A year after the Dolphins paid (wasted) $20 million in guaranteed money on linebacker Joey Porter, they might be getting ready to write a big check to another linebacker.

According to Alex Marvex of FOXSports.com, the Fins could be signing Cardinals linebacker Calvin Pace to “the same kind of mega-deal” that was received a year ago by Porter and by Adalius Thomas of the Patriots.

Such a move would immediately call into question Porter’s future with the team.  He’s due to earn a base salary of $4.8 million in 2008.

It also might prompt 2006 NFL defensive player of the year Jason Taylor to blow his stack.  There were rumblings a year ago that Taylor was not pleased that he didn’t get an adjustment after Porter received his windfall.  If the Fins do it again, that might be the last straw for Taylor.