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Miami Dolphins sign two more draft picks
"The Miami Dolphins on Friday officially announced the signings of third-round pick Patrick Turner, a 6-5 wide receiver from USC, and seventh-round pick J.D. Folsom, a linebacker out of Weber State. The Dolphins have now signed four of their nine draft picks, the other two earlier signees being sixth-round pick Andrew Gardner, an offensive lineman from Georgia Tech, and fifth-rounder John Nalbone, a tight end from Monmouth, N.J."
Dolphins rookie Vontae Davis officially cleared by Illinois law enforcement
"It turns out Vontae Davis did have an airtight alibi. The Dolphins' top draft pick was reported to have been arrested in Champaign, Ill., on June 9 on a traffic violation. But when report of the arrest surfaced two weeks later, Davis insisted it could not have been him behind the wheel since he was participating in team workouts with the Dolphins in Davie, a fact backed up by the team. "There was no way he could have been in Illinois," said Harvey Greene, Dolphins senior vice president of media relations, at the time. Davis, a cornerback who attended the University of Illinois in Champaign, said his wallet was stolen, with his driver's license in it, before he left school in the spring, ..."
Miami real estate developer to get vice chairman job
"Then, Emilio and Gloria Estefan. Now, Dolphins owner Stephen Ross is adding prominent Miami real estate developer Jorge Perez, his close friend and longtime business partner, to the team's lineup. The Dolphins said Wednesday that Perez will be hired as one of the team's vice chairmen, joining Don Shula with that title. Perez also had discussions about becoming a minority owner, though those talks are not as advanced. ''I am talking with Ross about becoming vice chairman of the Dolphins and making a substantial investment in the football team as a partner,'' Perez said. ``But it's all subject to league approval.'' Mike Dee, the Dolphins' chief executive officer, said Perez's appointment to ..."
Miami Dolphins linebacker Akin Ayodele expects 'a little bit more edge' to Monday night game with New York Jets
"As Dolphins linebacker Akin Ayodele watched the long-distance verbal sparring unfold between teammate Channing Crowder and new Jets head coach Rex Ryan, he said he had to appreciate the comedy. But come Oct. 12, when the AFC East rivals meet on Monday night, Ayodele added there will be lingering effects from the exchange. "The division games are definitely special, there's a little more to it," Ayodele said Monday at Upper Montclair Country Club, where he participated in teammate Anthony Fasano's second annual charity golf tournament. "But that game itself will have a little bit more edge." The entertaining war of words through the media lasted several rounds, starting with Ryan saying he ..."
Dolphins receiver Davone Bess claims identity theft by fake Twitter account
"What seemed like some high-tech trash talk from wide receiver Davone Bess turned out to something more serious: another case of identity theft involving a Dolphins player. Using the name "Lambo-Weezy," a person pretending to be Bess posted on the Web site Twitter.com, in one case challenging reigning AFC Offensive Rookie of the Year Chris Johnson to a footrace. Post your comments on this story below More in SportsGet the latest news, photos and more for S. Fla. teams. Share This Story It seemed like a farce, given Johnson ran the 40 in 4.24 seconds at the 2008 scouting combine and was a first-round pick, while Bess ran a 4.8 and went undrafted. But people were taking the bait. As of ..."
Fifth-rounder close to signing
"The Dolphins appeared to be closing in on a deal with rookie safety Chris Clemons, their fifth-round pick out of Clemson. According to Kevin Conner, the agent for Clemons, talks between the two sides are "progressing well." "We don't anticipate any issues," Conner wrote Friday night in a text message. "There are a couple of minor details that need to be finalized." Any deal figures to be similar to the one signed by former Monmouth tight end John Nalbone, taken four picks ahead of Clemons with the Dolphins' earlier fifth-round pick. Nalbone signed a four-year deal worth $1.75 million with a signing bonus of $173,000. Clemons spent much of the recently concluded organized team activities ..."
