POSTED 3:50 p.m. EDT, April 3, 2007 OLINDO TO NEW ORLEANS A league source tells us that the Dolphins have traded kicker Olindo Mare to the New Orleans Saints in exchange for a sixth-round draft pick. Per the source, Mare's contract will be transferred to the Saints as-is, with no reduction in the $1.5 million base salaries that he is due to earn in each of the next three seasons. Mare's exit from Miami became a certainty when the Dolphins signed Jay Feely last month. Mare reportedly had been pressing the team to either trade him or release him. The latest move is a bad sign for incumbent Saints kicker John Carney. The veteran is signed through 2007, at a salary of $820,000. Carney came to the NFL in 1988, and has played for the Bucs, Chargers, and Saints. He has kicked for the Saints since 2001.
mare used to be a decent kicker, but this guy has been terrible the past 2 seasons...i dont know if he is much of an upgrade at this point
I don't get this. I always thought Carney was a solid kicker and Mare was a massive choker. I don't like this move for the Saints. The Dolphins, meanwhile, were gonna drop Mare anyway and now get a free pick (albeit a late one).
I'd rather that rocket leg of Mare's is out of the conference, so I like this trade. I don't care that he's had a couple of crappy seasons, kickers can come back easier than other positions.
