DAVIE, Fla. (AP) -- Olindo Mare was traded by the Miami Dolphins to the New Orleans Saints on Tuesday, ending the kicker's weeks of waiting for a change of scenery.
The Dolphins are getting the Saints' sixth-round pick, No. 199 overall, in this month's draft.

Moving Mare seemed inevitable when the Dolphins signed former New York Giants kicker Jay Feely as a free agent earlier this offseason. But Mare remained on Miami's roster for weeks, with the team unwilling to immediately cut him and unable to work out a deal with another team until now.

Mare was the Dolphins' kicker since 1997 and was 26-for-36 on field goals last season, with five of those 10 misses on attempts of 50 yards or longer.



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