Gloria Estefan's welcome, but in this world, the Miami Dolphins are the real stars
"From Danny Thomas, the king of TV's black-and-white sitcom era, to Gloria Estefan, Thursday's press-conference headliner, the Miami Dolphins have come a long way in offering tasty chunks of the franchise to entertainers with South Florida ties. To this I say hurray and pass the salsa. Hispanics are huge NFL fans, all the research shows and Palm Beacher Stephen Ross, the Dolphins' new owner, is smart enough to want everyone here fully invested in his team. This is how friends are made and business opportunities bonded. Just remember that no celebrity can hold a candle to little Tony Sparano at Land Shark Stadium. He'll never win a Grammy. Couldn't carry a tune in a Gatorade bucket. What's ..."
Estefans buy small stake in Dolphins
"Dolphins owner Stephen M. Ross added some Latin flavor to his team Thursday, officially introducing singer Gloria Estefan and her producer husband Emilio Estefan as minority partners. The Grammy Award-winning couple become the first Cuban-American owners of an NFL team and will help continue Ross' theme of boosting the entertainment experience at Land Shark Stadium. They were introduced with a video that included Gloria Estefan recording a new version of the Monday Night Football song with Hank Williams Jr. to be shown before the Dolphins-New York Jets game Oct. 12. "I'm thrilled and Emilio is thrilled to be a part of our hometown team," Gloria Estefan said. "Don't worry, we will not be ..."
Dolphins' Brandon London turns heads as model and WR
"Akin Ayodele knows better than most what Brandon London is dealing with these days. It's the internal tug-of-war between the primary vocation of professional football player and the outside opportunities that often come along with it. "I'm a brand," Ayodele says. "Every player in the NFL is a brand. It's a matter of trying to maximize and make money outside." As a young player in Dallas, the photogenic linebacker took the opportunity to do some magazine modeling on the side. As expected, Ayodele took plenty of ribbing inside the Cowboys' locker room, and eventually he stopped dabbling in the fashion world to concentrate on football. For London, the Dolphins' still-developing wide receiver, ..."
Mistaken identity: Miami Dolphins' Vontae Davis apparently in the clear after report of arrest
"A case of mistaken identity had Dolphins rookie cornerback Vontae Davis in hot water for a time Tuesday. Using information from a June 11 police report, the student newspaper at the University of Illinois - where Davis was a star - reported early Tuesday that he had been arrested June 9 in Champaign, Ill., and charged with unnecessary vehicular noise and driving without a valid license. When the Dolphins were informed of the report by South Florida media, they insisted that Davis spent much of if not all of the day in question at their Davie training facility. "It would have been almost physically impossible for him to have been in Champaign that day," Dolphins spokesman Harvey Greene ..."
Dolphins' Vontae Davis says he wasn't arrested
"Whether it was a case of mistaken identity or identity fraud or both, no one can say for sure. Dolphins rookie Vontae Davis just wants people to know he was not arrested on June 9 in Champaign, Ill., where he starred at the University of Illinois. A report to that effect surfaced Tuesday morning in The Daily Illini, the campus newspaper. Citing a report filed by Champaign police officer Michael A. Talbott, the newspaper reported Davis had been arrested at 6:47 p.m. and charged with unnecessary vehicular noise and driving without a valid license. The arrest summary, a copy of which is available online at the City of Champaign Web site, lists a Vontae Ottis Davis and a home address of 920 ..."
Gloria and Emilio Estefan buy stake in Miami Dolphins
"Miami entertainment figures Gloria and Emilio Estefan will be announced as Miami Dolphins minority owners Thursday by Dolphins majority owner Stephen Ross, according to a person familiar with the negotiations. The source said Monday night that the National Football League and the Dolphins are looking to expand their reach to South Florida's growing Hispanic community and are turning to the Estefans as their ambassadors. Like many sports fans in South Florida his age, Emilio Estefan is a longtime Dolphins fan whose favorite player is Hall of Fame Dolphins quarterback Dan Marino. A Monday Dolphins news release said there would be a Thursday morning ''major announcement on behalf of the ..."
