Miami Dolphins Work Out CFL Lineman; Chris Clemons Joins Rosenhaus

According to Aaron Wilson of the National Football Post, the Miami Dolphins Dolphins-work-out-lineman.html">worked out CFL offensive lineman Dimitri Tsoumpas on Tuesday, Dec. 22.

An Alberta native, Tsoumpas was a second-team All-Big Sky selection at Weber State as a senior in 2007, where he was also a teammate of Dolphins 2009 seventh-round pick J. D. Folsom.

Tsoumpas was drafted by the Calgary Stampeders second overall in the 2008 CFL Draft and started all 20 games for the team as a rookie, including the Stamps' 96th Grey Cup victory over the Montreal Alouettes.

Tsoumpas remained the starter in 2009, earning a CFL West Division All-Star selection while helping running back Joffrey Reynolds lead the league in rushing for the second straight season.

Although the CFL has a significant drop-off in talent from the NFL, Tsoumpas is clearly a talented blocker and may be worth a look-see for the Dolphins in the 2010 offseason. If signed, he could compete with Nate Garner and Donald Thomas at the right guard position.

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Miami Dolphins rookie safety Chris Clemons has signed on to be represented by agent Drew Rosenhaus, according to a tweet from the management agency.

A fifth-round pick out of Clemson in 2009, Clemons has spent his rookie season as a reserve safety and special teams player, recording nine tackles in nine games (one start).

Clemons has some upside and may get a chance to start at free safety if Gibril Wilson is cut loose. With this new representation, it is quite possible re-signing him will be much more difficult down the line if he develops into a starter.

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Chris J. Nelson is a journalism major at Georgia State University. He operates his own Miami Dolphins web site, The Miami Dolphins Spotlight, and can be followed on Twitter here.