Zgonina signs with Dolphins

DAVIE, Fla., April 1 (UPI) -- The Miami Dolphins have signed veteran defensive tackle Jeff Zgonina to a four-year contract.

Financial terms were not disclosed.

Zgonina, who turns 33 in May, started all 16 games at right defensive tackle for the St. Louis Rams last season, and recorded a career-high 81 tackles, four sacks, 15 quarterback pressures, and three fumble recoveries.

In Miami, he will rotate at the tackle positions behind starters Tim Bowens and Larry Chester.

Zgonina, originally a seventh-round pick in 1993, has appeared in 109 games for five NFL teams. He was a member of the Rams' 1999 Super Bowl-winning team.