ago, shortly after Wilkinson was released by t

DAVIE, Fla. (AP) -Defensive tackle Dan Wilkinson, the first overall pick in the 1994 draft, signed a three-year deal with the Miami Dolphins on Monday.

Coach Nick Saban said he expects Wilkinson to compete for a starting job.

Wilkinson started all 48 games playing the past three seasons with the Detroit Lions before they released him in May. He began negotiating with the Dolphins in June and agreed to a deal more than two weeks into training camp.

Wilkinson, 33, was on the field for Monday morning's

SAN DIEGO (AP) -Junior Seau, a 12-time Pro Bowl linebacker who played with the San Diego Chargers and the Miami Dolphins during a 16-year NFL career, will announce his retirement Monday.

Seau will make the announcement at a news conference at Chargers Park on Monday afternoon, the team said in a statement Sunday.

The 37-year-old Seau spent the past three seasons with Miami after being acquired from San Diego.

He was released by the Dolphins in March after missing 17 games the past two years due to in

MIAMI (AP) -Daunte Culpepper and the rest of the Miami Dolphins' starters may be long gone from Saturday's exhibition opener against Jacksonville before Marcus Vick even takes the field.

A fourth-string punt returner, fifth-string receiver and fifth-string quarterback, Vick is the ultimate utilityman. If asked, he would likely retrieve the tee following kickoffs.

Anything to earn a job.

While Culpepper will make his Dolphins debut - the latest milestone in a remarkable recovery from reconstructive kn

DAVIE, Fla. (AP) -Miami Dolphins defensive tackle Manny Wright was reduced to tears on the practice field last year when scolded by coach Nick Saban, and their relationship remains rocky.

The 330-pound Wright left the team last week less than a week into training camp, and when he asked to be released or traded, Saban said no.

``We don't have any of this stuff - `When it doesn't work here, let me go someplace else,''' Saban said Thursday.

``This is the real world. It's business. You have a job. You h

DAVIE, Fla. (AP) -Daunte Culpepper has received medical clearance to take a hit - or dish one out.

The Miami Dolphins plan to play their new, surgically repaired quarterback in Saturday's exhibition opener against Jacksonville, coach Nick Saban said Thursday. Culpepper will be exposed to contact for the first time since a knee injury ended his 2005 season with the Minnesota Vikings last October.

Dolphins tight end Randy McMichael said there's no need to worry about his 265-pound teammate's durability.<

DAVIE, Fla. (AP) -Miami Dolphins starting guard Seth McKinney underwent surgery Thursday to repair a neck disc and is expected to be sidelined two to three months.

``He'll definitely be back this season,'' agent Ralph Cindrich said Thursday. If McKinney's out for three months, he would miss half the regular season, which starts Sept. 7.

McKinney was sidelined in training camp when he experienced numbness. He had been expected to start at guard after starting 29 games at center the past two seasons.

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Initial glimpses of Fairchild's offense have McGahee running more to the outside, which was his strength in college at Miami, while also being used as a receiver.

Both are significant changes from the Bills' scheme under Mularkey, now the Miami Dolphins' offensive coordinator. Mularkey, last year in particular, designed plays that had McGahee running mostly between the tackles and rarely used as a receiver.

Critics also questioned Mularkey for keeping McGahee off the field on third down and in tw