April 27
Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
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Ronnie Brown isn't sure whether he'll be back with the Miami Dolphins next season, whenever that might be. He isn't sure how interested the Dolphins are in resigning him, or what the Dolphins might want him to work on most during the offseason. The NFL's uncertain labor situation has left a lot of free agents in limbo, Brown included. One thing he knows, though, is that he wants to be back. That South Florida, for him, is home. At least as home as home can be for a guy who grew up in Georgia before starring at Auburn. Yes, this is Brown's community – and he was back in it here on Wednesday morning, attempting to make a difference. Brown spent about three hours at Deerfield Beach High,"
April 15
Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
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Dolphins free-agent running back Ricky Williams said on WQAM's The Sid Rosenberg Show on Thursday that things changed last year and with a new offensive coordinator the team might not want to bring back Ronnie Brown or himself. He also said if the Dolphins make him a fair offer it would be hard for him to leave Miami. "I think there is always situations and I think Ronnie and I have had some success doing what we been doing here the past couple years, but I think things changed last year," Williams said. "I think we are not the same offense we were two two years ago. I think new offensive coordinator. I think they might want to go in different direction. If Dolphins really want me t o stay"
March 23
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Miami Dolphins coach Tony Sparano admits his team has a very detailed plans on how they will address the tailback position. He just doesn't intend on sharing them. But the way Sparano talked Tuesday during breakfast at the NFL owners meeting it's possible that we can connect the dots a bit considering I left our hour-long session with tailback on the brain. Dot 1: Sparano confessed the Dolphins will remain a ground-and-pound team, and doesn't care what anyone thinks about it. Dot 2: It seems the likelihood BOTH free agents, Ronnie Brown and Ricky Williams will be back in 2011 are slim. And it doesn't really sound like Sparano's excited about re-signing either veteran. Dot 3: Sparano"
January 5
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Once, the R&R Express steamed so stylishly through helpless NFL defenses, chewing up real estate, piling up wins and imitators. Over the four full seasons of Ricky and Ronnie (2005, 2008-10), this double-barrelled weapon produced nearly 8,000 total yards and 55 touchdowns, rushing and receiving. Now, sadly, it seems the tired old train, no longer as shiny as it used to be, has wheezed into the station for the final time. Most had suspected as much all season as the Dolphins' rushing attack slumped into sub-mediocrity, but the events of the past few days have brought some much-needed clarity for a pair of aging free agents. It's not just Ronnie Brown who is on the outs after the Dolphins"
January 4
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Running back Ronnie Brown, who enters the offseason as a free agent, finished 16 yards shy of a $500,000 bonus. He needed to rush for 750 yards to get the bonus and was 30 yards short entering Sunday's finale at New England. He gained 14 yards on six carries. And, yes, the threshold entered his mind. "It probably crossed my mind," Brown said, "but not really. I'm one of those guys I try to look at everything in a positive light." Brown, who has had two injury-shortened seasons, ended the year with 734 yards on 200 carries for a career-worst average of 3.7 yards per carry. The 734 yards rushing was also a career low for a complete season. "It would have been great for me to be able to"
December 2
Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
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Throughout his first five seasons with the Dolphins, Ronnie Brown had been searching for an off-field charitable pursuit that would fulfill his need to make an impact in the South Florida community. With his "23 Ways to Stop Youth Violence," Brown found not just that vehicle but the sort of lasting outlet that led to his being named Wednesday as the Dolphins' nominee for the NFL's Walter Payton Man of the Year Award. "This guy certainly deserves this," Dolphins coach Tony Sparano said. "He's probably one of the classiest, highest-character individuals I've ever been associated with." Brown also donates 100 tickets to each Dolphins home games for underpriveleged youth and recently sponsored"
December 1
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Miami Dolphins running back Ronnie Brown has been granted another continuance on his DUI case in his home state of Georgia. Per his attorney's request, Brown's date in Marietta (Ga.) Municipal Court has been moved to Jan. 19 at 8:30 a.m. That is a Wednesday leading up to the NFL's conference championship games, but the Dolphins (6-5) appear to be a longshot to make it that far. The franchise's last trip to the AFC Championship game came after the 1992 season. Brown does not have to be present at the hearing. Brown, who turns 29 on Dec. 12, was arrested in Marietta on March 20 on suspicion of driving under the influence. The Dolphins will announce their nominee for the NFL's Walter Payton"
October 30
Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
