Jay Cutler Reportedly Wants to Delay Broadcasting, Play QB Amid Dolphins Rumors

Joe Schad of the Palm Beach Post reported Friday that former quarterback Jay Cutler wants to play in 2017 and would like to suit up for the Miami Dolphins under head coach Adam Gase. 

Cutler is set to join Fox as an NFL analyst this season but would reportedly be willing to delay his broadcasting career to join Miami.

On Saturday, Cutler's broadcast agent, Mark Block, said the quarterback hadn't decided whether he wanted to play this season. 

Dolphins starting quarterback Ryan Tannehill suffered a left knee injury during practice Thursday, and there is some fear that he will need to undergo season-ending surgery, per ESPN.com's Adam Schefter and Jeff Darlington.

They reported that Cutler showed interest in the Dolphins before Miami had "gone down that road." Sources told ESPN's Josina Anderson that the Dolphins front office has discussed the possibility of signing Colin Kaepernick.

According to Armando Salguero of the Miami Herald, the Dolphins have already reached out to Cutler.

Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reported the two sides have discussed a potential deal.

Gase was the Chicago Bears' offensive coordinator in 2015, when Cutler threw for 3,659 yards, 21 touchdowns and 11 interceptions.

Cutler was limited to five games last season because of injury, and he finished with just 1,059 passing yards, four touchdowns and five picks.

The 34-year-old veteran is a one-time Pro Bowler with just two games of playoff experience.

Miami made the playoffs last season, and current backup Matt Moore started the final three games of the regular season as well as the Dolphins' playoff contest after Tannehill suffered a knee injury.

If Cutler is open to a return for a team other than Miami, the New York Jets and Cleveland Browns are among the teams with unsettled quarterback situations.