WR Tab Perry to Miami

Wide receiver Tab Perry, who played his first three seasons for the Bengals, has agreed to terms on a one-year contract with the Miami Dolphins, agent Peter Schaffer said this afternoon.

The Bengals did not extend a qualifying offer to Perry as a restricted free agent by the Feb. 28 deadline, releasing him to free agency. The Bengals did not want to give Perry -- who played in only four games the past two seasons combined because of a recurring hip injury -- a one-year tender of $927,000. They had hoped to do a multi-year deal at a lower annual salary.

"This is not anything anti-Bengal," Schaffer said of Perry's decision. "A one-year deal in Miami is a better situation for Tab.

"He's enjoyed playing for the Bengals and appreciates them drafting him and giving him the opportunity to play in the NFL. He has made life-long friends in Cincinnati."

Perry was a sixth-round pick from UCLA in 2005. After an impressive rookie season on special teams as the primary kickoff return man and in kick coverage, he sustained the hip injury at the end of the second game of 2006. It has affected him since. Perry's camp said he is 100 percent healthy.