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Dolphins Schedule ..................................8

Game Plan

Game Facts ......................................11

Tale of the Tape ................................12

Saints Overview ................................14

Players to Watch ..............................15

Scouting Report ................................18

Quick Hitters ....................................19

Connections ......................................21

Dolphins 2012 Stats........ ..................22

Saints 2012 Stats ..............................23

The Last Time....................................24

Game Day

Head Coach’s Corner........................27

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Dolphins Coaching Staff ..................32

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Miami Dolphins Head Shots ..................37

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New Orleans Saints Head Shots ............41

Defense Thinking Takeaways..................42

Misi a Quiet Contributor ........................45

Seven Things About: Brandon Gibson ..49

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In the Community ..................................52

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Finsiders Focus..................................57

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1972 Team’s White House Visit ........59

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2013 NFL Schedules ..............................66

Dolphins Executives ..............................69Staff Directory ........................................70

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8/4 Dallas L, 20-24

8/9 at Jacksonville W, 27-3

8/17 at Houston L, 17-24

8/24 TAMPA BAY L, 16-17

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9/8 at Cleveland 1 p.m. CBS

9/15 at Indianapolis 1 p.m. CBS

9/22 ATLANTA 4:05 p.m. FOX Melanoma Exposed9/30 at New Orleans 8:40 p.m. ESPN

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GAME FACTS Preseason series record:

Dolphins lead 13-7

Last preseason meeting:

2009 at New Orleans;

Dolphins 10, Saints 7

Dolphins’ largest margin of victory

(preseason): 25 — 1974 at Miami;

Dolphins 45, Saints 20

Saints’ largest margin of victory (presea-

son): 17 — 2002 at Miami; Saints 24,

Dolphins 7

Current preseason series streak:

Dolphins have won the last two meetings

Dolphins’ longest win streak (preseason):

4 (1973-76)

Saints’ longest win streak (preseason): 2

(1992-99)

Game officials

Referee Ed Hochuli; Umpire Rich Hall; Head

Linesman Mark Hittner; Line Judge John

Hussey; Field Judge Craig Wrolstad; Side

Judge Keith Washington; Back Judge Don

Carey; Replay Official Tom Sifferman; Replay

Assistant Roger Ruth; Officiating Observer

Larry Hill

10 20 30 40 50

Most points by Dolphins:

45 (Dolphins 45, Saints 20 — 1974)

Most points by Saints:

26 (Saints 26, Dolphins 14 — 1999)

Most points, both teams:


Fewest points by Dolphins:0 (Saints 7, Dolphins 0 — 2007)

Fewest points by Saints:


Fewest points, both teams:

7 (Saints 7, Dolphins 0 — 2007)

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PRESEASON SERIES HIGHS & LOWS

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No. Rank OFFENSE Rank No.

311.5 27 Total yards per game 2 410.9

5.1 25 Yards per play T-1 6.2

112.6 17 Rushing yards per game 25 98.6

4.1 T-18 Rushing yards per attempt T-12 4.3

198.9 26 Net passing yards per game 1 312.3

13.0 T-10 Passes intercepted T-28 19.0

37.0 T-18 Sacks allowed T-3 26.0

18.0 26 First downs per game 5 22.0

37.7 16 Third-down efficiency 4 44.0

33.3 T-27 Fourth-down efficiency T-12 57.1

18.0 27 Points per game 3 28.8

No. Rank DEFENSE Rank No.

356.8 21 Total yards per game 32 440.1

5.3 T-14 Yards per play 32 6.5

108.4 13 Rushing yards per game 32 147.6

4.0 T-7 Rushing yards per attempt 32 5.2

248.4 27 Net passing yards per game 31 292.6

10.0 T-27 Passes intercepted T-14 15.0

42.0 7 Sacks T-25 30.0

20.0 19 First downs per game 32 23.8

36.6 11 Third-down efficiency 18 38.570.6 28 Fourth-down efficiency T-19 52.6

19.8 7 Points per game 31 28.4

No. Rank SPECIAL TEAMS Rank No.

11.2 6 Punt return average 26 7.6

27.1 3 Kickoff return average 11 24.8

49.7 2 Gross punting average 1 50.1

40.7 T-10 Net punting average T-1 43.2

30.0 T-7 Inside the 20 T-29 20.0

10.0 32 Touchbacks (on punts) T-16 6.0

77.7 28 Field goal percentage T-20 81.811.3 25 Punt return average allowed 29 12.6

24.8 23 Kickoff return average allowed 24 25.0

No. Rank GENERAL Rank No.

29:00 26 Time of possession 27 28:59

-10 T-24 Turnover ratio T-14 +2

82 3 Penalties T-21 104

-1.8 20 Points per game differential 15 +0.4

-45.3 28 Yards per game differential 26 -29.3

Final 2012 Rankings

DOLPHINS SAINTS

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Saints looking to return to elite statusBy ALAIN POUPART

@apoupartFins

The start of a new year is an exciting time

for every NFL team, but there probably was-

n’t a group around the league as thrilled

about starting over in 2013 as the New

Orleans Saints.

Now that Sean Payton is back as head

coach after his one-year suspension, now

that the whole Bountygate affair is behind

them, the Saints are ready to return to their

status as one of the elite teams in the

league.

Why would they expect anything less?Before the nightmare that was the 2012

season, when the Payton-less Saints got off

to an 0-4 start and could never quite get

over the hump on their way to a 7-9 finish,

New Orleans had become a perennial Super

Bowl threat.

The Saints followed their 2009 Super

Bowl season by going 11-5 in 2010 and 13-3

the following year, and all the key elements

from those teams — starting with quarter-

back Drew Brees — are still around.

The top five receivers are back from thepass offense that led the league in 2012

when Brees passed for more than 5,000

yards for the third time in his career. To give

you an idea how impressive that is, just con-

sider that until 2008 only one quarterback in

the entire history of the NFL had been able

to reach that plateau — Dolphins fans obvi-

ously know that was Dan Marino in 1984.

With Brees looking as sharp as ever early

in the 2013 preseason, there’s little reason to

think the Saints offense won’t be among the

best in the NFL again this season.In Marques Colston and Lance Moore,

Brees has two quality wide receivers, but he

also has one of the premier receiving tight

ends in the league in former University of

Miami basketball player Jimmy Graham and

a dynamic pass-catching running back in the

diminutive but explosive Darren Sproles.

The big question for the Saints and the

key to their ability to retake the NFC South

crown away from the Atlanta Falcons will be

the defense.

Put simply, the Saints just couldn’t stop

anybody in 2012.

New Orleans was last in the league in

total defense and run defense, and only

Tampa Bay was worse when it comes to passdefense.

Taking over as defensive coordinator this

year is Rob Ryan, who has brought with him

his pressure-based 3-4 scheme.

Ryan, though, will need for some of the

Saints’ recent high draft picks on defense to

come through to make his system work. The

latest of those high picks is safety Kenny

Vaccaro, the 15th overall selection in the

2013 draft.

Before him, the Saints also spent first-

round picks on defensive end CameronJordan in 2011, cornerback Patrick Robinson

in 2010, defensive back Malcolm Jenkins in

2009 and defensive tackle Sedrick Ellis in

2008. All of them remain on the roster

except Ellis, who recently announced his

retirement after signing with the Chicago

Bears as a free agent this offseason.

The Saints also have high hopes for free

agent acquisition Keenan Lewis, who is

expected to start at cornerback after a

breakthrough season in Pittsburgh in 2012.

As good as the Saints offense figures to

be, the defense doesn’t have to be spectac-

ular — it wasn’t in 2009 when the Saints won

the Super Bowl.

But that 2009 defense was just good

enough and it also was opportunistic.

However it plays out, though, the Saints fig-

ure to bounce back from last season’s disap-

pointment. And no matter how far they can

get, they figure to be fun to watch again.


Head coach Sean Payton is back in charge of the Saints, leading a team that features one of the bestreceiving tight ends in the NFL in former University of Miami basketball player Jimmy Graham (80).



DREW BREES

Pos.: QuarterbackHt: 6-0 Wt: 209

NFL Exp: 13th year

How Acquired:

Unrestricted free

agent, 2006

Of Note: Brees is a

seven-time Pro Bowl

selection and led the

Saints to victory in

Super Bowl XLIV,

where he was named

the game’s MVP.Brees, who has

thrown for more than

45,000 yards and 324

touchdowns in his 13

seasons, doesn’t look

like he’s ready to slow

down anytime soon.

DARREN SPROLES

Pos.: Running back

Ht: 5-6 Wt: 190

NFL Exp: 9th year

How Acquired:

Unrestricted free

agent, 2011

Of Note: Sproles can

affect the game as a

running back, pass

receiver or on special

teams as a returner.

He holds franchise

records for both San

Diego and New

Orleans, as well as

the NFL record for

all-purpose yards in a

single season (2,696

yards).

CAMERON JORDAN

Pos.: Defensive end

Ht: 6-4 Wt: 287

NFL Exp: 3rd year

How Acquired:

Draft, 2011,

1st round (24th over-

all)

Of Note: Jordan

should benefit from

the move to a 3-4defense by new

defensive coordinator

Rob Ryan. Last sea-

son, Jordan showed

progress, registering

eight sacks, three

forced fumbles, two

fumble recoveries

and 67 total tackles.

ROMAN HARPER

Pos.: Safety

Ht: 6-1 Wt: 200

NFL Exp: 8th year

How Acquired:

Draft, 2006, 2nd

round

Of Note: Harper was

a valuable part of theSuper Bowl XLIV

team and is also two-

time Pro Bowl selec-

tion (2009, 2010). He

bounced back from a

season-ending knee

injury early in his

rookie season and

has not missed a

game since.

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By JOHN CONGEMI • @JohnCongemi







The Saints’ Run Offense

The New Orleans run gamedirectly benefits from the ver-

tical stretch that quarterback

Drew Brees applies in the

passing game. It’s a running

back by committee for the

Saints featuring Pierre

Thomas and Mark Ingram.

Thomas is the do-everything

type of running back; he has

led the Saints in rushing twice

in his seven year-career, while

Ingram carries the load

between the tackles and is

tough to bring down because

of his running style.

The Saints’ Run Defense

Usually the run defensestarts in the middle with vet-

eran linebacker Jonathan

Vilma, but a knee injury has

pushed his 2013 debut to

the opening day of the regu-

lar season. Fellow inside

’backer Curtis Lofton is more

than capable of continuing

his stellar play after he led

the Saints in total tackles last

season (123). He should get

plenty of help with sturdy

nose tackle Brodrick

Bunkley holding down the

defensive front.

The Saints’ Pass Offense

Quarterback Drew Brees is the

first NFL quarterback to pass

for 5,000 yards in back-to-back

seasons and he should benefit

from having Head Coach SeanPayton back on the sidelines

calling plays. Brees has led the

league in touchdowns four of

the past five seasons and hav-

ing a dominant tight end like

Jimmy Graham helps control

the middle of the field, open-

ing up the outside for quality

players such as Marques

Colston and Lance Moore.

It all starts with the dynamic Darren Sproles for the Saints on special teams.

Sproles is as dangerous as it gets in the NFL as a returner; he has f ive total career

touchdowns on punt and kickoff returns. New Orleans placekicker Garrett

Hartley has had a solid performance this preseason, especially his 4-for-4 outing

against the Oakland Raiders when he made kicks from 53, 31, 30 and 28 yards

out. Thomas Morstead will handle the punting and is more than capable with a

47.1 career average and a personal best 50.1 average in 2012.

The Saints’ Special Teams

The Saints’ Pass Defense

The New Orleans defense

should bring more pressure on

opposing quarterbacks with

defensive coordinator Rob

Ryan calling the shots. Ryanlikes to use exotic looks and

players like defensive end

Cameron Jordan should ben-

efit immediately. Also look for

the Saints to get more of a

push from the linebackers, like

Will Smith, a player who knows

how to press the pocket. This

should result in more chances

for the secondary to get their

hands on the football.

GAME PLAN SAINTS OVERVIEW | PLAYERS TO WATCH | SCOUTING REPORT | QUICK HITTERS | CONNECTIONS | 2012 STATS


By JOHN CONGEMI • @JohnCongemi



SAINTS EDITIONQ UICK HITTERS

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Tonight’s game will mark the sixth consecutive time the teams’ pre-

season meeting is the finale, but it will be the first of those games

played in South Florida.

The Dolphins have won four of those last five preseason finales

against New Orleans, with victories in 2003, 2004, 2008 and 2009

sandwiched around a 7-0 loss in 2007.

In the 14-10 victory at the Superdome in the 2008 preseason finale,

the Dolphins held New Orleans to a measly 99 yards of offense,

thanks in part to four sacks, including one by current Miami defen-

sive tackle Randy Starks.