Former Dolphin Overstreet's son reminds all of father he barely knew
"Over and over. Year after year. He kept hearing the same thing. From his mother, Johnnie Mae. From his sister's godfather, the great Billy Sims. That they looked alike, sounded alike, acted alike, even ran alike. Others didn't know the story. So they stared. Like the time he ran at the Nike Invitational Camp. "You got a good name," he was told. "That's a good football name." Did he know David Overstreet? Yes. Sort of. After all, he was only 13 months old on the morning of June 25, 1984. That's when a driver fell asleep. When a Mercedes struck a row of gas pumps, then exploded. When a man, just 25, was identified by the teeth he flashed in so many photos. When a wife took a call about ..."
Secondary was primary
"Phil Simms once made the point that the Giants teams he quarterbacked in the 1980s were constructed with a purpose. Simms said that coach Bill Parcells had NFC East foes foremost on his mind when he pieced together the Giants' roster. The Redskins, for example, had "The Hogs'' on the offensive line - a big, physical group that Parcells felt had to be countered by a big, physical defensive line. Two decades later, Parcells's divisional mind-set is still apparent. One look at the Dolphins' offseason activity provides confirmation. Parcells, in his second season as executive vice president of football operations in Miami, has orchestrated a significant overhaul of the secondary. The Dolphins ..."
His son, teammates and coaches remember David Overstreet
"Over and over. Year after year. He kept hearing the same thing. From his mother Johnnie Mae. From his sister's godfather, the great Billy Sims. That they looked alike, sounded alike, acted alike, even ran alike. Others didn't know the story. So they stared. Like the time he ran at the Nike Invitational Camp. "You got a good name," he was told. "That's a good football name." Did he know David Overstreet? Yes. Sort of. After all, he was only 13 months old on the morning of June 25, 1984. That's when a driver fell asleep. When a Mercedes struck a row of gas pumps, then exploded. When a man, just 25, was identified by the teeth he flashed in so many photos. When a wife took a call about her ..."
Andrew Gardner expected to sign today
"Andrew Gardner, the Dolphins' sixth-round pick out of Georgia Tech, agreed to terms late Wednesday evening and is expected to sign this afternoon. "All parties are pleased to have the deal done in a timely manner," said former NFL defensive lineman Lester Archambeau, one of Gardner's agents. "Andrew is pleased to have that part of the business taken care of and looks forward to continuing his hard work at getting himself ready to compete in training camp." The deal covers four years and is believed to total approximately $1.65 million, including a signing bonus of about $75,000. The deal includes escalator clauses that would reward Gardner should he become a starter. Gardner, a 6-foot-6, ..."
Well-traveled Henning still teaching and having an impact after all these years
"He has been getting up in the morning and going to football fields for a living since 1966, when he shuffled between playing quarterback for Sid Gillman's San Diego Chargers of the old AFL and teaching at a nearby high school. There was no road map for what happened next to Dan Henning, no matter how often you hear about some magical road to the Super Bowl. Florida State called in 1968, and the kid from the Bronx went South to see a football field take on a new dimension when the Klan burned a cross outside the home of a black player. It was there that he also met a staff starting on its journey, young guys such as Joe Gibbs and Bill Parcells. He even made a Stand by Me pact with Gibbs: ..."
Dolphins cut Jy Bond, Scorpio Babers
"So much for competition among the kicking specialists. Already left without anyone to push incumbent placekicker Dan Carpenter, the Dolphins on Monday cut Australian project Jy Bond in a show of faith in returning punter Brandon Fields. The team also cut cornerback Scorpio Babers to shave the roster to 82 players (including unsigned draft picks). That number must be at 80 in advance of the Aug. 1 start of training camp. "I'm really grateful to be here and have the opportunity," Bond, a former Australian Rules Football standout, said during the weekend minicamp. "[General Manager] Jeff Ireland and Coach [Tony] Sparano have been awesome. They are really fantastic blokes who have been willing ..."
