"Running back Ronnie Brown, who enters the offseason as a free agent, finished 16 yards shy of a $500,000 bonus. He needed to rush for 750 yards to get the bonus and was 30 yards short entering Sunday's finale at New England. He gained 14 yards on six carries. And, yes, the threshold entered his mind.

"It probably crossed my mind," Brown said, "but not really. I'm one of those guys I try to look at everything in a positive light."

Brown, who has had two injury-shortened seasons, ended the year with 734 yards on 200 carries for a career-worst average of 3.7 yards per carry. The 734 yards rushing was also a career low for a complete season.

"It would have been great for me to be able to achieve [the 750-yard mark], but at the same time we're down by 30 points or whatever…it is what it is," Brown said. "I had an opportunity, didn't get it. Now I have to move forward."

As for returning to the Dolphins, Brown said he wants to come back."