In the Dolphins’ 20-19 victory in the preseason finale at New Orleans

in 2004, the Saints scored a touchdown with 1:51 left and failed on a

two-point conversion instead of kicking an extra point. DE Ronald

Flemons then clinched the victory with a fourth-down sack.

The teams’ preseason meeting on Aug. 27, 1992 was moved toBaltimore because of Hurricane Andrew.

In the Dolphins’ 24-10 victory in 2003, they scored 17 points in the

last 2:36 of the first half. A field goal was set up by a fumble that

was forced by Brendon Ayanbadejo and recovered by his brother

Obafemi, who earlier had scored on a 1-yard TD reception.

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DAN CAMPBELLThe Dolphins’ tight ends coach closed out his 11-year

playing career with the Saints in 2009. He spent the

whole season on injured reserve for a New Orleansteam that would go on to win the Super Bowl with a vic-

tory against Indianapolis at Sun Life Stadium.

PHIL McGEOGHANThe Dolphins’ assistant wide receivers coach closed out

his three-year playing career with a stint with the Saints

in 2003. He also went to camp with the team in 2004.

MIKE WALLACEThe Dolphins wide receiver was born in New Orleans

and attended O. Perry Walker High School in that city.

LANCE LOUISThe Dolphins guard is another native of New Orleans;

he attended Landry High School.

EMEKA ONYENEKWUThe Dolphins rookie defensive end attended McKinley

High School in New Orleans.

ISAAKO AAITUIThe Saints defensive tackle finished the 2011 season on

the Miami practice squad and attended Dolphins train-

ing camp in 2012 before being waived on Aug 31.

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Miami Opponent

TOTAL FIRST DOWNS 288 320Rushing 93 79Passing 158 215Penalty 37 263rd Down: Made/Att 78/207 87/2383rd Down Pct. 37.7% 36.6%

4th Down: Made/Att 5/15 12/174th Down Pct. 33.3% 70.6%Possession Avg. 28:32 31:28

TOTAL NET YARDS 4984 5708Avg. Per Game 311.5 356.8Total Plays 981 1073Avg. Per Play 5.1 5.3

NET YARDS RUSHING 1802 1734Avg. Per Game 112.6 108.4Total Rushes 440 431

NET YARDS PASSING 3182 3974Avg. Per Game 198.9 248.4Sacked/Yards Lost 37/243 42/242Gross Yards 3425 4216Attempts/Completions 504/293 600/353Completion Pct. 58.1% 58.8%Had Intercepted 13 10

PUNTS/AVERAGE 76/49.7 86/44.4

Net Punting Avg. 40.7 39.0PENALTIES/YARDS 82/724 121/1045FUMBLES/BALL LOST 25/13 23/6TOUCHDOWNS 31 32

Rushing 15 10Passing 13 18Returns 3 4

Score By Quarters Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT Pts

Miami 50 91 71 76 0 288Opponents 70 92 48 101 6 317

Scoring TD Ru Pa Rt PAT FG 2Pt Pts

D.Carpenter 0 0 0 0 26/26 22/27 0 92R.Bush 8 6 2 0 0/0 0/0 0 48A.Fasano 5 0 5 0 0/0 0/0 1 32D.Thomas 4 4 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 24J.Lane 3 2 1 0 0/0 0/0 1 20

R.Tannehill 2 2 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 12C.Clay 2 0 2 0 0/0 0/0 0 12M.Thigpen 2 0 0 2 0/0 0/0 0 12B.Hartline 1 0 1 0 0/0 0/0 0 6M.Moore 1 0 1 0 0/0 0/0 0 6L.Miller 1 1 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 6D.Bess 1 0 1 0 0/0 0/0 0 6N.Kaeding 0 0 0 0 3/3 1/3 0 6O.Vernon 1 0 0 1 0/0 0/0 0 6

Team 31 15 13 3 29/29 23/30 2 288Opponents 32 10 18 4 30/30 31/40 1 317

Field Goals 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+

D.Carpenter 0/ 0 3/ 3 9/ 9 8/ 10 2/ 5N.Kaeding 0/ 0 0/ 0 0/ 0 1/ 3 0/ 0

Team 0/ 0 3/ 3 9/ 9 9/ 13 2/ 5Opponents 2/ 2 6/ 6 13/ 15 9/ 12 1/ 5

2-Pt. Conversions: Team 2/ 2, Opponents: 1/ 2

Sacks: C.Wake 15.0, J.Odrick 5.0, R.Starks 4.5, O.Vernon 3.5, K.Misi 3.5,K.Burnett 2.5, J.Wilson 2.0, P.Soliai 1.5, K.Dansby 1.0, B.McCann 1.0,N.Carroll 1.0, R.Jones 1.0, T.McDaniel 0.5 Team: 42.0, Opponents: 37.0

Rushing No Yds Avg Long TD

R.Bush 227 986 4.3 65t 6D.Thomas 91 325 3.6 20 4L.Miller 51 250 4.9 28 1R.Tannehill 49 211 4.3 31 2J.Lane 13 13 1.0 4 2M.Moore 1 9 9.0 9 0

M.Thigpen 1 8 8.0 8 0C.Clemons 1 3 3.0 3 0B.Fields 1 0 0.0 0 0Ma.Moore 5 -3 -0.6 1 0

Team 440 1802 4.1 65t 15Opponents 431 1734 4.0 62 10

Receiving No Yds Avg Long TD

B.Hartline 74 1083 14.6 80t 1D.Bess 61 778 12.8 39 1A.Fasano 41 332 8.1 22 5R.Bush 35 292 8.3 25 2C.Clay 18 212 11.8 31t 2D.Thomas 15 156 10.4 32 0R.Matthews 11 151 13.7 30 0J.Lane 11 79 7.2 24 1M.Moore 6 116 19.3 37 1

A.Binns 6 67 11.2 21 0L.Miller 6 45 7.5 12 0J.Gaffney 4 68 17.0 30 0A.Armstrong 3 12 4.0 9 0L.Naanee 1 19 19.0 19 0M.Thigpen 1 15 15.0 15 0

Team 293 3425 11.7 80t 13Opponents 353 4216 11.9 66 18

Interceptions No Yds Avg Long TD

R.Jones 4 28 7.0 15 0S.Smith 2 31 15.5 31 0C.Clemons 2 29 14.5 29 0R.Marshall 1 7 7.0 7 0R.Starks 1 4 4.0 4 0

Team 10 99 9.9 31 0Opponents 13 198 15.2 49t 2

Punting No Yds Avg Net TB In Lg B

B.Fields 74 3715 50.2 41.2 9 29 67 0N.Kaeding 1 35 35.0 15.0 1 0 35 0D.Carpenter 1 29 29.0 29.0 0 1 29 0

Team 76 3779 49.7 40.7 10 30 67 0Opponents 85 3815 44.4 39.4 4 36 71 1

Punt Returns Ret FC Yds Avg Long TD

M.Thigpen 26 6 316 12.2 72t 1D.Bess 4 18 30 7.5 11 0R.Jones 1 0 0 0.0 0 0R.Matthews 0 1 0 0 0 0

Team 31 25 346 11.2 72t 1Opponents 43 11 484 11.3 79t 1

Kickoff Returns No. Yds Avg Long TD

M.Thigpen 38 1040 27.4 96t 1J.Lane 2 42 21.0 24 0

Team 40 1082 27.1 96t 1Opponents 35 868 24.8 98t 1

Fumbles Lost: R.Tannehill 4, D.Thomas 2, R.Bush 2, L.Naanee 1,M.Thigpen 1, B.Hartline 1, R.Jones 1, J.Lane 1 Total: 13

Opponent Fumble Recoveries: R.Jones 2, T.McDaniel 1, P.Soliai 1,M.Thigpen 1, C.Clemons 1 Total: 6

Passing Att Cmp Yds Cmp% Yds/Att TD TD% Int Int% Long Sack Lost Rating

R.Tannehill 484 282 3294 58.3% 6.8 12 2.5% 13 2.7% 80t 35 234 76.1M.Moore 19 11 131 57.9% 6.9 1 5.3% 0 0.0% 37 2 9 96.6B.Fields 1 0 0 0.0% 0.0 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0 0 39.6

Team 504 293 3425 58.1% 6.8 13 2.6% 13 2.6% 80t 37 243 76.7Opponents 600 353 4216 58.8% 7.0 18 3.0% 10 1.7% 66 42 242 83.4 M

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New Orleans Opponent

TOTAL FIRST DOWNS 352 380Rushing 64 116Passing 267 236Penalty 21 283rd Down: Made/Att 91/207 80/2083rd Down Pct. 44.0% 38.5%

4th Down: Made/Att 8/14 10/194th Down Pct. 57.1% 52.6%Possession Avg. 28:36 31:24

TOTAL NET YARDS 6574 7042Avg. Per Game 410.9 440.1Total Plays 1067 1089Avg. Per Play 6.2 6.5

NET YARDS RUSHING 1577 2361Avg. Per Game 98.6 147.6Total Rushes 370 457

NET YARDS PASSING 4997 4681Avg. Per Game 312.3 292.6Sacked/Yards Lost 26/190 30/194Gross Yards 5187 4875Attempts/Completions 671/423 602/370

Completion Pct. 63.0% 61.5%Had Intercepted 19 15

PUNTS/AVERAGE 74/50.1 63/45.7

Net Punting Avg. 43.2 39.5PENALTIES/YARDS 104/911 102/835FUMBLES/BALL LOST 13/5 19/11TOUCHDOWNS 58 53

Rushing 10 18Passing 43 31Returns 5 4

Score By Quarters Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT Pts

New Orleans 101 154 110 93 3 461Opponents 96 133 96 126 3 454

Scoring TD Ru Pa Rt PAT FG 2Pt Pts

G.Hartley 0 0 0 0 57/57 18/22 0 111M.Colston 10 0 10 0 0/0 0/0 0 60J.Graham 9 0 9 0 0/0 0/0 0 54D.Sproles 8 1 7 0 0/0 0/0 1 50L.Moore 6 0 6 0 0/0 0/0 0 36

M.Ingram 5 5 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 30D.Thomas 4 0 4 0 0/0 0/0 0 24J.Morgan 3 0 3 0 0/0 0/0 0 18J.Collins 2 0 2 0 0/0 0/0 0 12P.Thomas 2 1 1 0 0/0 0/0 0 12C.Ivory 2 2 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 12C.Roby 1 0 0 1 0/0 0/0 0 6D.Brees 1 1 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 6J.Vilma 1 0 0 1 0/0 0/0 0 6D.Henderson 1 0 1 0 0/0 0/0 0 6M.Jenkins 1 0 0 1 0/0 0/0 0 6E.Mack 1 0 0 1 0/0 0/0 0 6P.Robinson 1 0 0 1 0/0 0/0 0 6

Team 58 10 43 5 57/57 18/22 1 461Opponents 53 18 31 4 53/53 27/33 0 454

Field Goals 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+

G.Hartley 0/ 0 9/ 9 4/ 6 2/ 3 3/ 4

Team 0/ 0 9/ 9 4/ 6 2/ 3 3/ 4Opponents 0/ 0 7/ 7 11/ 13 8/ 9 1/ 4

2-Pt. Conversions: Team 1/ 1, Opponents: 0/ 0

Sacks: C.Jordan 8.0, W.Smith 6.0, J.Galette 5.0, M.Wilson 3.0, B.Bunkley2.5, T.Johnson 2.0, C.Lofton 1.0, P.Robinson 1.0, J.Vilma 1.0, S.Shanle 0.5Team: 30.0, Opponents: 26.0

Fumbles Lost: M.Colston 2, J.Collins 1, T.Cadet 1, D.Brees 1 Total: 5

Rushing No Yds Avg Long TD

M.Ingram 156 602 3.9 31 5P.Thomas 105 473 4.5 48 1D.Sproles 48 244 5.1 47 1C.Ivory 40 217 5.4 56t 2C.Daniel 3 17 5.7 19 0D.Henderson 1 13 13.0 13 0

D.Brees 15 5 0.3 11 1T.Cadet 1 5 5.0 5 0J.Morgan 1 1 1.0 1 0

Team 370 1577 4.3 56t 10Opponents 457 2361 5.2 91t 18

Receiving No Yds Avg Long TD

J.Graham 85 982 11.6 46 9M.Colston 83 1154 13.9 60 10D.Sproles 75 667 8.9 44 7L.Moore 65 1041 16.0 51 6P.Thomas 39 354 9.1 36 1D.Henderson 22 316 14.4 41 1J.Collins 14 70 5.0 12 2D.Thomas 11 86 7.8 20t 4J.Morgan 10 379 37.9 80t 3M.Ingram 6 29 4.8 16 0T.Cadet 5 44 8.8 17 0G.Camarillo 4 44 11.0 13 0C.Ivory 2 15 7.5 13 0C.Roby 1 9 9.0 9 0M.Higgins 1 -3 -3.0 -3 0

