Sunday, March 4, 2012

Dolphins finally sign No. 2 pick Brown

DAVIE, Fla. -- After a three-week holdout and an overnight stay inthe Atlanta airport, first-round draft pick Ronnie Brown finallyjoined the Miami Dolphins at training camp Monday.

Brown, a running back from Auburn whom the Dolphins selected withthe second overall pick, took the field for his first practice aftersigning a five-year, $34 million contract that included about $20million guaranteed.

Brown tried to make the trip from his home in suburban Atlanta tosuburban Miami after the agreement was reached late Sunday, but hisflight was canceled because of bad weather, forcing him to sleep atthe airport.

The Dolphins think Brown was worth the wait. He will …

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