NFL Notes: Jay Cutler comes out of retirement, signs 1-year deal with Dolphins

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DAVIE, Fla. -- Jay Cutler has decided to postpone retirement so he can help fill in for Ryan Tannehill with the Miami Dolphins.

Cutler agreed to terms Sunday on a contract with Miami, a person familiar with the situation said. The person confirmed the agreement to The Associated Press on Sunday on condition of anonymity because the Dolphins weren't expected to announce the deal until Cutler signed.

Cutler is expected to compete with Matt Moore for a starting job while Tannehill remains out with a left knee injury that could sideline him for the entire season.

Dolphins coach Adam Gase was offensive coordinator for the Chicago Bears when Cutler had a career-best quarterback rating with them in 2015. Gase joined Miami in 2016, and Cutler parted with Chicago in March after eight seasons.

Cutler, 34, drew little interest in the spring as a free agent, perhaps partly because of his prickly personality and tendency for turnovers.

"I guess I know a different guy than what everybody else portrays," Gase said in May, when Cutler was hired by Fox as an analyst to work on its No. 2 NFL team.

Tannehill, who missed the final four games of last season with two sprained ligaments in his knee, reinjured it a week into training camp Thursday (see full story).

Jaguars: Team releases injury-prone safety Sample
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- The Jacksonville Jaguars have released oft-injured safety James Sample, a fourth-round draft pick in 2015.

The Jaguars parted ways with Sample on Sunday, after he missed two practices with an apparent injury. The team signed journeyman Jeron Johnson to fill Sample's roster spot.

Sample, who played in college at Washington and Louisville, has spent most of his NFL career on injured reserve. He played in four games as a rookie before sustaining a season-ending shoulder injury and sat out all of last year with an elbow injury.

Coach Doug Marrone says "You look to see who's competing and who has the best chance to make the team and who doesn't."

Johnson has played in 64 NFL games with Seattle (2011-14, 2016), Washington (2015) and Kansas City (2016). Current Jaguars defensive coordinator Todd Wash was on Seattle's staff in 2011-12.

Jacksonville also removed rookie fullback Marquez Williams from the physically unable to perform list.

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