Team 423 5187 12.3 80t 43Opponents 370 4875 13.2 95 31

Interceptions No Yds Avg Long TD

P.Robinson 3 99 33.0 99t 1J.Greer 3 31 10.3 28 0R.Harper 2 41 20.5 41 0I.Abdul-Quddus 2 12 6.0 12 0E.Mack 1 73 73.0 73t 1M.Jenkins 1 55 55.0 55t 1R.Bush 1 40 40.0 40 0J.Vilma 1 18 18.0 18t 1C.White 1 0 0.0 0 0

Team 15 369 24.6 99t 4Opponents 19 356 18.7 70 3

Punting No Yds Avg Net TB In Lg B

T.Morstead 74 3707 50.1 43.2 6 20 70 0

Team 74 3707 50.1 43.2 6 20 70 0Opponents 62 2876 45.7 40.1 8 23 63 1

Punt Returns Ret FC Yds Avg Long TD

D.Sproles 23 14 183 8.0 37 0L.Moore 1 3 5 5.0 5 0T.Cadet 1 2 2 2.0 2 0P.Robinson 0 1 0 0 0 0

Team 25 20 190 7.6 37 0Opponents 31 12 391 12.6 69 0

Kickoff Returns No. Yds Avg Long TD

T.Cadet 26 690 26.5 75 0D.Sproles 18 483 26.8 48 0P.Thomas 5 91 18.2 38 0J.Galette 1 2 2.0 2 0J.Collins 1 0 0.0 0 0

Team 51 1266 24.8 75 0Opponents 42 1049 25.0 97t 1

Opponent Fumble Recoveries: C.Lofton 2, J.Casillas 2, R.Bush 2,C.Jordan 2, M.Wilson 1, I.Abdul-Quddus 1, W.Smith 1 Total: 11

Passing Att Cmp Yds Cmp% Yds /Att TD TD% Int Int% Long Sack Lost Rating

D.Brees 670 422 5177 63.0% 7.7 43 6.4% 19 2.8% 80t 26 190 96.4C.Daniel 1 1 10 100.0% 10.0 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 10 0 0 108.3

Team 671 423 5187 63.0% 7.7 43 6.4% 19 2.8% 80t 26 190 96.4Opponents 602 370 4875 61.5% 8.1 31 5.1% 15 2.5% 95 30 194 93.8

N E W O

R L E A N S S A I N T S 2 0 1 2

R E G U L A R S E A S O N S T A

T I S T I C S

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STORY LINES • The Dolphins defense was the biggest factor in

the victory that closed out the 2009 preseason,

as Miami recorded eight sacks and held New

Orleans out of the end zone — the Saints’ only

touchdown came on a fourth-quarter punt

return.

• Running back Patrick Cobbs was the offensive

star for the Dolphins as he not only rushed for a

game-high 54 yards and a touchdown but also

caught three passes.

• Cobbs also clinched the victory by converting a

third-and-1 to allow the Dolphins to run out the

clock after they had stopped New Orleans on

fourth down.

• The victim of all eight Miami sacks was Joey

Harrington, the veteran quarterback who had

spent the 2006 season with the Dolphins.

STAT LEADERS

RushingDolphins — Patrick Cobbs 9-54, TD

Saints — Lynell Hamilton 9-34

Passing

Dolphins — Chad Henne 11-16-0, 89 yards

Saints — Joey Harrington 13-19-0, 115 yards

Receiving

Dolphins — Davone Bess 5-39

Saints — Lynell Hamilton 6-88

Interceptions

Dolphins — Sean Smith 1-0

Saints — NoneOpponent fumble recoveries

Dolphins — None

Saints — Jo-Lonn Dunbar

Sacks

Dolphins — Charlie Anderson 2, Tony McDaniel

2, William Kershaw, Reggie Torbor, Lionel

Dotson, Rodrique Wright

Saints — Jo-Lonn Dunbar, Tony Hargrove

Field goals

Dolphins — Dan Carpenter 1-1

Saints — John Carney 0-1

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Q. How has Olivier Vernon per-

formed during the presea-

son?

JP: He’s demonstrated the ability here

throughout practice to consistently get pres-

sure on the quarterback. I think he’s had a

very productive camp. Now the proof will be

when he continues to play in games.

Q. How do you know when aplayer is ready for anincreased role?

JP: You’re never really quite sure until you

throw them in there. When he’s done enough

good things out here, be it in a one-on-one

setting, a half-line setting or a team situation.

That gives you confidence as a coach that

when you put him out there under the lights,

so to speak, that he will be ready and pre-

pared. I think he’s demonstrated basically all

you can do here; now it’s time to do it out

there.

Q. How would you evaluaterookie tight end Dion Sims’hands?

JP: He has good hands, very good hands.

He catches the ball with his hands. One thing

you guys probably noticed with what we do,

he’s not a body catcher. He uses his hands topluck the ball, which we like. He’s had a cou-

ple ones that were questionable. He’s got to

do a better job in the games, but I’m confi-

dent with his hands. He has very good hands.

Q. How important is limiting

penalties to your success as

a football team?

Head Coach Joe Philbin tackles a variety of subjects, including defensive end

Olivier Vernon’s progress, the importance of eliminating penalties, and his

comfort level with the team’s depth at the safety position

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Defensive end Olivier Vernon has made big strides since his rookie season, and theDolphins are anxious to see how his progress translates to the regular season.



PHILBIN, from page 27


JP: We have to do a better job. We want

to be a team that has four penalties a game;

(that) would be our goal. That would put you

potentially at the top of the list in the league.

That’s certainly the way we want to play. We

want to be a disciplined football team. Wecertainly don’t want to go backward. We’ve

got to do a better job.

Q. What are Brandon Fields'

skills as an onside kick spe-

cialist?

JP: He’s got a good knack for placement,

the timing of it, the location of it. He’s going

to handle that at this point in time. He’s been

working at it.

Q. Has has Jonathan Martin

improved at left tackle dur-

ing the preseason?

JP: I think he’s been quietly improving.

That’s probably a good thing for an offensive

lineman. You don’t want to be noticed too

much as an offensive lineman. I think the tim-

ing on his punch is getting better, his foot-

work is getting better. He’s working hard at it

and he’s very detailed with his preparation. I

like the strides he’s making, but he certainly

has more to make.

Q. What is the decision process

between carrying two or

three quarterbacks on the

roster?

JP: I’ve been on both sides of it. It’s some-

thing that we’ll have to consider. Hopefully we

have a lot of tough decisions to make before

we finalize the roster. Certainly there are

teams in the National Football League that

only carry two and there are some that carry

three. That will be one of those decisions that

we’ll have to address and we’re going to have

to consider a lot of different factors.

Q. How has Ryan Tannehill dis-

played the mental toughness

it takes to be a quarterback

in the NFL?

JP: I thought he displayed good mental

toughness the first start he had in Houston

back in September of last year. He knew what

went wrong and he didn’t panic. He came out

and played better in the second half after cer-

tainly a rough patch there of four or five min-

utes. I think he’s displayed good mental

toughness, really, since the start.

Q. What do you see in the play

of Dimitri Patterson?

JP: I think he’s played well. I like his quick-

ness. I like his athleticism. He’s very decisive

out there, and he’s been competitive. I think

he’s done a good job.

Q. How comfortable are you

with the depth at safety?

JP: I like the upside of all of those guys. I’d

like to see them perform in games and see if

anybody can really distinguish themselves by

their performance. I think there are guys there

to work with. I like them. I think they’ve

worked hard. They’ve shown some flashes

during the course of training camp, but I’d

like to see them put a game of good perform-

ance on film.

Q. Are there plays the team

would run only in two-point

situations or also utilize on

goal-line situations?

JP: Yes and yes. There’s some we have we

would like to save and use only in a two-point

critical situation where we really need it.

There are plays we could both utilize in the

red-zone, goal-line, third-and-2, possibly

fourth-and-two. You could grab one of the

two-point plays and use them there.

Jonathan Martin has gone fairly unnoticed for much of the preseason, and that’s a goodthing when you happen to be an offensive lineman.







If you weren’t coaching, what

would you be doing right now?

“If I wasn’t coaching right now, I’d proba-

bly be still in the Marines.”

What’s something you’ve

learned about one of your play-

ers this summer?

“I’ve learned that Jonathan Martin gets

very excited at Miami Heat games. He really

likes to be involved with the crowd, too.”

What’s your favorite thing about

your job?

“My favorite thing about this job is lunch.

Joe Philbin does a great job with the lunch-

es, honest to God. The food here is incredi-

ble. I come into work at 7 in the morning. I

eat a breakfast, a lunch and dinner. I eat

great.

“I also like trying to put a group togeth-

er for the purpose of winning football

games. I like to watch that thing mature and

develop, and hopefully have success this

year.”

What were your favorite sports

team and player growing up?

“My favorite team growing up was actual-

ly an NBA team, the Boston Celtics. I lovedLarry Bird and the Celtics.”

Which coach has had the

biggest influence on your

career?

“Honestly, my mom was the biggest influ-

ence on me. She was like a coach because

there were eight kids in the house growing

up, so every day was almost like a football

practice.”

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“I like trying to put a group together for the

purpose of winning football games. I like to

watch that thing mature and develop, and

hopefully have success this year.”



JOE PHILBIN Head Coach

Entering his second season as head coach of the

Miami Dolphins, Joe Philbin led the team to a 7-9

record and a second-place finish in the AFC East in

2012. Working with one of the youngest rosters in the

NFL, Philbin had the Dolphins in playoff contention

until the penultimate week of the season while

improving the team’s record from the previous year.

Philbin was named the 10th head coach in Miami

Dolphins history on January 20, 2012. As a measure

of the respect Philbin earned in his first year as the

team’s head coach, he was named to the Coaches

Subcommittee of the NFL Competition Committee

by Commissioner Roger Goodell on April 15, 2013.

He also was chosen by the league to make a presen-

tation at the NFL’s Career Development Symposium

at the Wharton School of Business this past May.

Prior to joining the Dolphins, Philbin served as

the Green Bay Packers’ offensive coordinator from

2007-11. He originally joined the Packers on Feb.

10, 2003 as assistant offensive line coach. He was

elevated to tight ends/assistant offensive line

coach on Feb. 27, 2004. Packers Head Coach Mike

McCarthy promoted Philbin to offensive line coach

on Jan. 17, 2006, and then to offensive coordina-

tor on Jan. 15, 2007.

Born in Springfield, Mass., Philbin is a 1984

graduate of Washington & Jefferson College (Pa.),

where he played tight end (1980). He also possess-

es a master’s degree in education from Tulane

University (1986). He is married to Diane, and the

couple has five children — Matthew, John, Kevin,

Tim, Colleen — and a deceased son, Michael.

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Coach Title With Miami Previous NFL coaching stops

Joe Philbin Head coach 2nd year Green BayBlue Adams Assistant defensive backs 2nd year None

Lou Anarumo Defensive backs 2nd year None

Charlie Bullen Assistant defensive line 2nd year None

Jeff Burris Defensive assistant 1st year None

Dan Campbell Tight ends 4th year None

David Corrao Assistant linebackers 6th year None

Kevin Coyle Defensive coordinator 2nd year Cincinnati

George Edwards Linebackers 7th year Dallas, Washington, Cleveland, Buffalo

Ben Johnson Assistant quarterbacks 2nd year None

Darren Krein Head strength and conditioning 3rd year Seattle

Marvin Maalouf Assistant special teams 1st year Cleveland, Baltimore, Indianapolis

Phil McGeoghan Assistant wide receivers 2nd year None

Chris Mosley Assistant offensive line 2nd year Tampa Bay

Jeff Nixon Running backs 3rd year Philadelphia

Ken O’Keefe Wide receivers 2nd year None

Dave Puloka Assistant strength and conditioning 6th year Atlanta

Darren Rizzi Special teams coordinator 5th year None

Kacy Rodgers Defensive line 6th year Dallas

Mike Sherman Offensive coordinator 2nd year Green Bay, Seattle, Houston

Zac Taylor Assistant quarterbacks 2nd year None

Jim Turner Offensive line 2nd year None

Jay Kaiser Assistant to the head coach 2nd year Tampa Bay

MOSLEY NIXON O’KEEFE

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RIZZIPULOKA





Jeff Ireland General Manager

Jeff Ireland was named the Dolphins’

General Manager on Jan. 2, 2008, and is now inhis sixth season in that position with the team.

He joined the club after a seven-year stint

(2001-07) with the Dallas Cowboys, including

his last three seasons there as the team’s vice

president of college and pro scouting.