Sure hands, freelancing are keys to Miami Dolphins punt returner Davone Bess
"The Dolphins' special teams last season were for the most part flat-out bad, finishing at or near the bottom of the league in several categories and winding up 30th among the 32 NFL teams in a ranking system compiled by the Dallas Morning News. But don't blame Davone Bess. A free-agent rookie from Hawaii, Bess finished sixth in the AFC and 10th overall in punt returns with an 11-yard average. He proved a significant upgrade over fellow receiver Ted Ginn Jr., who averaged just 7.8 yards on seven returns. "And we haven't seen his best yet," special teams coach John Bonamego said of Bess. "He's improved and he'll continue to improve." A solidly built 5-foot-10 and 190 pounds, Bess, 23, ..."
Armstrong blazing new trail this year
"The most famous — or at least Google-friendly — Anthony Armstrong is a respected black painter. Anthony Armstrong, the football player who's fighting to remain on the Dolphins' roster, hopes to change that soon. Based on his performance during last weekend's minicamp, the former Arena Football League receiver might be on his way. Even after spending all of 2008 on the Dolphins' practice squad, Armstrong is the first to admit he's still a relative unknown. Unlike his teammates, he can go to the mall without getting noticed. On the field it's starting to become a different story. Vontae Davis and Sean Smith, the team's two cornerback draftees, came into their NFL tenure primarily knowing ..."
Dolphins notes: Channing Crowder wants to make bigger impact
"Linebacker Channing Crowder broke his silence on Sunday following the team's final mini-camp practice. After he traded barbs with new Jets coach Rex Ryan last week, Crowder ducked reporters during the first two days of camp. "I gave you guys enough to write about last week," he joked. In his final chance to speak to media before training camp, Crowder said it's time for him to become a multi-dimensional player during his fifth NFL season. "I can make a lot more impact plays," he said. A four-year starter, Crowder, 25, signed a three-year contract in February on the eve of free agency. To that point, he'd been disillusioned with the Dolphins because he felt Bill Parcells and Co. wanted to ..."
Miami Dolphins' young players getting support from veterans
"As the Dolphins' second-team defense lined up for another snap in team drills, 2009 first-round pick Vontae Davis dropped 10 yards off his receiver from his cornerback position. Knowing that is too much cushion for off-the-line pushing, veteran cornerback Will Allen's voice slashed the air. ``Vontae! Press, press, press!'' Davis hustled up to get in the receiver's face. Few people can get Davis' attention these days the way Allen can. The way Allen has taken an older-brother interest in Davis and Sean Smith, the cornerback Miami drafted in the second round, typifies the guidance expected from its veterans toward young players. ''I talk to every one of my veteran players individually at ..."
Channing Crowder speaks, but not about Rex Ryan
"There would be no more headline material from Channing Crowder. Not Sunday, at least. "I made y'all's job easy last week, huh?" the Dolphins linebacker said with a mischievous smile as minicamp wrapped up. "I can't give you the weekend, too." Crowder caused quite a stir with his celebrated back and forth with Jets coach Rex Ryan, which dominated the news cycles for several days last week. Crowder crowned the Jets "OTA champions" and Ryan mentioned how he'd "walked over tougher guys" than Crowder on his way to fights. It was all very amusing everywhere except inside the Dolphins' offices. General Manager Jeff Ireland said on Wednesday he would "deal with that myself," while coach Tony ..."
Martial arts sessions teach Dolphins players how to hold, shed blocks
"Fighting in a phone booth. That's the analogy Jared Tomich uses when the former NFL lineman tries to explain the hand-to-hand combat football requires on every single play. It also was one of the ways he managed to get the Dolphins' attention during a recent series of consulting sessions regarding martial arts and how they can improve a football player's ability to shed blocks and hold them as well. "In a sense, you've got a couple square yards of real estate you either have to take over or stop someone from taking over," says Tomich, a former defensive end who played five seasons in the NFL and starred on two national championship teams at Nebraska in the mid-1990s. "It's all about ..."
