One Team's Trash Is Another Team's Starting Tight End, Just Ask Anthony Fasano - FanHouse - AOL Sports Blog

The day before the draft the Miami Dolphins sent their fourth-round pick to Dallas for linebacker Akin Ayodele and tight end Anthony Fasano. Ayodele's fate was sealed the minute the Cowboys signed Zach Thomas, and Fasano, the 2006 second-rounder, hadn't done much in limited playing time. A fourth-round pick hardly seems like fair compensation, although the Raiders might consider it a steal.

Still, Fasano is just 24 and has plenty of -- wait for it -- upside. Plus, Bill Parcells, who drafted him in Dallas, obviously has an affinity for former players, particularly those he still thinks can play. And unlike Dallas, where Jason Witten is firmly entrenched as the starter, Fasano has a good chance to win the job in Miami. From the Sun-Sentinel's Omar Kelly:

Fasano has started 11 games in his two seasons as a Cowboy, which gives him an experience edge over every tight end on the roster except David Martin, who contributed a career-high 34 receptions last season but was a suspect blocker. Fasano likely wins the spot if he can catch AND block effectively.

Of course, teams like to sometimes feature multiple tight ends, which makes it even more curious that Fasano couldn't get on the field in Dallas. But the Dolphins, fresh off a one-win effort in 2007, aren't the Cowboys, and that looks to be swell news for Fasano. Now the team just needs to decide on a quarterback.