In his role with the Dolphins, Ireland is not

only responsible for overseeing and coordinat-

ing the college and pro personnel depart-

ments, but also helps manage the team’s salary

cap and player contracts. He supervises all

scouting efforts that relate to the college draft,

free agency, the Canadian Football League,

and personnel of the other 31 NFL teams.Ireland works hand-in-hand with Head Coach

Joe Philbin in implementing a personnel plan

to build the Dolphins into a championship-cal-

iber team.

In Ireland’s five seasons in Miami, he has

built a nucleus of talented young players

that have the Dolphins positioned for long-

term success. He developed a plan that

would give the team the flexibility and the

capability to bring talented newcomers to

the team heading into the 2013 season, and

carried out that plan by using all the tools at

his disposal.

Jeff and his wife, Rachel, have three daugh-ters, Annie and twins Haley and Hannah, and a

son, Riley. The Irelands, working closely with

the Dolphins and the Dan Marino Foundation,

have helped spearhead WalkAbout Autism, an

annual event at Sun Life Stadium which has

raised more than a million dollars over the past

three years. The Irelands also have co-chaired

the Autumn Moonlight Event each October

since 2008 to help raise awareness and money

to benefit the Nova Southeastern

University/University of Miami Center for

Autism and Related Disorders (CARD).

Jon Andino

AssistantAthletic Trainer

Chris Buford

Scouting Assistant

Ninno DePatrick

Video Assistant

Adam Engroff

College Scout

Brian Gaine

AssistantGeneral Manager

Chris Grier

Director of College Scouting

Max Gruder

Scouting AssistantSteve Guida

AssistantEquipment Manager

Bob Hack

Video Director

Ryan Herman

Manager of FootballAdministration

Adam Howe

Pro Scout

Anthony Hunt

Director of

Pro Personnel

Noahisa Inoue


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Scott Bullis

Director of Team Operations

Ron Brockington

College Scout

Joe Cimino

Equipment Manager



Dawn Aponte Executive Vice President of

Football Administration

Dawn Aponte, entering her fourth seasonwith the Miami Dolphins, joined the team on

Feb. 1, 2010, bringing with her a wealth of

football experience at the team and league

level. She was promoted to Executive Vice

President of Football Administration in July

2012 after serving as the club’s Senior Vice

President of Football Operations from 2010-

11. Aponte works closely with General

Manager Jeff Ireland and Head Coach Joe

Philbin on football administrative matters and

serves as the team’s chief contract negotiator.

She is responsible for the management and

strategic planning of the Dolphins salary cap,

negotiating and drafting player contracts and

overseeing the football operations budgets.

Aponte also serves as the team?s liaison on

league affairs.

Aponte joined the Dolphins after spending

the 2009 season as Vice President of Football

Administration for the Cleveland Browns.

Aponte joined the Browns organization after

spending the previous three years at the NFL

office, where she served on the League’s

Management Council as the Vice President of

Labor Finance. In her position at the NFL

Management Council, Aponte represented the

32 clubs in dealings with the NFL PlayersAssociation and Class Counsel on salary cap

and other labor-related matters. She also dealt

with the clubs on CBA, salary cap and player

contract matters. Aponte served on the

Management Council Working Club Executive

Committee and worked with the 10-member

owner committee (Management Council

Executive Committee) on collective bargaining

issues and labor-related matters.

Dawn and her husband, Kevin, have four

children — Matthew, Madison, Caroline and

Thomas.



Ron Labadie

College Scout

Chase Leshin

Player PersonnelCoordinator

Chris Plaster

Video Assistant

Cody Rager

College Scout

Joe Schoen

Assistant Director of College Scouting

Chris Shea

Assistant Directorof Pro Scouting

Nate Sullivan

Pro Scout

John Swede Assistant

Equipment Manager

Matt Taylor

Assistant Video Director

Charlie Thiele

AssistantEquipment Manager

Kaleb Thornhill

Director of PlayerEngagement

Stu Weinstein

Director of Security

Matt Winston

College Scout

Troy Maurer


Mike Murphy

College Scout

Kevin O’Neill

HeadAthletic Trainer





2 Brandon Fields

punter

9 Caleb Sturgis

kicker

16 Chad Bumphis

wide receiver

22 Jamar Taylor

cornerback

27 Jimmy Wilson

safety

3 Keenan Davis

wide receiver

10 Brandon Gibson

wide receiver

17 Ryan Tannehill

quarterback

23 De’Andre Presley

defensive back

28 Nolan Carroll

cornerback

4 Aaron Corp

quarterback

11 Mike Wallace

wide receiver

18 Rishard Matthews

wide receiver

24 Dimitri Patterson

cornerback

29 Will Davis

cornerback

7 Pat Devlin

quarterback

14 Jeff Fuller

wide receiver

20 Reshad Jones

safety

25 R.J. Stanford

cornerback

30 Chris Clemons

safety

8 Matt Moore

quarterback

15 Andrell Smith

wide receiver

21 Brent Grimes

cornerback

26 Lamar Miller

running back

6 Nathan Williams

linebacker





59 Dannell Ellerbe

linebacker

32 Jonas Gray

running back

37 Kelcie McCray

safety

43 Jelani Jenkins

linebacker

48 Evan Rodriguez

fullback

53 Austin Spitler

linebacker

33 Daniel Thomas

running back

38 Julian Posey

cornerback

44 Jordan Kovacs

safety

49 Michael Clay

linebacker

55 Koa Misi

linebacker

34 Marcus Thigpen

running back

40 Keelan Johnson

safety

50 Olivier Vernon

defensive end

56 Jonathan Freeny

linebacker

35 Mike Gillislee

running back

41 Jorvorskie Lane

fullback

46 Antwan Applewhite

defensive end

51 Mike Pouncey

center

57 Josh Kaddu

linebacker

36 Don Jones

safety

42 Charles Clay

fullback/tight end

47 David Hinds

linebacker

52 Philip Wheeler

linebacker

58 Lee Robinson

linebacker





64 Josh Samuda

center

69 Emeka Onyenekwu

defensive end

60 Jeff Adams

tackle

65 Sam Brenner

center

70 Dallas Thomas

guard

74 John Jerry

guard

79 Derrick Shelby

defensive end

61 Lance Louis

guard

66 Tristan Okpalaugo

defensive end

71 Jonathan Martin

tackle

75 Nate Garner

tackle

80 Dion Sims

tight end

62 Chris Barker

guard

67 Andrew McDonald

tackle

72 Will Yeatman

tackle

76 A.J. Francis

defensive tackle

68 Richie Incognito

guard

77 Tyson Clabo

tackle

82 Brian Hartline

wide receiver



83 Julius Pruitt

wide receiver

84 Michael Egnew

tight end

85 Brian Tyms

wide receiver

86 Kyle Miller

tight end

87 Marvin McNutt

wide receiver

89 Tracy Robertson

defensive tackle



93 Jason Trusnik

linebacker

94 Randy Starks

defensive tackle

90 Vaughn Martin

defensive end

95 Dion Jordan

defensive end

91 Cameron Wake

defensive end

96 Paul Soliai

defensive tackle

97 Kheeston Randall

defensive tackle

98 Jared Odrick

defensive tackle

92 John Denney

long snapper





5 GARRETT HARTLEY

kicker

16 LANCE MOORE

wide receiver

41 ROMAN HARPER

safety

64 ZACH STRIEF

tackle

77 BRODRICK BUNKLEY

nose tackle

6 THOMAS MORSTEAD

punter

23 PIERRE THOMAS

running back

45 JED COLLINS

fullback

66 BEN GRUBBS

guard

80 JIMMY GRAHAM

tight end

9 DREW BREES

quarterback

27 MALCOLM JENKINS

safety

50 CURTIS LOFTON

linebacker

71 CHARLES BROWN

tackle

91 WILL SMITH

linebacker

12 MARQUES COLSTON

wide receiver

28 KEENAN LEWIS

cornerback

51 JONATHAN VILMA

linebacker

73 JAHRI EVANS

guard

93 JUNIOR GALETTE

linebacker

7 LUKE McCOWN

quarterback

33 JABARI GREER

cornerback

60 BRIAN DE LA PUENTE

center

76 AKIEM HICKS

defensive end

94 CAMERON JORDAN

defensive end

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Sixteen.

That’s the number that hovers deep inside

Joe Philbin’s mind like an unwanted visitor.

It’s not a number to be proud of, certainly not

when you are talking about the total take-

aways for a defense in a full NFL season.

Indeed, there is nothing sweet about this

16, tied for fourth-worst in the league a sea-

son ago.

But the more telling number might just be

17.

That’s how many potential interceptions

the Dolphins defense dropped last season.

Think about that. Seventeen times the ball

was in a defender’s hands and he couldn’t

make the play. Seventeen times, for crying

out loud!

“We catch those,” said defensive backs

coach Lou Anarumo, “and we would have

led the NFL. When the quarterback throws

the ball to a defensive player, we have to

catch it, no ifs, ands or buts.”

It is that paltry number of takeaways com-

bined with that hard-to-fathom number of

drops that led to some significant defensive

changes heading into this season. Status quo

wasn’t working. Upgrades were necessary.

The defense was good, just not good

enough.So the changes kept coming. Two young,

fast linebackers in Dannell Elerbe and Philip

Wheeler. A ball-hawking free agent corner-

back in Brent Grimes. A big play waiting to

happen in No. 3 overall pick Dion Jordan.

And two young cornerbacks, both with

resumes filled with takeaways, grabbed in

the second and third rounds.

Putting together the pieces of this new-

look defense, and emphasizing takeaways,

has everything to do with what this training

camp was all about. It is why when you walk

into a defensive meeting room, there is a

football mounted on springs suspended

from the wall. As each player walks by, he

swipes at that football.

“It’s all about creating a mind-set,”

Anarumo said. “Strip the ball. Strip it again.


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Cornerbacks Will Davis (opposite page) and Nolan Carroll both came up with intercep-tions in the preseason victory at Jacksonville.



It’s becoming more of a habit for us. We want

to make it like tying your shoes. Don’t think

about it; just do it.”

There are drills every day at practice.

There are discussions in the meeting rooms.

Lessons are learned by watching tape. But

teaching and practicing and swiping foot-

balls in the meeting rooms are one thing;

doing it when the score really counts is the

real objective.

“The offenses are too good nowadays to

allow them to go an entire game without

even taking the ball away once,” Anarumo

said. “We are focusing on it. We want our

players to be obsessed about it.”

Some of it is lousy luck. There was a play

last year in Buffalo. Safety Rashad Jones lev-

eled the ball carrier; the ball popped loose.

Defensive back Jimmy Wilson was the only

upright player who had a chance to recover.

It could have been returned to the house.

“But there is an offensive lineman laying

on the ground,” Anarumo said. “He happens

to roll over on the ball just before Jimmy gets

there. Plays like that are tough to take.”

Opponents fumbled the ball 23 times last

season; the Dolphins recovered six. “You just

have to make a play when a play comes your

way,” said Ellerbe.

Of all the newcomers on this defense, I

believe Grimes will have the biggest impact

on takeaways. Not only has he done it in the

past, but he shown the Dolphins that,

despite a lack of height, he has the physical

tools and mind-set to be a disruptive force.

You want to hear some powerful words

about Grimes, listen to his defensive backs

coach. “His timing on ball skills,” said

Anarumo, “and the adjustments he makes in

the air is as good as I have seen in my 23

years of coaching.”

Nobody at least publicly is offering

specifics about the goal this season for take-

aways. Suffice it to say it isn’t anywhere near

16. I’m going to suggest that 25 is a worthy

number to shoot for. Philbin would just like to

win the turnover battle every game. “I’ll take

my chances with that,” he said.

So the five-game preseason schedule

concludes tonight and there are all sorts of

indicators the Dolphins keep looking for.

Big plays on offense. A consistent running

game. Coming up with a starting five on the

offensive line. All very important. All will have a

lot to do with the won-loss record of this team.

But nothing is more paramount than cre-

ating takeaways. Nothing will define this

defense more. Nothing, each day of training

camp, was stressed with more conviction and

redundancy.

Sixteen? The Dolphins are sick and tired

of that number. And you really get the feeling

they are ready to do something about it.

TAKEAWAYS, from page 43


“His timing on ball

skills and the

adjustments he

makes in the air is

as good as I have

seen in my 23 years

of coaching.”— DB COACH LOU ANARUMO

ON BRENT GRIMES (right)



By ALAIN POUPART • @apoupartFins

Koa Misi hasn’t changed much since he

first joined the Dolphins a little more than

four years ago.

He’s still low-key both on and off the field,

soft-spoken and non-controversial when giv-

ing interviews and quiet but efficient when

he’s in the middle of the action.

He’s one of those guys who’s easy to take

for granted, actually, because there’s nothing

really flashy about him and he quietly goes

about his business.

