Dolphins trade Mike Wallace to Vikings

Jim Corbett | USA TODAY Sports

The second time proved the charm for the Minnesota Vikings in landing wide receiver receiver Mike Wallace.

After Wallace declined Minnesota's six-year, $76 million offer two years ago to ink a five-year, $60 million deal with the Miami Dolphins, Wallace was traded Friday along with Miami's seventh-round pick to the Vikings in exchange for Minnesota's fifth-round pick.

The teams announced the trade on Friday night.

"We thank Mike for his contributions to the team over the last two seasons," Dolphins general manager Dennis Hickey said in a statement. "We wish him the best in the Minnesota."

Wallace, who became expendable when the Dolphins acquired former New Orleans Saints receiver Kenny Stills earlier Friday, has been a disappointment in South Florida, failing to surpass 1,000 receiving yards since leaving the Pittsburgh Steelers as the big catch in the 2013 free-agent class.

The speed receiver failed to click on the deep ball with quarterback Ryan Tannehill in their two-year partnership. Wallace caught 57 passes for 862 yards last season with 10 touchdowns. But the writing was on the wall for his departure after coach Joe Phillbin benched Wallace in the second half of the Dolphins' regular-season finale against the New York Jets following a sideline blowup.

Wallace gives second-year Vikings quarterback Teddy Bridgewater the speed receiver he lacked to take the top off of defenses in Norv Turner's vertical-tilt offense.

The move helped the Dolphins clear cap space after signing defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh to a six-year, $114 million deal earlier in free agency - Wallace's cap hit was $9.9 million this year.