Dolphins' 'Googs' isn't shy about laying it on the O-line
"How good was the guy they call Googs? "Well, considering I'm 5-foot-8, and at the time 270 pounds," says Dave DeGuglielmo, the Dolphins' new offensive line coach. "What are you going to get out of a 5-foot-8 center?" Plenty, apparently. Back in 1990, Boston University got All-New England play. DeGuglielmo was the Terriers' captain. Tony Sparano was his third offensive line coach, the one from whom he learned the most. DeGuglielmo credits himself for his natural leverage and comprehension of the game, but otherwise says he'll "defer to Tony" about whether he was a good player. "You know what, though, I seem to have gotten better over the years," he says. Like Friday night. Sparano was ..."
Quick hits from Sunday's Dolphins minicamp session
"After conducting 44 workouts and practice sessions the Miami Dolphins are closing up shop earlier than scheduled. Sunday's morning session was the last day of this weekend's minicamp, but coach Tony Sparano said the team's offseason work has been so productive he's canceled two of the final three OTA sessions next week. As for the action on the field, here's what Dolphins beat writer Omar Kelly tweeted on Sunday.... QB Chad Pennington is back at work after attending his sister's wedding in Knoxville. What, no hangover? Pennington said he left at 1 a.m. to get back to Davie for the 10 a.m. practice. Talk about leadership. Pennington labeled Anthony Armstrong, last year's practice squad WR, ..."
Miami Dolphins' second-year guard takes inspiration from his dad, Dale Murphy
"Sixteen regular-season games came, 16 regular-season games went, and 16 times, Shawn Murphy didn't even put on a Dolphins uniform last season. Frustrating? Sure. But any time Murphy, then a rookie guard, needed moral support, he could find it in a manner fans might not expect. Long before Shawn's father, Dale Murphy, was winning two National League MVP awards as an Atlanta Braves outfielder, he was a prospect who seemed to have the word "potential" permanently stamped on his forehead. "He tells a story that in Little League one year, his only hit was a double," Shawn Murphy said after a practice at the Dolphins' mini-camp this weekend. If it's hard to picture Dale Murphy struggling to hit ..."
Dolphins are deep at linebacker position
"Bill Parcells knows linebackers. But a year ago, Parcells also knew this: the Dolphins didn't have enough to field the kind of 3-4 defense he popularized in the 1980s as head coach of the New York Giants. Now, the Dolphins might have too many linebackers to keep them all around. It's the kind of problem Tony Sparano likes to have, but he's also not counting on anything until training camp rolls around by Aug. 1. "I have no idea until we see (them) in pads," Sparano said of the apparent depth at the position. "But right now on paper the way it looks, we have a lot more flexibility. "It can be hard when we go to the cut the roster down to decide how many linebackers we really want to keep." ..."
Chad Henne, Pat White work well in Chad Pennington's absence
"It was more by happenstance than design, but backup quarterback Chad Henne got some extended work with the Dolphins' first-team offense Saturday, and he didn't disappoint. Chad Pennington was given the day off to attend his sister's wedding, and coach Tony Sparano said the coaching staff had looked forward to the occasion. "We just felt like this would be great work for Chad Henne," Sparano said. Among the quarterback drills Henne and rookie Pat White were put through were situations from the 2-yard line. "For Chad Henne to get down there, and Pat White (in) the tight red (zone) area ... to get that many plays in a competitive situation was very good for us," Sparano said. Sparano said one ..."
Chad Henne, Pat White work with Dolphins first team
"The wedding of his sister made Dolphins starting quarterback Chad Pennington unavailable for Saturday's practices, thus giving 2008 second-round pick Chad Henne and 2009 second-round pick Pat White time to work with the first-team offense. Knowing long ago that Pennington would not be available Saturday, the coaching staff figured it would maximize Henne and White in the red zone; backed up against the goal line; and in a drill that tested each quarterback's ability to call the right audible. Each snap, the quarterback would be given two plays in the huddle. ''At the line, Chad and Pat had to get us in the right play every single time,'' coach Tony Sparano said. ``If I said there were no ..."
