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Three years ago, defensive back Travis Daniels found himself in the perfect situation with the Dolphins.
A native of Hollywood, he was back in South Florida, starting in the NFL as a rookie for his college coach, Nick Saban.
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</td></tr></tbody></table> <!--begintext--> But entering his fourth season, Daniels had become expendable, and he was traded Wednesday to the Cleveland Browns. The Dolphins did not announce what they received in return, but it was believed to be a seventh-round draft pick.
"He was in a good situation playing for the Miami Dolphins, coming back home," defensive lineman Vonnie Holliday said. "But ... it gives him an opportunity, because I don't know where he fit down here. Now he goes to a team that wants him."
Daniels, 25, had appeared to be competing with newcomer Joey Thomas just to make the team as the fifth cornerback, behind holdovers Will Allen, Andre Goodman and Michael Lehan and newcomer Nathan Jones, who had brief stints with the Dallas Cowboys.
Daniels (6-foot-1, 195 pounds) has size and speed, but his performance declined steadily since his rookie season under Saban, who coached him at LSU.
Daniels had 62 tackles and 13 passes defensed in 2005, but had a combined 63 tackles and six passes defensed the past two seasons.
He allowed an average of 10.9 yards per completion in 2007, ranking among the worst in the NFL.
Linebacker Channing Crowder, who entered the NFL the same year as Daniels, said he spoke with him after the trade was made.
"He's not upset," Crowder said. "You're going to go to Cleveland tomorrow if you're mad or go to Cleveland tomorrow if you're happy. So you might as well take it in stride and go play ball."
The trade was the latest in a long line of roster moves by the new Bill Parcells-led regime.
The Dolphins have 73 players on the roster, which is seven below the maximum allowed during training camp. Teams are required to trim rosters to 75 by Tuesday.
A native of Hollywood, he was back in South Florida, starting in the NFL as a rookie for his college coach, Nick Saban.
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</td></tr></tbody></table> <!--begintext--> But entering his fourth season, Daniels had become expendable, and he was traded Wednesday to the Cleveland Browns. The Dolphins did not announce what they received in return, but it was believed to be a seventh-round draft pick.
"He was in a good situation playing for the Miami Dolphins, coming back home," defensive lineman Vonnie Holliday said. "But ... it gives him an opportunity, because I don't know where he fit down here. Now he goes to a team that wants him."
Daniels, 25, had appeared to be competing with newcomer Joey Thomas just to make the team as the fifth cornerback, behind holdovers Will Allen, Andre Goodman and Michael Lehan and newcomer Nathan Jones, who had brief stints with the Dallas Cowboys.
Daniels (6-foot-1, 195 pounds) has size and speed, but his performance declined steadily since his rookie season under Saban, who coached him at LSU.
Daniels had 62 tackles and 13 passes defensed in 2005, but had a combined 63 tackles and six passes defensed the past two seasons.
He allowed an average of 10.9 yards per completion in 2007, ranking among the worst in the NFL.
Linebacker Channing Crowder, who entered the NFL the same year as Daniels, said he spoke with him after the trade was made.
"He's not upset," Crowder said. "You're going to go to Cleveland tomorrow if you're mad or go to Cleveland tomorrow if you're happy. So you might as well take it in stride and go play ball."
The trade was the latest in a long line of roster moves by the new Bill Parcells-led regime.
The Dolphins have 73 players on the roster, which is seven below the maximum allowed during training camp. Teams are required to trim rosters to 75 by Tuesday.