Just don’t think he’s underappreciated

around the Doctors Hospital Training Facility

at Nova Southeastern University. All anyone

needed to know about what the Dolphins

think of him could be found in Jeff Ireland’s

words when he gave an interview to CBS4’s

Kim Bokamper prior to the preseason game

at the Houston Texans.

Ireland was asked why it was he wanted

linebackers Dannell Ellerbe and Philip

Wheeler in free agency.

“Really, the thought was that we needed

to get faster and more explosive and more

See MISI, page 47

MISI A MAINSTAY of the Miami linebacking corps

“We really looked at Koa

Misi in that regard, and

Koa was a very physical,

downhill player. We really

wanted to emulate a lot of

what Koa was doing.”

— GM JEFF IRELANDON WHAT LED HIM TO SIGN

LINEBACKERSDANNELL ELLERBE

AND PHILIP WHEELER





physical at the point of attack,” Ireland

began before throwing Misi into the mix.

“And we really looked a lot at Koa Misi in that

regard, and Koa was a very physical, downhill

player. We really wanted to emulate a lot of

what Koa was doing, so during the free

agency process we felt like we identified

Ellerbe, we identified Wheeler, they’re two

guys that get their hands on a lot of balls,

they play on all three downs, they’re physical

and they can run. Just made good sense to

us.”

As if on cue, Misi made a great play

against the Texans, a typical Misi effort in that

it was effective yet didn’t show up on the stat

sheet.

On Houston’s third possession of the

game, Matt Schaub rolled to his left and

threw deep to his right hoping to take advan-

tage of Garrett Graham going one-on-one

with Misi. But Misi forced an incompletion

with blanket coverage, the kind of coverage

that’s difficult to surpass without drawing a

pass-interference penalty.

Clearly, there was a reason the Dolphins

kept Misi when they revamped their line-

backing corps in the offseason.

As the Dolphins head into their final pre-

season game, Misi is the only starting line-

backer left from last season. Part of his train-

ing camp, then, was about building some

chemistry with Ellerbe and Wheeler.

“It’s been good so far,” Misi said.

“Dannell and Wheeler, they’re both good

linebackers and they picked up the defense

quick. It’s been fun playing with them so far.

The season is going to be good for us. It’s a

lot different than it was last year. These guys

are picking up the defense quick, they’re

moving. Wheeler is making a lot of plays on

See MISI, page 48

Koa Misi showed off his coverage ability in the preseason game at Houston when he ran stride for stride downfield with Texans tightend Garrett Graham.


MISI, from page 45



the ball. Dannell is real smart playing that

Mike (middle) linebacker position.”

A second-round pick in the 2010 draft,

Misi has been a starter pretty much through-

out his NFL career, with 12 starts as a rookie,

nine in 2011 when injuries limited him to ninegames, and 14 last season.

Misi hasn’t put up big defensive num-

bers for the Dolphins, but part of that can

be attributed to the roles he’s been asked

to play. Misi does a little bit of everything at

linebacker for the Dolphins and he even has

lined up with his hand on the ground as a

defensive end in obvious passing situa-

tions.

“I’ve always played both, D-end and line-

backer,” Misi said. “I did the same last year.

It’s always nice to get in there and play on

third downs, too. Play the run at end and be

able to play linebacker as well. I don’t really

have a choice where I want to play. I’ve just

got to know both and be ready for when they

need to put me in.”

When the Dolphins switched to a pre-

dominantly 4-3 scheme last season with the

arrival of a new coaching staff, defensive

coordinator Kevin Coyle pointed out Misi as

the one player on defense with the toughest

adjustment to make from the previous 3-4

system.

Misi responded to the challenge in fine

fashion, putting together his best season in a

Dolphins uniform. Misi finished 2012 with a

career-high 60 tackles, a career-high four

passes defensed, 3.5 sacks and one forced

fumble.

With a year of experience in Coyle’s sys-

tem, Misi is hoping to be even more effective

this season.

“Right now I’m way ahead of where I was

last year, just being able to feel comfortable

in the defense, not think about things and

just be able to go with the play and just

move,” Misi said. “Last year I was thinking

too much and making mistakes. This year I

feel a lot more comfortable in the position

that I’m playing. I just feel that I’m able to

move around a lot better.”

There are high hopes for the Dolphins

defense in 2013, and the reason is the pres-

ence of several high-profile players, such as

Cameron Wake, Paul Soliai, Brent Grimes

and Reshad Jones.

Misi most definitely isn’t high profile. But

the Dolphins most definitely should be able

to continue counting on him to produce in

his own efficient, understated way.

“What I’ve always been trying to do myself

is come out, play hard, never give up on any-

thing,” Misi said. “My whole life I’ve always

pushed myself, pushed myself to win, never to

get beat or lose a battle. That’s something that

I take to heart is do my best and playing my

hardest, and hopefully the coaches see that.”

MISI, from page 47


“My whole life I’ve always pushed myself, pushed myself

to win, never to get beat or lose a battle.

That’s something that I take to heart is do my best.”




1. I like to go check out a lot of movies, whether it

be chick flicks, action, comedy. I also collect a lot

of shoes.

2. My favorite foods are my mom’s fried chick-

en, macaroni, greens, sweet potato casserole,

cornbread, along those lines. Basically, I like soul

food.

3. My first car was a 1991 navy blue

Honda Accord, which had the gold

package on it. The Honda emblem was

shining and it was great on gas mileage.

4. My biggest fear is snakes. That’s it.

5. I've got a bunch of favorite superheroes,

including Iceman, Wolverine, Hulk,

Venom and the Silver Surfer.

6. My role models include my mom,

Michael Jordan and Muhammad Ali.

7. My favorite television show has to be “Martin,” proba-

bly the best sitcom ever. It’s tough to pick one movie

as my favorite but “The Dark Knight” is probably the

best action film I’ve ever seen. “Blade” is another

one of my favorites..

seven7 THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT:

BRANDON GIBSONBy SIMON NOEL





My mom always made me a

big sub sandwich.Pizza

When we won a big game,

we rolled the quad.

Mrs. Bernadette. She was a

cool English teacher in 11th

grade. She would teach

about life lessons andeverything. I remember her

the most.

“Friends in Low Places” by

Garth Brooks

I was a big science guy.

Very quiet. I was always a

very good student in high

school.

“Geeked Up”

by Young Jeezy

Whenever we had pizza

Favorite subjectin school

Favorite school lunch

Most memorableteacher

Favorite collegetradition

One word todescribe yourself

as a student

Favorite songin high schol

Back-to-School Edition

Walking from the chapel to

the stadium before the

game at the University of

Tulsa. We got to see a lot

of our fans on the way in.

Mrs. Landry, who taught

chemistry at Central (Ark.)

High School. She put me in

my place. She made me sit

right beside her desk and Iwas responsible for taking roll

call every class. We had the

best friendship after that.

“Denial” by Sevendust

Seeing the famous alumnus

come back to visit

Walking over from the hotel

to the stadium for home

games at Michigan State

Social studies“

CharlesClay

TysonClabo

BrandonFields

Olivier Vernon

Dr. John Litcher at Wake

Forest University. He taught

geography. He was a won-derful teacher and person.

JokesterLazy

Mr. Miller in high school.

He’s very eccentric. He’s a

math teacher, and he

enjoyed interrupting otherteacher’s classes in the mid-

dle of the day and getting

the students riled.

Any of the sciences

My mom packed me two-

pound roast beef wraps so

I would put on weight in

high school. They tasted

great.

History

I was a student-athlete first.

“Best Rapper

Alive”

by Lil Wayne”


By JAMES POLING



Members of the Miami Dolphins Women’s

Organization (MDWO) shopped with 20 girls

in need from Miami-Dade County for back-

to-school clothes. Each student had $300 to

spend courtesy of the Miami Dolphins

Foundation and Sears. The children partici-

pating were from Paul Laurence Dunbar K-8

in Miami-Dade and all the girls chosen all

had a B average or higher.

“Just as we get back to football, we are

kicking off our community events for the sea-

son with one of our back-to-school events,”

said Diane Philbin. “It’s nice to reward the

kids for their hard work and good grades. As

the girls kick off their first day of school, they

will have new school clothes, backpacks and

shoes. Hopefully, this will lead to increased

self-confidence and determination to do well

in school all year.”

Back-to-school shopping with the Miami Dolphins Women’s Organization

There were smiles all around when the Miami Dolphins Women’s Organization took a group of stu-dents to the Sears at Broward Mall for some back-to-school shopping.

IN THE COMMUNITY




Rachel Ireland (top right), wide of GeneralManager Jeff Ireland; Diane Philbin (bot-tom right), wife of Head Coach Joe Philbin;and Darlene Perez (right), wife of ViceChairman/Partner Jorge Perez were amongthe members of the Miami DolphinsWomen’s Organization taking part in theback-to-school shopping event.

IN THE COMMUNITY




KARINA 2 year VeteranHometown: Hialeah, FL







THIS ISSUE: Twan Russell

The Finsiders is the Miami Dolphins’ multi-media show that airs every weekday afternoonfrom 5-7. The show can be heard on 940 AM in South Florida and watched live in high definitionanywhere in the world onDolphins.com. The show is

anchored by Jesse Agler and each day, two analysts join him tobreak down the latest Dolphins,NFL and sports news.

The highly interactive show also features the opinions of Dolphins fans from around theworld. They can text their ques-tions and comments to 347347;they can participate in the show’slive chat, which is a place for thefans and the on-air personalitiesto discuss the day’s topics; and they can reach out to the host and analysts on Twitter.

Finsider and former Dolphins linebacker Twan Russell shares his cutdown day experience with Brian Coyle in this installment of Finsiders Focus.

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My cutdown day experiencewas pretty typical for most first-year players. My rookie year withthe Washington Redskins, I was afifth-round draft pick, and theyhad brought in 12 draft picks. SoI had no idea which direction theywere going to go. Were they try-

ing to go young? Or were we justcamp bodies?I remember a couple days

before cutdowns; the anxiety waspalpable. I’m playing, givingeverything I have and I have no controlwhether or not they want me on this team. Iwas very anxious, but I realized that the keywas just channeling that energy into thethings that you can control. I can controlbeing on time, I can control studying the play-book, I can control playing hard, and I cancontrol making every play I can. I can’t controlwhether or not I fit on their team. My hopeswere that they would look at my effort, what I

brought to the table, and the fact I could playall the positions they needed me to. It was avery anxious time, especially for a young guylike me at the time.

But after my rookie year, my attitudechanged. It got to a point where I said, “Youknow what, I’m playing football, if not for thisteam, then somebody else.” It wasn’t a stress-ful scenario for me anymore. It wasn’t some-thing I spent a lot of time thinking about. For

me, all I focused on was doingwhat I have to do, and if Ideserved to be on the team, Iwould be there. It wasn’t animportant conversation becauseif I’m doing what I’m supposed tobe doing, I’m going be on theroster. Honestly, you pretty much

know when you’re going to becut. You know where you fall 90percent of the time.

Of course, there were guys thatdid get very worried and straightavoided the man doing the cuts— “The Grim Reaper,” so tospeak. The Grim Reaper kepteverybody nervous. He could bewalking to the bathroom, andeverybody started ducking andstopped talking, and lookingaway because guys didn’t want tobe near him. And then he wouldsay, “I’m just walking through the

locker room, guys. Chill out.”(Head of Security) Stu

Weinstein was the Grim Reaperwhen I was here. Nobody knewStu during training camp. Hecame knocking at your door andyou would jump, but he was justdoing bedroom checks. So peo-ple were just trying to avoid thewhole situation.

And that situation really hasn’tchanged. Getting cut is still a bru-tal but necessary part of thegame, and here’s my advice for

the guys that used to be in myposition. Focus on the things youcan control. Study as much as youcan, play as hard as you can. If you can walk into a film room and

know that you did not take a play off, you didall your assignments right, you made everyplay you were supposed to make, and you’renot on the team, you can walk out with yourhead high knowing that you let it all out onthe field.

If you’re one of those guys who thinks youcould have done more, shame on you. You’vegot to take care of your business, and the restwill fall into place.




L i s t

This issue: The top rookie seasons

1. QB Dan Marino, 1983

96.0 passer rating, voted to the Pro Bowl as a starter

2. LB John Offerdahl, 1986

135 tackles, 2 sacks, voted NFL Rookie of the Year and Pro Bowl starter

3. LB Zach Thomas, 1996

131 tackles, 3 interceptions, named team MVP

4. RB Karim Abdul-Jabbar, 1996

14 starts, 1,116 rushing yards, 11 touchdowns

5.T Richmond Webb, 1990

16 starts, voted to the Pro Bowl

6.T Jake Long, 2008

16 starts, voted to the Pro Bowl

7.DE Bill Stanfill,1969

8 sacks, 2 interceptions returned for touchdowns

8. LB A.J. Duhe,1977

83 tackles, 7 sacks, NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year

9. RB Troy Stradford,1987

619 rushing yards, 48 catches, 7 touchdowns, AP Rookie of the Year

10.DT Tim Bowens,1994

15 starts, AP NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year




(Andy Cohen In The Morning appears on

dolphins.com every Monday through Friday

until the end of the season, except for the

bye week. The column will be posted each

day at 6 a.m. Be sure to follow Andy Cohen

on Twitter at @ACohenFins)

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WASHINGTON D.C. — It was the look on

their faces that said everything. The smiles.

