Miami Dolphins, in their reorganization under Bill Parcells, are trimming their roster of what they consider expendable fat by slashing several players with their latest victim being high profile Pro Bowl linebacker Zach Thomas, who was slated to make $5.6 million in base salary this coming season.

On Monday, it was notables like Trent Green, wide receiver Marty Booker and several others who were cut, that would free up somewhere in the neighborhood of $10 million in 2008 base salary.

Thomas, like the rest of the Dolphins, suffered through a miserable 2007 season in which the Dolphins went 1-15. He suffered a concussion on the field and injuries in a car accident that limited his play.

The 5-foot-11 Thomas was the 154th player chosen in the 1996 draft by the Dolphins, and was not only a rookie a sensation his first year but wounded up to be one of the best linebackers in Dolphins history.