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Unemployed wide receiver Charles Rogers has a new agent. Whether he'll soon have a new team remains to be seen.

The second overall selection in the 2003 draft, but released by the Detroit Lions on Sept. 2 after three seasons marred by injuries, inconsistency and a four-game league suspension in 2005 for a repeat violation of the NFL's substance abuse policy, Rogers auditioned on Tuesday for Miami Dolphins coaches and personnel officials, ESPN.com has confirmed.

There was no immediate feedback on Rogers' workout or any indication that the Dolphins planned to offer him a contract. But the three-year veteran is familiar with Nick Saban, who played a role in recruiting him to Michigan State, and the Miami head coach acknowledged when Rogers was cut by the Lions that he could have some interest in him.

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Charles Rogers may have gotten a wake-up call during his workout for the Dolphins, writes ESPN.com's John Clayton. He had his college receivers coach and Nick Saban pushing for him to work out well, but the Dolphins opted not to sign him at this point. To read more about Rogers' tryout and the rest of Clayton's Quick Hits, click here.

"I've known Charles Rogers since he was in the 10th grade, so I didn't have any new impressions of him," Saban said. "He's a big guy, he runs fast and he did a nice job in the workout. It was good to see him again."

Miami continues to seek a player who can stabilize the No. 3 wide receiver position behind starters Chris Chambers and Marty Booker. One player who could emerge in that role is third-year veteran Wes Welker, but Saban earlier this week noted that, while he likes his roster, it remains "a work in progress."

"When we bring guys in, we're evaluating not only for right now but also for the future and how we can help make our team better if on some occasion in the future we need to improve ourselves relative to any circumstance that can come up," Saban said. "It's no more or no less than that.'

It's dubious whether Rogers would represent progress but, at just 25 years of age, and still possessed of enormous athletic talent, it seems just a matter of time until some NFL team provides him the opportunity to try to resurrect his career.

ESPN.com has learned that, prior to his Miami trip, Rogers spent some time speaking by phone with at least one professional who counsels NFL players on how to best present themselves in interview sessions. He also ended his relationship with agent Kevin Poston, who has represented him since he entered the NFL, and is expected to sign with agent Jason Fletcher of St. Louis.

Rogers, who went unclaimed on waivers after the Lions jettisoned him, has been advised that he may have to accept a minimum base salary to get back into the league and begin the process of trying to rebuild his career.

Between bonuses and base salaries, Detroit paid Rogers $16.2 million in three years, but reaped little dividend from that investment. Rogers appeared in only 15 games, starting in just nine of them, and had 36 receptions for 440 yards and four touchdowns. He suffered broken collarbones in each of his first two seasons.

Len Pasquarelli is a senior NFL writer for ESPN.com. Information from The Associated Press was used in this report. To check out Len's chat archive, click here .