February 22
Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
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The Chad Henne era in Miami is likely over. The Miami Dolphins' 2008 second-round pick will become an unrestricted free agent on March 13, and league sources say the Dolphins won't be making the former University of Michigan standout an offer. Dolphins management has made it very clear that they need to upgrade the level of play at quarterback, and the team will likely do that through free agency or the draft. That's why re-signing Henne, who produced a 75.7 quarterback rating in his four seasons, isn't an option Miami's willing to explore."
February 21
Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
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The Chad Henne era in Miami is likely over. The Miami Dolphins' 2008 second-round pick will become an unrestricted free agent on March 13, and league sources say the Dolphins won't be making the former University of Michigan standout an offer. Dolphins management has made it very clear that they need to upgrade the level of play at quarterback, and the team will likely do that through free agency or the draft. That's why re-signing Henne, who produced a 75.7 quarterback rating in his four seasons, isn't an option Miami's willing to explore."
November 8
Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
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Four weeks after the surgery that ended his season Chad Henne still wears his left arm in a sling. He's rehabbing his shoulder injury, which he suffered in early October during the Miami Dolphins' loss at San Diego, but there isn't all that much rehabbing he can do these days. "It's more stretching at this stage than anything," Henne said. "So we're taking it slow and we need to take it slow." He was speaking on Monday afternoon from the top level of the downtown Publix parking lot, where Henne and a couple of other Dolphins players hosted the team's annual "Kids and Fins Publix Shopping Spree" – an event in which underprivileged youth receives a chance to shop for a Thanksgiving meal."
November 8
Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
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Four weeks have passed since the surgery that ended his season and Chad Henne still wears his left arm in a sling. It will be like that for the next couple weeks, he said, until he's able to begin the more strenuous part his rehab process. So far all Henne has been able to do is a lot of stretching, really. Henne earlier today attended the Miami Dolphins' annual "Kids and Fins Publix Shopping Spree" – an event in which Dolphins players lead underprivileged youth on a Thanksgiving shopping spree through the store."
October 9
Miami Herald
columnist Armando Salguero
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He was, in many respects, the perfect picture of what a starting NFL quarterback should be because he studied harder than anyone, put in longer hours than anyone and wanted to compete and succeed more intensely than just about anyone who played quarterback for the Dolphins in the past decade. But it simply didn't work out. So it's time to move on. And that's exactly what the Dolphins intend to do. Club sources who publicly will applaud Henne and speak in glowing terms about Henne are saying privately that the Henne era is over in Miami. Henne's time as the Dolphins starting quarterback is over because his 2011 season ended last week with him lying on the field in San Diego, writhing in"
October 7
Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
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This is the transcript of Miami Dolphins coach Tony Sparano's Thursday press conference as provided by the team: On how disappointing it is to lose Chad Henne for the year: "It's really disappointing. The kid's got a lot obviously invested in this whole thing right now with the amount of time that he spent in the offseason with our offensive players. A large of part of the way this group has started to play is due to what he did with them in the offseason on his own. I think he's worked extremely hard. I think he's done a tremendous job to this point right now and has really improved and it's unfortunate because I know the kid really wanted to see this whole thing through and finish it.""
October 7
Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
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Miami Dolphins quarterback Chad Henne has decided to undergo season-ending surgery to repair the shoulder separation the team's three-year starter suffered in last Sunday's 26-16 loss to the San Diego Chargers. As the Sun-Sentinel reported earlier this week, Henne was advised to undergo the surgical procedure by the team's physicians, but he sought a second opinion. That second opinion is in, and as a result he's shutting it down and will undergo the corrective surgery during the bye week a source said. Henne officially will miss the rest of the season as the Dolphins placed him on injured reserve. To fill the void at quarterback, the team signed former Dolphin Sage Rosenfels."
October 6
Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
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Miami Dolphins quarterback Chad Henne has decided to undergo season-ending surgery to repair the shoulder separation the team's three-year starter suffered in last Sunday's 26-16 loss to the San Diego Chargers. As the Sun-Sentinel reported earlier this week, Henne was advised to undergo the surgical procedure by the team's physicians, but he sought a second opinion. That second opinion is in, and as a result he's shutting it down and will undergo the corrective surgery during the bye week a source said. Henne, a three-year starter who has compiled a 13-18 record since taking over for Chad Pennington in 2009, will be replaced by Matt Moore."