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Each year the club gets a little smaller. They started out as 20 strong. Most of them had impressive names such as Maurice Clarett. But injuries, inconsistency, and most importantly, younger running backs kept thinning out their ranks. This summer Alvin Pearman and J.J. Arrington were shown the door, cut at the end of training camp. Halfway through season six only seven runners in the heralded 2005 draft class, which many draft analysts declared was the best class of runners in a decade, are left standing. Ronnie Brown and Cedric Benson, who will faceoff Sunday at 1 p.m. when the Cincinnati Bengals (2-4) host the Miami Dolphins (3-3), are two of the five running backs in that class who"
September 20
Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
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For a few fleeting moments in Sunday's second quarter, Miami Dolphins running back Ronnie Brown had everyone at the Metrodome recalling Tony Dorsett. Breaking into the clear from the Miami Dolphins' 1-yard-line, Brown burst down the left sideline and had one man to beat. If Brown could have eluded free safety Madieu Williams, he might have tied Dorsett's NFL record 99-yard touchdown run from Jan. 3, 1983 on this same field. "If I was just a little bit faster," Brown said. "I was close. Real close. Real, real close." Williams, however, knocked Brown out of bounds after a 51-yard gain. "He took a good angle," Brown said. "That guy's fast too. It's a little different when you're running with"
September 15
Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
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Miami Dolphins running back Ronnie Brown recently received another continuance on his DUI case in his home state of Georgia, per his attorney's request. Brown's next date in Marietta (Ga.) Municipal Court has been moved to Oct. 14 at 8:30 a.m. That is a Thursday leading up to a road game against the Green Bay Packers, but Brown does not have to be present. The Dolphins have a bye the week prior to his next hearing date, which might have made it easier for him to attend. Brown, 28, was arrested in Marietta on March 20 on suspicion of driving under the influence."
September 13
Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
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As running back tandems go, the Dolphins' duo of Ronnie Brown and Ricky Williams is unusual, and not simply because they're closer friends than most men who are in competition for carries. They, unlike many other duos, are subtly rather than drastically different in style, which means that it usually doesn't matter much who takes the ball when, as much as that someone can take the Dolphins to victory. "It's really just keeping them fresh," Tony Sparano said of the carry distribution. Sunday, Brown was featured early, running hard and well. Williams was featured late, taking eight of the final nine carries after Brown ripped off a 17-yard run. Would Brown have finished off the Bills on the"
September 12
Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
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Ronnie Brown is back, his broken right foot fully healed, his spirit renewed as the Miami Dolphins prepare to open their season at Buffalo Sunday afternoon. The NFL's original and still foremost Wildcat operator is ready to reclaim the steering wheel. "I feel like there's some room for improvement in every aspect of my game, and obviously the Wildcat is part of that," says Brown, the Dolphins' star running back. "Just handling the ball a little bit better, seeing things, recognizing the defenses, the things that they're doing, how they're switching things up on us. As far as recognition, there's a lot I can improve in that area." The site of Brown's return is fitting, since it was on the"
August 19
Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
columnist Ethan J. Skolnick
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He's made his mark in the NFL by multitasking: running, blocking, catching, even passing in a pinch. But Ronnie Brown actually displayed his versatility long before, as a kid in Cartersville, Ga., by pulling an even more difficult double. "I never really made bad grades, and I was still one of the cool kids," Brown says. "I think a lot of times kids get caught up in thinking that the people that get in trouble are the people that you want to hang around with. There's nothing funny about being held back and having failing grades, and now you're in the situation where you're 13 but you're two grades behind where you're supposed to be. You never see anybody in jail saying, 'I'm glad I'm"
June 16
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Ronnie Brown's not stressing about his contract, and he advises Miami Dolphins fans not to read too much into the fact he hasn't signed the offer on the table, even though he reiterated he's in no hurry to sign it. Brown wants a multiyear contract instead of the one-year tender for $3.97 million the Dolphins have extended. But the Dolphins haven't offered one, purposely putting Brown in a play-for-pay situation. Brown's only leverage is his John Hancock, and it appears he's using it. But that doesn't mean this 2008 Pro Bowler plans to play hard ball with the front office, becoming a training camp holdout. Tuesday, Brown said he'll be at training camp and will report on time. "I got a lot"
June 10
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Ronnie Brown was back on the sidelines for Wednesday's organized team activity at the Miami Dolphins facility, the result of having a screw removed from his surgically repaired right foot last week. "It was precautionary," Brown said. "There's no soreness or any of that. The doctor told me to take two weeks off." The screw, one of two inserted during surgery last November, was removed on June 2. The other screw will remain permanently to secure the area where the star running back suffered a Lisfranc fracture in Game 9 against Tampa Bay last season. "We were going to get it taken out anyway," Brown said. "There's no reason to wait and not get it taken out when I can start training and get"