Sources: Jeff Ireland on shaky ground

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    As the investigation into the Miami Dolphins' workplace environment is underway, some team executives expect fallout that could impact jobs and create a dramatic restructuring of the organization, league sources told ESPN.

    One of those executives whose future is cloudy, according to sources, is Dolphins general manager Jeff Ireland, who received a one-year contract extension -- which runs through 2014 -- at the end of last season.

    Sources told ESPN that Ireland spoke at an organizational meeting this week and expressed confidence that the Dolphins had established a healthy workplace, specifically singling out head coach Joe Philbin for creating a team of high character.

    But changes within the organization are inevitable when the season ends, sources told ESPN.

    One concern expressed by two team sources concerns the confidentiality of the investigation by Ted Wells, who was appointed as the independent counsel by commissioner Roger Goodell.

    When the report is complete, Goodell said, it will be made public.

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