The pride. The gleam in their eyes. The same

kind of look that they most undoubtedly had

41 years earlier when they reached out and

grabbed perfection. For a bunch of 60- and

70-somethings, they sure looked like kids

again.

It all unfolded as President Barack Obama

stood at the podium at exactly 2:05 p.m.

Tuesday, Aug. 20 and introduced the 1972

Miami Dolphins.

“Men of accomplishment,” Obama called

them. “Men of character.”

Men whose day in the national spotlight


“Nobody can argue

with your record.And nobody can argue

with what you have

gone on to do.”

— PRESIDENT OBAMATO MEMBERS

OF THE 1972 DOLPHINS

A perfect dayfor a perfect teamBy ANDY COHEN • @ACohenFins

See WHITE HOUSE, page 60



was long overdue. But this was their moment.

Their time. The room was filled with many

Dolphins fans. One even shouted out to the

President, “Next year you can honor the ’73

Dolphins.”

Next year took 41 years for the perfect

team. But it was worth it. So worth it.

You could hear it in their voices, see it in

their smiles. When Don Shula stood up from

his motorized scooter to pose with President

Obama with an autographed number 72 jer-

sey, the moment said so much. No way Shula

would sit down for this. He needed to stand

tall just as the ’72 Dolphins had done 17

times during that unforgettable season.

When the President brought up the 1985Chicago Bears, his Chicago Bears, it was

Shula who reminded him, “We put a whoop-

ing on those guys.”

I’ve seen Don Shula in a lot of different sit-

uations since he retired. I was at his 80th

birthday party. I’ve seen him reminisce with

former players. I’ve seen him laugh. But I’ve

never quite seen the look he had on Tuesday

afternoon. It was, so aptly, The Perfect Look.

“One of my great thrills,” Shula whispered

afterward.

I was fortunate enough to be there for it

all, to spend these two days with these 30

players and two coaches as part of their offi-

cial travel party. I saw the mutual respect. I

saw the camaraderie. Yes, I even saw the

love.

Tuesday was the capper. Let me try to

bring you behind the scenes.

• 10:45 a.m.: The bus pulls up to the

White House. Dogs are brought in to search

the bus for something illegal. For the next 30

minutes, there are four security checkpoints.

“Keep your driver’s license out,” someone

said. The players don’t seem to mind. This is

what they came for; this is what they wanted.

• 11:30 a.m.: We get a tour of the East

Wing of the White House. Players are posing

in front of pictures of everyone from

Abraham Lincoln to Bill Clinton. “We like to

call this public housing with an attitude,” said

one of the tour guides. Cookies and sodas

are served to the group.

Dick Anderson organizes group pictures

based on the year the player joined the

Dolphins. “OK,” Anderson said, “everyone

from 1969 get up there.”

Shula is looking at all the pictures, all the

memories of past presidents. “Never been

here before,” he said. “Unbelievable place.”

Time begins to move slowly. The White

House wanted everyone ready long before

the President was to arrive. The press con-

ference was in the East Room. The players

had two different dress rehearsals just to

make sure they were standing in the right


WHITE HOUSE, from page 59

It was a trip a long time in the making, but members of the 1972 Dolphins team all willfondly remember their visit to the White House to be recognized by President BarackObama.




place on the big podium behind the

President.

•1:25 p.m.: President Obama has a brief

meet-and-greet with the players and coach-

es. He says hello to each one. At one point,

Garo Yepremian gets his hand on a football.

Just as he had done in the Super Bowl so

many years before, Garo throws a pass. This

one he blindly flipped over his shoulder and

somehow President Obama makes the catch.

“It was a great pass,” Garo said. Sure, Garo.

• 1:50 p.m.: The East Room fills up in a

hurry. The mayor of Miami is there. A few sol-

diers from South Florida walk in. By 2 p.m.,

when the Perfect Team is announced, the

room is packed. Television cameras line the

back of the room. For a brief moment, a few

of the fans start whispering the words of the

Dolphins fight song. “Miami’s got the

Dolphins …” As quickly as it started, it

stopped. After all, this was no time for

singing.

• 2:05 p.m.: The room goes quiet; the

President is introduced. And for the next 20

or so minutes, it was special. “They never had

their White House visit after Super Bowl VII,”

Obama said to the group. “But why now? I

wanted to be the young guy in the room for

a change.”

Everyone laughed. President Obama

looked around him. There was Csonka and

Warfield and Griese and Buoniconti and all

those players who contributed so much to

this team. “Nobody can argue with your

record,” Obama said to them. “And nobody

can argue with what you have gone on to

do.”

And then President Obama started rat-

tling off the impressive post-football accom-

plishments of these ’72 Dolphins. They were

leaders then; they are leaders now. How

proud they were. Their first time back on the

national stage, their first time getting saluted

by the leader of the free world.

And then, as quickly as it began, it was

over. “A once-in-a-lifetime experience,” said

linebacker Mike Kolen.

• 3 p.m.: The players are walking back

to their buses, parked near the gate of the

White House. There are about 20 fans

standing there with signs. A few of them

start to chant: “Long overdue.” The players

walked over to sign autographs. Classy

stuff.

And then, I sought out Marv Fleming. It

was Fleming, you may recall, who organized

this, who pushed for it for so long, who was

relentless in his efforts until the deed was

done.

“Marv,” I asked him, “was it everything

you had hoped?”

Fleming slowly pointed to his eyes and

ran an imaginary tear down his cheek.

“I cried,” he whispered.

And that, in two words, really said every-

thing you needed to know.



Who is the toughest offen-

sive lineman you’ve faced?

Ellerbe: ”I’d have to say Bobbie

Williams when he was with the Bengals.

He got a hold of me one time and I

couldn’t get away from him.”

Who sets the bar at your

position?

Ellerbe: “I’m really not trying to

emulate anybody. Of course I learned a

lot of great things from Ray Lewis,

though. I’m trying to put my own spin

on the linebacker position.”

What defensive lineman did

you admire growing up?

Ellerbe: “I looked up to a lot of dif-

ferent players and not just say lineback-

ers. I started playing linebacker when I

got to high school. I was playing safety

and running back before that. But I

looked up to guys like Ray Lewis,

Derrick Brooks, Charles Woodson and

Brian Dawkins.”

What has been the most

memorable moment of your

career?

Ellerbe: “That’s easy. Winning theSuper Bowl is my most memorable

moment. Plus, leading the team in tack-

les during that game was very memo-

rable.”

What do you do in the off-

season to stay occupied?

Ellerbe: “I really don’t have any-

thing in particular. I just chill out and go

with what the day brings.”

Current and former players share their views on different football topics

This edition: Linebackers Current player

DANNELL ELLERBE

MY GENERATION


B y

B R I A N C

O Y L E



Former player

A.J. DUHE

Who was the toughest offensivelineman you faced?

Duhe: “I would say John Hannah of the

Patriots because he was just a brute. He was

a very powerful, strong individual, sort of in

the mold of Richie Incognito. He was a fire

hydrant kind of guy who just came at you and

punched you in the mouth.”

Who set the bar at your posi-tion?Duhe: “There were several guys. Back in

those days there were guys from the Steel

Curtain like Jack Lambert and Jack Ham who

were probably the most respected guys of

my generation.”

What defensive lineman did youadmire growing up?

Duhe: “I played defensive lineman up to

until the pros, so when I was a youth I

enjoyed watching guys like Merlin Olsen and

Bubba Smith. Those guys were dominant.”

What was the most memorablemoment of your career?

Duhe: “The most memorable moment of

my career was the 1982 AFC Championship

Game against the New York Jets. I had the

game of my life, having three interceptions

and a touchdown.”

What did you do in the offsea-son to stayoccupied?

Duhe: “To be honest with you, I was a

workaholic. I would constantly try to stay in

shape and prepare for the upcoming sea-

son.”

MY GENERATION






W H O AM I ?

I attended Farragut (Tenn.) High School where I lettered in football and basketball.

I was a four-year letterman at Wake Forest and earned first-team All-Atlantic Conference honors as a senior.

I played with the Hamburg Sea Devils of NFL Europa in 2005 and was selected toNFL Europe’s All-Pro Team.

I have started 91 consecutive games at tackle, which is the fourth-longest current streak among all NFL offensive tackles.

T Y S O N C L A B O



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2012 Record: 10-69/5 at Denver (Thu.) ...................8:309/15 CLEVELAND.........................1:009/22 HOUSTON...........................1:009/29 at Buffalo..............................1:00

10/6 at Miami ...............................1:0010/13 GREEN BAY..........................1:0010/20 at Pittsburgh ........................4:2510/27 Open11/3 at Cleveland.........................4:2511/10 CINCINNATI ........................1:0011/17 at Chicago..........................*1:0011/24 N.Y. JETS ............................*1:0011/28 PITTSBURGH (Thu.).............8:3012/8 MINNESOTA ......................*1:0012/16 at Detroit (Mon.)..................8:4012/22 NEW ENGLAND................*8:3012/29 at Cincinnati .......................*1:00

baltimoreravens

2012 Record: 12-49/9 at San Diego (Mon.) ..........10:209/15 TENNESSEE.........................1:009/22 at Baltimore..........................1:009/29 SEATTLE...............................1:00

10/6 at San Francisco...................8:3010/13 ST. LOUIS .............................1:0010/20 at Kansas City ......................1:0010/27 Open11/3 INDIANAPOLIS....................8:3011/10 at Arizona .............................4:2511/17 OAKLAND..........................*1:0011/24 JACKSONVILLE .................*1:0012/1 NEW ENGLAND................*4:2512/5 at Jacksonville (Thu.) ...........8:2512/15 at Indianapolis....................*1:0012/22 DENVER..............................*1:0012/29 at Tennessee ......................*1:00

houstontexans

2012 Record: 6-109/8 NEW ENGLAND..................1:009/15 CAROLINA...........................1:009/22 at N.Y. Jets...........................4:259/29 BALTIMORE .........................1:00

10/3 at Cleveland (Thu.) ..............8:2510/13 CINCINNATI ........................1:0010/20 at Miami ...............................1:0010/27 at New Orleans....................1:0011/3 KANSAS CITY......................1:0011/10 at Pittsburgh ........................1:0011/17 N.Y. JETS ............................*1:0011/24 Open12/1 ATLANTA (at Toronto).......*4:0512/8 at Tampa Bay......................*1:0012/15 at Jacksonville....................*1:0012/22 MIAMI.................................*1:0012/29 at New England.................*1:00

buffalobills

2012 Record: 2-149/8 at Jacksonville......................1:009/15 DALLAS ................................1:009/19 at Philadelphia (Thu.) ..........8:259/29 N.Y. GIANTS ........................1:0010/6 at Tennessee........................1:0010/13 OAKLAND............................1:0010/20 HOUSTON ...........................1:0010/27 CLEVELAND.........................1:0011/3 at Buffalo..............................1:0011/10 Open11/17 at Denver............................*4:0511/24 SAN DIEGO........................*1:0012/1 DENVER..............................*1:0012/8 at Washington....................*1:0012/15 at Oakland..........................*4:0512/22 INDIANAPOLIS..................*1:0012/29 at San Diego ......................*4:25

kansas citychiefs

2012 Record: 10-69/8 at Chicago............................1:009/16 PITTSBURGH (Mon.)............8:409/22 GREEN BAY..........................1:009/29 at Cleveland.........................1:0010/6 NEW ENGLAND..................1:0010/13 at Buffalo..............................1:0010/20 at Detroit..............................1:0010/27 N.Y. JETS............................. .4:0510/31 at Miami (Thu.).....................8:2511/10 at Baltimore..........................1:0011/17 CLEVELAND.......................*1:0011/24 Open12/1 at San Diego ......................*4:2512/8 INDIANAPOLIS..................*1:0012/15 at Pittsburgh.......................*8:3012/22 MINNESOTA ......................*1:0012/29 BALTIMORE........................*1:00

cincinnatibengals

2012 Record: 11-59/8 OAKLAND............................1:009/15 MIAMI...................................1:009/22 at San Francisco...................4:259/29 at Jacksonville......................1:0010/6 SEATTLE...............................1:0010/14 at San Diego (Mon.)............8:4010/20 DENVER ...............................8:3010/27 Open11/3 at Houston ...........................8:3011/10 ST. LOUIS .............................1:0011/14 at Tennessee (Thu.)..............8:2511/24 at Arizona ...........................*4:0512/1 TENNESSEE.......................*1:0012/8 at Cincinnati.......................*1:0012/15 HOUSTON..........................*1:0012/22 at Kansas City.....................*1:0012/29 JACKSONVILLE .................*1:00

