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Joey Porter, upset about playing time, goes to airwaves insisting on being released

"In two radio interviews on Tuesday, Dolphins linebacker Joey Porter continued to vent his frustration with the 2009 season and expressed his desire to leave the team.

Speaking on Sporting News Radio and 560 WQAM Miami, Porter acknowledged a rift with coach Tony Sparano following a one-game suspension and criticized the team for putting first-year linebacker Cameron Wake into games to replace Porter.

Porter said he sees no alternative but to move on.

"I just really don't think it works for both of us," Porter told Sporting News Radio. "You don't want someone on your sideline on your team that really doesn't want to be there."

Porter said the problems began when Sparano deactivated Porter for a Nov. 15 visit from Tampa Bay. Porter said Sparano was upset Porter had gone out for dinner on Friday night after he'd been allowed to sit out practice the previous two days to rest an injury.

Following the decision, Porter said he and Sparano didn't speak to each other, except on game days.

Before Sparano's decision, Porter, a team captain, said the two had a great relationship, which included texting or talking every day.

Porter said Dolphins football czar Bill Parcells and General Manager Jeff Ireland also stop speaking to him after the suspension.

"I've never heard of that, telling a grown man what to do on a Friday night," said Porter, who turns 33 on March 22. "I had to live with that and eat that all season."

Porter hasn't held back the past two days, beginning Monday with his appearance on the Jim Rome Show on ESPN's Miami Beach set."


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