Gore confirmed the signing when reached on his cell phone Sunday evening. He shrugged off not being drafted -- which he expected -- and will leave for Miami's training camp on Thursday with hopes of making the team.

"Four other teams were talking to me," said Gore, who is 6-foot-5 and 300 pounds. "The Dolphins just had the best feel and the best opportunity."

Gore said he talked to Prosser football coach Tom Moore about the news. Moore confirmed the 2003 Prosser graduate is the school's first to have an opportunity in the NFL. Gore played on the offensive and defensive lines in high school, lettering in track and field and basketball as well.

In college at Boise State, Gore struggled at first on the defensive line after redshirting his first year. He switched to the offensive line last season and started all
12 of BSU's games at right tackle. The unit finished the regular season ranked ninth for total offense in the country.

He's hoping for a smoother transition into the NFL.

"I'll take it how it comes and work as hard as I can," Gore said. "Hopefully I can make the team, and it will be a good measuring tool of where I'm at."