indianapoliscolts

2012 Record: 7-99/8 at Cleveland.........................1:009/15 at Indianapolis .....................1:009/22 ATLANTA..............................4:059/30 at New Orleans (Mon.)........8:4010/6 BALTIMORE .........................1:0010/13 Open10/20 BUFFALO .............................1:0010/27 at New England...................1:0010/31 CINCINNATI (Thu.)..............8:2511/11 at Tampa Bay (Mon.) ...........8:4011/17 SAN DIEGO........................*1:0011/24 CAROLINA .........................*1:0012/1 at N.Y. Jets .........................*1:0012/8 at Pittsburgh.......................*1:0012/15 NEW ENGLAND................*1:0012/22 at Buffalo ............................*1:0012/29 N.Y. JETS ............................*1:00

miamidolphins

2012 Record: 4-129/8 at Indianapolis .....................1:009/15 JACKSONVILLE...................4:259/23 at Denver (Mon.)..................8:409/29 WASHINGTON....................4:2510/6 SAN DIEGO.........................4:2510/13 at Kansas City ......................1:0010/20 Open10/27 PITTSBURGH........................4:0511/3 PHILADELPHIA ....................4:0511/10 at N.Y. Giants .......................1:0011/17 at Houston..........................*1:0011/24 TENNESSEE.......................*4:0511/28 at Dallas (Thu.) ...................*4:3012/8 at N.Y. Jets .........................*1:0012/15 KANSAS CITY.....................*4:0512/22 at San Diego ......................*4:2512/29 DENVER..............................*4:25

oaklandraiders

2012 Record: 5-119/8 MIAMI...................................1:009/15 at Baltimore..........................1:009/22 at Minnesota........................1:009/29 CINCINNATI ........................1:0010/3 BUFFALO (Thu.)...................8:2510/13 DETROIT ..............................1:0010/20 at Green Bay........................4:2510/27 at Kansas City ......................1:0011/3 BALTIMORE .........................4:2511/10 Open11/17 at Cincinnati .......................*1:0011/24 PITTSBURGH......................*1:0012/1 JACKSONVILLE .................*1:0012/8 at New England .................*1:0012/15 CHICAGO...........................*1:0012/22 at N.Y. Jets .........................*1:0012/29 at Pittsburgh.......................*1:00

clevelandbrowns

2012 Record: 2-149/8 KANSAS CITY ......................1:009/15 at Oakland............................4:259/22 at Seattle..............................4:259/29 INDIANAPOLIS....................1:0010/6 at St. Louis............................1:0010/13 at Denver..............................4:0510/20 SAN DIEGO.........................1:0010/27 SAN FRAN. (at London)......1:0011/3 Open11/10 at Tennessee ........................1:0011/17 ARIZONA............................*1:0011/24 at Houston..........................*1:0012/1 at Cleveland.......................*1:0012/5 HOUSTON (Thu.).................8:2512/15 BUFFALO............................*1:0012/22 TENNESSEE.......................*1:0012/29 at Indianapolis....................*1:00

jacksonville jaguars

2012 Record: 12-49/8 at Buffalo..............................1:009/12 N.Y. JETS (Thu.) ...................8:259/22 TAMPA BAY..........................1:009/29 at Atlanta..............................8:3010/6 at Cincinnati.........................1:0010/13 NEW ORLEANS...................4:2510/20 at N.Y. Jets ...........................1:0010/27 MIAMI...................................1:0011/3 PITTSBURGH........................4:2511/10 Open11/18 at Carolina (Mon.)................8:4011/24 DENVER..............................*8:3012/1 at Houston..........................*4:2512/8 CLEVELAND.......................*1:0012/15 at Miami..............................*1:0012/22 at Baltimore........................*8:3012/29 BUFFALO............................*1:00

new england patriots

2012 Record: 7-99/9 HOUSTON (Mon.) .............10:209/15 at Philadelphia.....................1:009/22 at Tennessee........................1:009/29 DALLAS ................................4:2510/6 at Oakland............................4:2510/14 INDIANAPOLIS (Mon.)........8:4010/20 at Jacksonville......................1:0010/27 Open11/3 at Washington......................1:0011/10 DENVER ...............................4:2511/17 at Miami..............................*1:0011/24 at Kansas City.....................*1:0012/1 CINCINNATI.......................*4:2512/8 N.Y. GIANTS.......................*4:2512/12 at Denver (Thu.) ...................8:2512/22 OAKLAND..........................*4:2512/29 KANSAS CITY.....................*4:25

san diegochargers 2012 Record: 8-8

9/8 TENNESSEE.........................1:009/16 at Cincinnati (Mon.).............8:409/22 CHICAGO ............................8:309/29 at Minnesota (London)........1:0010/6 Open10/13 at N.Y. Jets ...........................1:0010/20 BALTIMORE .........................4:2510/27 at Oakland............................4:0511/3 at New England...................4:2511/10 BUFFALO .............................1:0011/17 DETROIT.............................*1:0011/24 at Cleveland .......................*1:0011/28 at Baltimore (Thu.)...............8:3012/8 MIAMI.................................*1:0012/15 CINCINNATI.......................*8:3012/22 at Green Bay ......................*4:2512/29 CLEVELAND.......................*1:00

pittsburghsteelers 2012 Record: 6-10

9/8 at Pittsburgh ........................1:009/15 at Houston ...........................1:009/22 SAN DIEGO.........................1:009/29 N.Y. JETS..............................4:0510/6 KANSAS CITY ......................1:0010/13 at Seattle.. ............................4:0510/20 SAN FRANCISCO................4:0510/27 Open11/3 at St. Louis............................1:0011/10 JACKSONVILLE...................1:0011/14 INDIANAPOLIS (Thu.).........8:2511/24 at Oakland..........................*4:0512/1 at Indianapolis....................*1:0012/8 at Denver............................*4:0512/15 ARIZONA............................*1:0012/22 at Jacksonville....................*1:0012/29 HOUSTON..........................*1:00

tennesseetitans 2012 Record: 6-10

9/8 TAMPA BAY..........................1:009/12 at New England (Thu.) ........8:259/22 BUFFALO .............................4:259/29 at Tennessee........................4:0510/7 at Atlanta (Mon.)..................8:4010/13 PITTSBURGH........................1:0010/20 NEW ENGLAND..................1:0010/27 at Cincinnati.........................4:0511/3 NEW ORLEANS...................1:0011/10 Open11/17 at Buffalo ............................*1:0011/24 at Baltimore........................*1:0012/1 MIAMI.................................*1:0012/8 OAKLAND..........................*1:0012/15 at Carolina..........................*4:0512/22 CLEVELAND.......................*1:0012/29 at Miami..............................*1:00

new york jets

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2012 Record: 5-119/8 at St. Louis............................4:259/15 DETROIT ..............................4:059/22 at New Orleans....................1:009/29 at Tampa Bay .......................1:00

10/6 CAROLINA...........................4:0510/13 at San Francisco...................4:2510/17 SEATTLE (Thu.) ....................8:2510/27 ATLANTA..............................4:2511/3 Open11/10 HOUSTON ...........................4:2511/17 at Jacksonville....................*1:0011/24 INDIANAPOLIS..................*4:0512/1 at Philadelphia...................*1:0012/8 ST. LOUIS............................*4:2512/15 at Tennessee ......................*1:0012/22 at Seattle ............................*4:0512/29 SAN FRANCISCO..............*4:25

arizonacardinals

2012 Record: 10-69/8 CINCINNATI ........................1:009/15 MINNESOTA........................1:009/22 at Pittsburgh ........................8:309/29 at Detroit..............................1:00

10/6 NEW ORLEANS...................1:0010/10 N.Y. GIANTS (Thu.)..............8:2510/20 at Washington......................1:0010/27 Open11/4 at Green Bay (Mon.)............8:4011/10 DETROIT ..............................1:0011/17 BALTIMORE........................*1:0011/24 at St. Louis..........................*1:0012/1 at Minnesota ......................*1:0012/9 DALLAS (Mon.) ....................8:4012/15 at Cleveland .......................*1:0012/22 at Philadelphia ...................*1:0012/29 GREEN BAY........................*1:00

chicagobears

2012 Record: 13-39/8 at New Orleans....................1:009/15 ST. LOUIS .............................1:009/22 at Miami ...............................4:059/29 NEW ENGLAND..................8:30

10/7 N.Y. JETS (Mon.) ..................8:4010/13 Open10/20 TAMPA BAY..........................1:0010/27 at Arizona .............................4:2511/3 at Carolina............................1:0011/10 SEATTLE.... ...........................1:0011/17 at Tampa Bay......................*1:0011/21 NEW ORLEANS (Thu.) ........8:2512/1 at Buffalo (Toronto)............*4:0512/8 at Green Bay........................8:3012/15 WASHINGTON ..................*1:0012/23 at San Francisco...................8:4012/29 CAROLINA.........................*1:00

atlantafalcons

2012 Record: 8-89/8 N.Y. GIANTS ........................8:309/15 at Kansas City ......................1:009/22 ST. LOUIS .............................1:009/29 at San Diego........................4:25

10/6 DENVER ..............................4:2510/13 WASHINGTON....................8:3010/20 at Philadelphia.....................1:0010/27 at Detroit..............................1:0011/3 MINNESOTA........................1:0011/10 at New Orleans....................8:3011/17 Open11/24 at N.Y. Giants .....................*4:2511/28 OAKLAND (Thu.).................4:3012/9 at Chicago (Mon.)................8:4012/15 GREEN BAY........................*4:2512/22 at Washington....................*1:0012/29 PHILADELPHIA ..................*1:00

dallascowboys

2012 Record: 7-8-19/8 ARIZONA .............................4:259/15 at Atlanta..............................1:009/22 at Dallas................................1:009/26 SAN FRANCISCO (Thu.) .....8:2510/6 JACKSONVILLE ...................1:0010/13 at Houston ...........................1:0010/20 at Carolina............................1:0010/28 SEATTLE (Mon.) ...................8:4011/3 TENNESSEE.........................1:0011/10 at Indianapolis .....................1:0011/17 Open11/24 CHICAGO...........................*1:0012/1 at San Francisco.................*4:0512/8 at Arizona ...........................*4:2512/15 NEW ORLEANS .................*1:0012/22 TAMPA BAY........................*1:0012/29 at Seattle ............................*4:25

st. louisrams

2012 Record: 4-129/8 MINNESOTA........................1:009/15 at Arizona.............................4:059/22 at Washington......................1:009/29 CHICAGO ............................1:0010/6 at Green Bay........................1:0010/13 at Cleveland.........................1:0010/20 CINCINNATI ........................1:0010/27 DALLAS ................................1:0011/3 Open11/10 at Chicago............................1:0011/17 at Pittsburgh.......................*1:0011/24 TAMPA BAY........................*1:0012/28 GREEN BAY (Thu.).............12:3012/8 at Philadelphia ...................*1:0012/16 BALTIMORE (Mon.) .............8:4012/22 N.Y. GIANTS.......................*4:0512/29 at Minnesota ......................*1:00

detroitlions

2012 Record: 7-99/8 SEATTLE...............................1:009/15 at Buffalo..............................1:009/22 N.Y. GIANTS ........................1:009/29 Open10/6 at Arizona .............................4:0510/13 at Minnesota........................1:0010/20 ST. LOUIS .............................1:0010/24 at Tampa Bay (Thu.).............8:2511/3 ATLANTA..............................1:0011/10 at San Francisco...................4:0511/18 NEW ENGLAND (Mon.)......8:4011/24 at Miami..............................*1:0012/1 TAMPA BAY........................*1:0012/8 at New Orleans..................*1:0012/15 N.Y. JETS ............................*4:0512/22 NEW ORLEANS .................*1:0012/29 at Atlanta............................*1:00

carolina panthers

2012 Record: 9-79/8 at Dallas................................8:309/15 DENVER ...............................4:259/22 at Carolina............................1:009/29 at Kansas City ......................1:0010/6 PHILADELPHIA....................1:0010/10 at Chicago (Thu.) .................8:2510/21 MINNESOTA (Mon.)............8:4010/27 at Philadelphia.....................1:0011/3 Open11/10 OAKLAND............................1:0011/17 GREEN BAY........................*8:3011/24 DALLAS...............................*4:2512/1 at Washington....................*8:3012/8 at San Diego ......................*4:2512/15 SEATTLE.............................*1:0012/22 at Detroit ............................*4:0512/29 WASHINGTON ..................*1:00