October 5
Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
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Chad Henne walked onto the Dolphins' practice fields Tuesday wearing a white jersey, shorts and a baseball hat. His left arm hung at his side. And after practice, while his teammates spent time in the locker room, Henne spent time with trainers. He suffered a left shoulder injury Sunday during the Dolphins' 26-16 defeat in San Diego. Coach Tony Sparano wouldn't say Tuesday how severe Henne's injury is or how long he might be out. Sparano, though, didn't need to say anything given that Henne walked onto the field looking like a man who might not be playing for a while. Matt Moore, the backup who entered the game Sunday in place of Henne, worked with the first team in practice Tuesday and"
October 5
Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
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And now they've lost Chad Henne. He's out. He's done for at least a while. His left shoulder is separated badly enough the Dolphins even might have lost him for the year depending on what's decided, according to a source. Are we at the point in the movie you check the sky for swarms of locusts to descend on this franchise? Or does the biblical drought generally precede the locusts? It's hard to say who you feel worse for in this: Henne, who put in such hard work toward this season; or yourself, for having to watch what has all the ingredients for another unwatchable season."
October 3
Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
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Philip Rivers passed for 307 yards, 55 of them coming on a second-quarter touchdown pass to Vincent Jackson, to lead the San Diego Chargers to an 26-16 victory against the Miami Dolphins here on Sunday at Qualcomm Stadium. The defeat was the Dolphins' fourth consecutive to start the season. Their 0-4 beginning is their worst since the 2007 season, when the Dolphins lost their first 13 games and finished 1-15. As had been the case in the Dolphins' first three games, they were undone on Sunday by defensive breakdowns and a failure to end their most effective offensive drives with touchdowns. The Dolphins settled for three field goals, including a 51-yarder from Dan Carpenter with 11:34 to"
September 25
Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
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If you're a belligerently optimistic Dolphins fan, you have confidence in one thing Sunday. And only one thing. Colt McCoy is not Chad Henne. He's not even close, is he? Well? Because that's the last hope for this latest Dolphins era. That's what stands between Sunday and a final 13 games that would make that awful 2007 season seem like Dorothy and the Tin Man skipping through the poppy field. At 0-2, a chance remains. At 0-3, there are just remains."
September 11
Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
columnist Dave Hyde
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Chad Henne moves into the room in a sweatshirt and sweatpants, ready for his defining year, the full season spread before him, and takes off his cap when asked to show what's different. "Yeah, new haircut,'' he says. He smiles. "It's a new season,'' he says. You can go further with this: New system. New hope. New confidence. New opportunity. But the question about this team on the edge of Monday's season opener is the same old one about whether there's a Henne no one has seen just yet. You have believers in Henne. You have more skeptics. But the common ground for everyone is how this Dolphins regime rises or falls on Henne and a belief this new offense that allows him to audible and attack"
September 10
Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
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Brandon Marshall recently discovered a book called "Difficult Conversations" that he says became a blessing to his life. The Miami Dolphins receiver liked the book so much he bought 80 copies for family members, friends and teammates. For someone like Marshall, who recently was diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder, learning how to effectively communicate with others is critical because it helps him form and maintain healthy relationships. Thursday, Marshall had a chance to test some of his new skills when asked his least-favorite question. "I'm so tired of that question," Marshall said with a laugh when asked about his relationship with quarterback Chad Henne."
August 28
Miami Herald
columnist Armando Salguero
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Only one game before the NFL's regular season begins and the great news for the Dolphins is Chad Henne isn't one of their major problems right now. Miami's starting quarterback was the team's most troubling question mark when training camp began because, you must remember, he plays the most important position on the field and was playing it so poorly the past two seasons that general manager Jeff Ireland and coach Tony Sparano were trying to trade for someone to replace him, even on the day Miami took to the field for its first practice. The trade for Denver quarterback Kyle Orton obviously never happened. And now Henne is rewarding Ireland and Sparano for not pulling the trigger on Orton."
August 28
Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
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At times last season Chad Henne and Brandon Marshall weren't even on speaking terms. The chemistry was non-existent, and their trust level was low. Their relationship got so bad at the end of the season Marshall endorsed Tyler Thigpen, Henne's backup. Turn the page to the 2011 exhibition season and it appears the NFL's version of couples counseling might be working for the Dolphins starting quarterback and his star receiver."