No debate: Dolphins better than at this time in '08
"The Dolphins are a better team today than they were in June 2008, and anyone who doesn't share that opinion is wrong. Don't argue with me if you don't agree. Argue with tough-guy coach Tony Sparano, whose word is gospel in South Florida after the turnaround he engineered last season. ''It's like night and day,'' Sparano said during a break in this weekend's mandatory minicamp. ``I mean it really is. Last year at this time -- in minicamp, in OTAs -- you were watching the film and it sometimes didn't really look much like football out there.'' Sparano smiles, but it had to be more than a little worrisome for him last year when, as a rookie coach, he watched his team's practices on tape and ..."
Miami Dolphins busier than in the past
"Perched near the top of the bleachers Saturday as he watched yet another offseason practice, former Pro Bowl linebacker Kim Bokamper still easily recalls how it used to be. He still remembers, with plenty of laughs, that infamously detested 12-minute run -- the one Hall of Fame coach Don Shula used to make all of his players finish before their minicamp could be considered complete. ''Every position had to finish a certain number of laps around two fields in 12 minutes,'' Bokamper said. ``Let's just say there were some guys that really struggled.'' Nearly 25 years later, the 12-minute run has long been replaced by a more football-intensive conditioning test known as the 300-yard shuttle. ..."
This is the year for Ronnie Brown to show he's more than just an average back
"There can come a moment if you're living the dream, a hard moment, when you realize it's only a dream. It's not what you thought. That moment came for Ronnie Brown after he asked the Dolphins' video team to assemble his 2008 plays on a disc so he could self-evaluate himself. That tells you something about Brown right there. It tells you he wants to improve. He wants to be a great running back. That's why he sat in his home watching his 2008 season flash by, play after play, game after game, with no announcers talking over the action. No crowd noise. No one else in the room. It was just Brown and the voice in his head that wouldn't go away. "You weren't explosive to the hole on that play …" ..."
Dolphins offense has productive day
"Here is a summary of what happened during Saturday's two minicamp sessions, which featured Chad Henne running the first-team offense, and plenty of give-and-take from the offense and defense. Overall, the offense, which scored five touchdowns in the two sessions, had a productive day. RB Ronnie Brown torched CB Eric Green for a deep touchdown pass on a fly pattern. Is Brown really that fast lined up out wide? Appears so. CB Eric Green isn't having a great week of practice. He's the one cornerbacks all the quarterbacks are picking on no matter the WR he's got. Patrick Turner and Brandon London scored touchdowns during the Dolphins' 11-on-11 simulation. Chad Henne connected with Turner, Pat ..."
Chad Henne orchestrates the first-team offense at Dolphins minicamp session
"Chad Henne finally got the chance to test drive the family's car without good old dad looking over his shoulder. With Dolphins starter Chad Pennington missing Saturday's practices to attend his sister's wedding, Henne, the veteran quarterback's understudy, orchestrated the first-team offense during Saturday morning's two-hour minicamp session. The practice didn't feature many highlights or low points. But watching Henne make checks at the line of scrimmage, routinely calling audibles into better plays, showed the coaches and his teammates exactly how far the 2008 second-round pick has come in one full year. Henne admitted his ability to recognize what the defense is doing is the area he's ..."
Former Chiefs QB Green retires
"Quarterback Trent Green, who produced some of the most prolific passing seasons in Chiefs history, is retiring from the NFL after 15 years. "I feel this is finally the right time," Green, 38, said in a FOXSports.com report. "I've talked about it with (the family) for a while, especially with the concussions over the last few years. We all felt it was the time to do it." Green's final season with the Chiefs in 2006 and his only season with Miami in 2007 were marred by serious concussions. He was released by the St. Louis Rams in February. Green was a two-time Pro Bowler for the Chiefs after he was acquired for a first-round draft choice from St. Louis in 2001. Brought in by coach Dick ..."
