The Jets are 4-12 and might be clearing house in the organization, but it was the Dolphins supplying the locker room drama after the two teams ended their 2014 season.
Dolphins wide receiver Mike Wallace was benched for what head coach Joe Philbin described as a “coaching decision” and what Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald reports was an argument with a coach.
“I always play the guys I think give us the best chance to win,” Philbin said.
Jackson also reports that Wallace did not speak directly to the media after the game. Instead, wideout Brandon Gibson stood next to his teammate and answered questions as Wallace’s spokesman. “Wallace” confirmed that the coaches sat him down for the second half and said that he expects to be a member of the team through the rest of his contract.
Wallace is signed through the 2017 season and is set to make $9.85 million in base salary next season. The Dolphins would take on a lot of dead money if they were to cut Wallace, although the fact that the offseason has only just started makes it hard to guess at how things will play out after another 8-8 season in Miami.