August 27
Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
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If the Miami Dolphins first preseason game at Atlanta told us a little bit about the team, and if the second preseason game told us more, then the third preseason game, on Saturday night at Tampa Bay, will be our best gauge yet on how the Dolphins are shaping up headed into the 2011 season. The starters played about a quarter of that first game against the Falcons. They played a half against the Panthers. Against the Buccaneers, you can expect coach Tony Sparano to play his starters well into the third quarter. This will be as close a dress rehearsal to the real thing as possible. It's also important given that in the Dolphins final preseason game, which comes next Thursday at home against"
August 21
Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
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There was a scene in the third quarter of the Dolphins' 20-10 preseason victory against Carolina on Friday night that likely wouldn't have existed a season ago. It looked like this: Miami quarterback Chad Henne and the Dolphins' top receiver, Brandon Marshall, standing side by side, sharing a lengthy conversation. Throughout the 2010 season, the pair didn't share much except perhaps mutual frustration. Henne and the Dolphins' offense stalled more often than not. And Marshall made clear at the end of the season his preference for Tyler Thigpen, who served as Henne's backup at the time. But now, it seems, Henne and Marshall are developing a more positive relationship. A good thing for the"
August 20
Miami Herald
columnist Armando Salguero
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Several times over the past few weeks I've gotten e-mails and twitter messages from folks asking me to encourage Chad Henne, asking that I talk up Chad Henne, asking that I write nice, positive things about Chad Henne. The same folks want me to scold fans for booing Chad Henne. The idea is that if Henne hears words of encouragement or, at the very least, doesn't hear criticism, his confidence will rise and he will play better. I have a counter proposal: How about the Dolphins' starting quarterback raise his confidence by playing well? How about Henne shutting down the boos or the chants of "Kyle Orton, Kyle Orton," by making fans forget Orton was ever on the radar? How about a guy getting"
August 20
Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
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It was only one half, and it was only against the Carolina Panthers, a team that was the worst in the NFL a season ago. But for 30 minutes here at Sun Life Stadium on Friday night, the Dolphins provided plenty of reasons for optimism headed into the 2011 season. A week after its starters did little right in the first quarter of an eventual victory at Atlanta, Miami's first-teamers rebounded in a 20-10 victory against the Panthers. The Dolphins built a 17-0 halftime lead behind strong defense and an efficient offense led by running back Reggie Bush and quarterback Chad Henne. Bush, who sat out that first preseason game at Atlanta, ran for 53 yards on eight carries during the first half, and"
August 17
Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
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Former Miami Dolphins linebacker Channing Crowder was on 560 WQAM's The Joe Rose Show on Tuesday and he tossed criticism in the direction of quarterback Chad Henne and general manager Jeff Ireland, while also revealing that he plans to sit out only this season before returning to the NFL. On Henne and whether he can get the job done: "As of what I've seen so far? No. I played with him a couple years ... He really hasn't proven anything to me when I played with him and now being on this side, looking down on him as a fan, he's not impressing me, either. He has all the tangibles, I want to say, arm strength ... he can make some good throws, but the intangibles, the winning the game, wanting"
August 14
Miami Herald
columnist Armando Salguero
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The pass that never should have been thrown, the one that settled into the hands of an Atlanta defensive back, was simply one of those Chad Henne moments. We're all too familiar with those moments, right? They make you yell at your television. They make you want to punch holes in walls. They make you do crazy things like pine for Trent Green, for goodness sake. These moments convince you Henne will never be a winning quarterback and make you wonder why the Dolphins front office or coaching staff haven't figured that out yet. When Brent Grimes caught Henne's second interception of the first quarter Friday night, an errant throw following a miscommunication with receiver Davone Bess, that"
August 13
Miami Herald
columnist Armando Salguero
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The pass that never should have been thrown, the one that settled into the hands of an Atlanta defensive back, was simply one of those Chad Henne moments. We're all too familiar with those moments, right? They make you yell at your television. They make you want to punch holes in walls. They make you do crazy things like pine for Trent Green, for goodness sake. These moments convince you Henne will never be a winning quarterback and make you wonder why the Dolphins front office or coaching staff haven't figured that out yet. When Brent Grimes caught Henne's second interception of the first quarter Friday night, an errant throw following a miscommunication with receiver Davone Bess, that"
August 12
Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
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One of the biggest issues that has plagued Miami Dolphins quarterback Chad Henne is his erratic nature. Henne will throw a couple of good passes during one of his 27 starts, or during a practice. Then he'll throw what I call a brain-fart, a play that reeks like the pick-six he threw right to Karlos Dansby during his three touchdown performance in Sunday's scrimmage. I know I'm breaking my own laws talking quarterbacks before Friday, but since I make them I can break them (yes…I'm slapping the hand). And I'm doing so for an important reasons. That reason is to point out Henne has all the tools he needs (decent arm, stellar work ethic, ability to read the field, IMPROVED leadership) to be a"
August 8
Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
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Before the Dolphins' first real scrimmage of the preseason, quarterback Chad Henne and receiver Brandon Marshall shared a conversation Sunday. To that point, the two hadn't appeared in synch during training camp — a troubling sight given the issues they shared in 2010, when the Dolphins' offense was among the worst in franchise history. But then came their talk. And after that, an afternoon when Henne and Marshall worked together perhaps like they never had before. Yes, it is only the preseason. And this was only an intrasquad scrimmage. Even so, Henne and Marshall on Sunday offered a glimpse of what they can do together provided things are clicking. For once, they were. Henne and Marshall"