Tony Sparano won't discuss Channing Crowder-Rex Ryan barbs
"Linebacker Channing Crowder left the field through a side exit Friday after the first workout of the Dolphins' three-day mini-camp. That let him avoid reporters eager to ask about his recent verbal sparring with New York Jets coach Rex Ryan. Clearly, Dolphins management wants the cross-country yapping to cease. Coach Tony Sparano wouldn't even entertain questions about the barbs that have received national media attention. "Guys, this is June," Sparano said. "We're in June right now. I want to talk about what our team is doing." Asked if he had talked to the team about the Crowder-Ryan situation, Sparano said dryly, "You guys must be out of questions." Crowder last week mocked Ryan's bold ..."
Safety Gibril Wilson gives Miami Dolphins another sure tackler in the secondary
"The first day of mini-camp proved a long one for the Dolphins' passing game Friday - due at least in part to the fact that safeties Gibril Wilson and Yeremiah Bell are fast becoming a formidable tandem in the secondary. Wilson, 27, who signed a five-year, $27.5 million free-agent contract in February, won a Super Bowl as a free safety for the New York Giants two seasons ago. Last season, he led the league in tackles by a safety (127) while playing for Oakland. "I bring physicality, I bring range," he said. "I'm just trying to do the things I've been doing my whole career and bring it down to South Beach." Coach Tony Sparano, a former member of Dallas' staff, saw a lot of Wilson during the ..."
Miami Dolphins players mum on new Wildcat wrinkles
"First rule of the Wildcat? You do not talk about the Wildcat. Second rule of the Wildcat? You do not talk about the Wildcat. Go ahead. Try to get the Dolphins to crack. Considering the nature of the stone-faced looks they will deliver upon the simplest of Wildcat queries, you actually half expect players to eventually crack a smile and finish the thought with, ``I'm just playin'!'' Alas, the smiles never come. Consider a simple conversation with Pat White, the second-round pick drafted to add a new element of surprise to Miami's offense. Question: How important will it be to maintain a level of secrecy when it comes to how you will benefit this offense next season? Answer: ''I'm not ..."
Living on past success sure recipe for disaster
"The NFL is now a year-round adventure, which is the reason 40 million people watched the April draft, 32 teams are overshadowing the NBA Finals with minicamps and the loudest of the local sports headlines this month shouted how the AFC East championship goes through Miami. The NFL doesn't sleep. And that is perhaps why some people, including players, have fallen into the trap of believing one season bleeds into the next. It does not. Last season is over. Last season will have no bearing on this season. And if the Dolphins didn't know that, coach Tony Sparano made the point quite clear to his players Friday. ''I think you have to put it out of your mind,'' Sparano said of the thought ..."
Pat White gets drafted again for baseball
"By Pat White's own admission, the last time he picked up a baseball was five years ago, right around the time he was spurning a fourth-round draft offer from the Anaheim Angels to pursue a football scholarship at West Virginia. So you can imagine his surprise when he heard the New York Yankees, of all teams, spent a 48th-round pick -- yes, the baseball draft lasts 50 rounds; used to go until everybody passed -- on him Thursday. "I haven't talked to them," White, drafted as an outfielder, said after the Friday morning session of the opening day of Dolphins minicamp. "I'm thankful and grateful, but my focus is as a Miami Dolphin football player." Would he even entertain the possibility of ..."
Dolphins receiver Greg Camarillo ready to take on heavier load
"The biggest cheers on the first day of Dolphins minicamp were reserved for a touchdown catch on a deep square in. That it was Greg Camarillo leaping to make the reception from Chad Pennington with Eric Green in close pursuit had everything to do with the yelps coming from the Dolphins' sideline. Barely six months after major surgery on his left knee, Camarillo suddenly appears ahead of schedule as he returned to work opposite Ted Ginn Jr. as a first-team receiver. "It was real [trusting] of Chad to throw that in there," Camarillo said after Friday's morning session. "It was tight coverage. I'm happy he threw it in there. I just have to come up with the play for him." Camarillo had largely ..."
Sparano keeps team from being overconfident
"Watching this year's Dolphins team compared to last year's is "like night and day," Dolphins coach Tony Sparano said between sessions of Friday's minicamp opening. "Last year at this time ? watching the film at some times it didn't really look much like football out there," Sparano said. "A little bit of rugby, a little bit of other things going on in there, not a whole lot like football all the time." Sparano cited greater efficiency and not having to explain rules and regulations as one reason for improved practice play. However, Sparano is not about to predict Super Bowl championships like Jets coach Rex Ryan and is keeping the team from being overconfident through a study where he ..."
Miami Dolphins and their rivals have a rich history of talking trash
"Maybe Rex Ryan needs a hug and a hobby. Maybe Channing Crowder should threaten to rip off Ryan's lips. Whatever, Ryan and Crowder deserve kudos for their verbal volleys. Usually, for football entertainment in June, you have to watch the Three Cone Drill in slow-mo. But not this summer, thanks to Ryan (the Jets' new coach) and Crowder (whom the Jets' new coach has just learned is a Dolphins linebacker). X's, Rexes and ohs! Now, you're talking. Or, rather, they are. Hopefully - despite Crowder's vow to pipe down - they'll keep squawking through Oct. 12, when the teams play an anticlimactic football game. Today, inspired by the latest feud, we recount the lowest of the low blows in the ..."
The fine art of trash talking has been lost
"It was more like a skirmish. Or a bit of pre-preseason one-upmanship, accompanied by lots of smiling. Ryan said the AFC East goes through New England. Crowder, feeling disrespected as the defending AFC East champion, retorted that the Jets are nothing but ''OTA champions,'' referring to meaningless practice sessions. Ryan shot back that he doesn't even know who Crowder is but that ``If I was younger, I'd probably handle him myself.'' Crowder's response: ``Oh, Lord have mercy. If he wants to be prepared, shouldn't he know the starting middle linebackers of his division rivals? ``I'd have beat the hell out of that big old joker. Or if he really wants to get retro, my daddy or my uncle could ..."
Bill Parcells takes break from football, takes in BP at Marlins-Cardinals
"Brendan Ryan is used to seeing high-profile visitors around the St. Louis Cardinals clubhouse. He quizzes Bob Knight about March Madness each spring training, and he has seen Danica Patrick and Billy Bob Thornton pass through to pay their respects to legendary manager Tony La Russa. But when it comes to Bill Parcells, the Cardinals' infielder tenses up. "You're kind of intimidated, to be honest with you," Ryan said. "I'd like to wrack his brain about football and stuff, but I'd probably annoy him, you know?" Then again, judging from the big smile Parcells wore Wednesday evening at Land Shark Stadium, probably not. Here was the Dolphins' executive vice president of football operations, two ..."
AFC East trash talking has everyone a-Twitter
"It's too bad that classic AFC East rivalry games took place before the Twitter age. DanTheMan: @AaronGlenn. Hey, pal, get a dog named Spike. (Hint, hint.) http://tinyurl.com/Mark Ingram6 KGunKelly: You think if I tell @TomOlivadotti a screen pass is coming, he'll stop it? Nah. Time for @Thurminator. MarkHenderson: Out on work release. Good to be free! Off to Foxboro. Hearing it may snow. Better get that plow ready! Sorry @Shula! Unfortunately, those intradivisional encounters occurred in prior, prehistoric decades. So this will have to suffice as the first official tweet heard 'round the AFC East: "we will b the best defense in the league this year!!! i feel for the offenses we are gonna ..."
Dolphins GM Jeff Ireland gets serious about Ryan-Crowder tiff
"Rex Ryan and Channing Crowder seem to be enjoying their very public war of words, but the Miami Dolphins' front office is another story. Asked Wednesday night about the back and forth between the Jets' first-year head coach and the Dolphins' equally outspoken linebacker, Miami Dolphins General Manager Jeff Ireland was succinct and serious. "It's about playing football, that's what I know," Ireland said after watching batting practice before the Florida Marlins Get your Marlins Tickets now!- St. Louis Cardinals game. "It's about playing football." Has he or the team talked with Crowder yet about calming things down? "That's a clubhouse thing," Ireland said. "I'll deal with that myself." The ..."
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