new yorkgiants

2012 Record: 11-4-19/8 GREEN BAY..........................4:259/15 at Seattle..............................8:309/22 INDIANAPOLIS....................4:259/26 at St. Louis (Thu.).................8:2510/6 HOUSTON ...........................8:3010/13 ARIZONA .............................4:2510/20 at Tennessee.. ......................4:0510/27 at Jacksonville (London) .....1:0011/3 Open11/10 CAROLINA...........................4:0511/17 at New Orleans..................*4:2511/25 at Washington (Mon.)..........8:4012/1 ST. LOUIS............................*4;0512/8 SEATTLE.............................*4:2512/15 at Tampa Bay......................*1:0012/23 ATLANTA (Mon.)..................8:4012/29 at Arizona ...........................*4:25

san francisco49ers

2012 Record: 11-59/8 at San Francisco...................4:259/15 WASHINGTON....................1:009/22 at Cincinnati.........................1:009/29 Open10/6 DETROIT ..............................1:0010/13 at Baltimore..........................1:0010/20 CLEVELAND.........................4:2510/27 at Minnesota........................8:3011/4 CHICAGO (Mon.) ................8:4011/10 PHILADELPHIA....................1:0011/17 at N.Y. Giants .....................*8:3011/24 MINESOTA .........................*1:0011/28 at Detroit (Thu.) .................12:3012/8 ATLANTA............................*8:3012/15 at Dallas..............................*4:2512/22 PITTSBURGH......................*4:2512/29 at Chicago..........................*1:00

green bay packers

2012 Record: 7-99/8 ATLANTA..............................1:009/15 at Tampa Bay .......................4:059/22 ARIZONA .............................1:009/30 MIAMI (Mon.).......................8:4010/6 at Chicago............................1:0010/13 at New England...................4:2510/20 Open10/27 BUFFALO .............................1:0011/3 at N.Y. Jets...........................1:0011/10 DALLAS ................................8:3011/17 SAN FRANCISCO................4:2511/21 at Atlanta (Thu.)...................8:2512/2 at Seattle (Mon.)..................8:4012/8 CAROLINA.........................*1:0012/15 at St. Louis..........................*1:0012/22 at Carolina..........................*1:0012/29 TAMPA BAY........................*1:00

new orleanssaints

2012 Record: 4-129/9 at Washington (Mon.)..........7:109/15 SAN DIEGO .........................1:009/19 KANSAS CITY (Thu.)............8:259/29 at Denver..............................4:2510/6 at N.Y. Giants .......................1:0010/13 at Tampa Bay.......................1:0010/20 DALLAS ................................1:0010/27 N.Y. GIANTS ........................1:0011/3 at Oakland............................4:0511/10 at Green Bay........................1:0011/17 WASHINGTON ..................*1:0011/24 Open12/1 ARIZONA............................*1:0012/8 DETROIT.............................*1:0012/15 at Minnesota ......................*1:0012/22 CHICAGO...........................*1:0012/29 at Dallas..............................*1:00

philadelphiaeagles

2012 Record: 11-59/8 at Carolina............................1:009/15 SAN FRANCISCO................8:309/22 JACKSONVILLE ...................4:259/29 at Houston ...........................1:0010/6 at Indianapolis .....................1:0010/13 TENNESSEE.........................4:0510/17 at Arizona (Thu.)...................8:2510/28 at St. Louis (Mon.)................8:4011/3 TAMPA BAY..........................4:0511/10 at Atlanta..............................1:0011/17 MINNESOTA......................*4:2511/24 Open12/2 NEW ORLEANS (Mon.) .......8:4012/8 at San Francisco.................*4:2512/15 at N.Y. Giants .....................*1:0012/22 ARIZONA............................*4:0512/29 ST. LOUIS............................*4:25

seattleseahawks 2012 Record: 10-6

9/8 at Detroit..............................1:009/15 at Chicago............................1:009/22 CLEVELAND.........................1:009/29 PITTSBURGH (London) .......1:0010/6 Open10/13 CAROLINA...........................1:0010/21 at N.Y. Giants (Mon.) ...........8:4010/27 GREEN BAY..........................8:3011/3 at Dallas................................1:0011/7 WASHINGTON (Thu.) .........8:2511/17 at Seattle ............................*4:2511/24 at Green Bay ......................*1:0012/1 CHICAGO...........................*1:0012/8 at Baltimore........................*1:0012/15 PHILADELPHIA ..................*1:0012/22 at Cincinnati .......................*1:0012/29 DETROIT.............................*1:00

minnesotavikings 2012 Record: 7-9

9/8 at N.Y. Jets...........................1:009/15 NEW ORLEANS...................4:059/22 at New England...................1:009/29 ARIZONA .............................1:0010/6 Open10/13 PHILADELPHIA ....................1:0010/20 at Atlanta..............................1:0010/24 CAROLINA (Thu.).................8:2511/3 at Seattle..............................4:0511/11 MIAMI (Mon.).......................8:4011/17 ATLANTA............................*1:0011/24 at Detroit ............................*1:0012/1 at Carolina..........................*1:0012/8 BUFFALO............................*1:0012/15 SAN FRANCISCO..............*1:0012/22 at St. Louis..........................*1:0012/29 at New Orleans..................*1:00

tampa baybuccaneers 2012 Record: 10-6

9/9 PHILADELPHIA (Mon.) ........7:109/15 at Green Bay........................1:009/22 DETROIT ..............................1:009/29 at Oakland............................4:2510/6 Open10/13 at Dallas................................8:3010/20 CHICAGO ............................1:0010/27 at Denver..............................4:2511/3 SAN DIEGO .........................1:0011/7 at Minnesota (Thu.) .............8:2511/17 at Philadelphia ...................*1:0011/25 SAN FRANCISCO (Mon.)....8:4012/1 N.Y. GIANTS.......................*8:3012/8 KANSAS CITY.....................*1:0012/15 at Atlanta ............................*1:0012/22 DALLAS...............................*1:0012/29 at N.Y. Giants .....................*1:00

washingtonredskins

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Todd Boyan

Senior Vice President/General Manager-

Sun Life Stadium

Mark Brockelman

Senior Vice President/Chief Financial And

Administrative Officer

Bill Galante

Senior Vice President of Operations-Davie

Harvey Greene

Senior Vice President of Media Relations

Tery Howard

Senior Vice President-Chief Information

Technology Officer

Claudia Lezcano del Campo

Senior Vice President-

Chief Marketing Officer

Nat Moore

Senior Vice President/Special Advisor

Jim Rushton

Senior Vice President-Chief Revenue Officer

Jason Jenkins

Vice President of Communications

George Torres

Vice President of Ticket Sales and Retention

STAFF EXECUTIVES | STAFF DIRECTORY


Bob Lynch

Vice President of Corporate Partnershipsand Integrated Media




MIAMI DOLPHINS CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS

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Miami Gardens, FL 33056

(305) 943-8000 - Office • (888) FINS-TIX - Tickets

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7500 SW 30th Street

Davie, FL 33314

(954) 452-7000

Chairman of the Board/Managing General Partner ..................Stephen M. Ross

Vice-Chairman/Partner ..........................................................................Jorge Perez

Vice-Chairman..................................................................................Donald F. Shula

Partners ......H. Wayne Huizenga, Marc Anthony, Gloria Estefan, Emilio Estefan,

Fergie, Serena Williams, Venus Williams

EXECUTIVES

General Manager ..................................................................................Jeff Ireland

Executive Vice President of Football Administration ....................Dawn Aponte

Senior Vice President/General Manager-Sun Life Stadium ..............Todd BoyanSenior Vice President/Chief Financial And Administrative Officer ..............Mark

Brockelman

Senior Vice President of Operations-Davie ........................................Bill Galante

Senior Vice President of Media Relations ....................................Harvey Greene

Senior Vice President-Chief Information Technology Officer ..........Tery Howard

Senior Vice President-Chief Marketing Officer ......Claudia Lezcano del Campo

Senior Vice President/Special Advisor ..................................................Nat Moore

Senior Vice President-Chief Revenue Officer ....................................Jim Rushton

Vice President of Communications ..................................................Jason Jenkins

Vice President of Corporate Partnerships and Integrated Media........Bob Lynch

Vice President of Ticket Sales and Retention..................................George Torres

FOOTBALL OPERATIONS

COACHING

Head Coach ............................................................................................Joe PhilbinAssistant Defensive Backs ....................................................................Blue Adams

Defensive Backs ..................................................................................Lou Anarumo

Assistant Defensive Line ....................................................................Charlie Bullen

Defensive Assistant....................................................................................Jeff Burris

Tight Ends ........................................................................................Dan Campbell

Assistant Linebackers ........................................................................David Corrao

Defensive Coordinator ..........................................................................Kevin Coyle

Linebackers ....................................................................................George Edwards

Assistant Quarterbacks ........................................................................Ben Johnson

Head Strength and Conditioning ......................................................Darren Krein

Assistant Special Teams ..............................................................Marwan Maalouf

Assistant Wide Receivers ............................................................Phil McGeoghan

Assistant Offensive Line ......................................................................Chris Mosley

Running Backs ..........................................................................................Jeff Nixon

Wide Receivers ....................................................................................Ken O’Keefe

Assistant Strength and Conditioning ................................................Dave Puloka

Special Teams Coordinator ..................................................................Darren Rizzi

Defensive Line ....................................................................................Kacy Rodgers

Offensive Coordinator ......................................................................Mike Sherman

Quarterbacks ............................................................................................Zac Taylor

Offensive Line ..........................................................................................Jim Turner

Assistant to the Head Coach....................................................................Jay Kaiser

Executive Assistant to Head Coach ............................................Anne Rodriguez

FOOTBALL SUPPORT

Director of Security ........................................................................Stuart Weinstein

Director of Player Engagement ......................................................Kaleb Thornhill

Director of Team Operations..................................................................Scott Bullis

PLAYER PERSONNEL

Assistant General Manager ..................................................................Brian Gaine

Director of College Scouting ..................................................................Chris Grier

Director of Pro Personnel ..................................................................Anthony Hunt

Assistant Director of College Scouting ................................................Joe Schoen

Assistant Director of Pro Scouting..........................................................Chris Shea

Manager of Football Administration ................................................Ryan HermanCollege Scouts ....................................................Ron Brockington, Adam Engroff,

Ron Labadie, Mike Murphy, Cody Rager, Matt Winston

Pro Scouts......................................................................Adam Howe, Nate Sullivan

Scouting Assistants ........................................................Chris Buford, Max Gruder

Player Personnel Coordinator ............................................................Chase Leshin

Executive Assistants/Football Operations ..............Annie Berger, Irma Gonzalez

ATHLETIC TRAINING

Head Athletic Trainer ..........................................................................Kevin O’Neill

Assistant Athletic Trainer ......................................................................Troy Maurer

Assistant Athletic Trainer ..................................................................Naohisa Inoue

Assistant Athletic Trainer/Physical Therapist........................................Jon Andino

EQUIPMENT

Equipment Manager ..............................................................................Joe Cimino

Assistant Equipment Managers ............Steve Guida, Jon Swede, Charlie Thiele

VIDEO

Video Director ............................................................................................Bob Hack

Assistant Video Director ........................................................................Matt Taylor

Video Assistants ......................................................Ninno DePatrick, Chris Plaster

BUSINESS OPERATIONS

BROADCAST OPERATIONS

Broadcast Distribution Manager ..................................................Heather Pearson

Broadcast Technical Manager ................................................................Tomas Ruiz

COMMUNITY RELATIONS AND ALUMNI

Senior Director of Community Relations............................................Ilona Wolpin

Director of Youth Programs..................................................................Twan Russell

Director of Government and Community Affairs ..............................Leslie Nixon

Community Relations Coordinators ........................Jessica Vones, Michelle Beck

Youth Program Coordinator ................................................................Troy DraytonAlumni Relations Manager........................................................................Ann Hake

CORPORATE PARTNERSHIPS

Senior Director of Client Services ..............................................Danielle Sergeant

Director of Corporate Partnerships ................................................Dave Murphey

Client Services Managers ........................................Courtney Baker, Katie Hubert

Client Services Coordinators ................................Rebecca Rowley, Steve Postma

Administrative Assistant ..................................................................Chiana Manley

DIGITAL AND PRINT MEDIA

Senior Director of Digital and Print Media ........................................ Scott Stone

DIGITAL ASSETS & ARCHIVES

Director of Digital Assets and Archives ........................................Kristin Hingston

Digital Assets and Archives Manager ..............................................Andrea Lowry

DOLPHINS CYCLING CHALLENGEChief Executive Officer ................................................................Michael Mandich

Executive Director ....................................................................................Nick Capo

Business and Marketing Manager ................................................Jennifer DeWitt

Events Coordinator ..........................................................................Amanda Chase

Sponsorships Coordinator ................................................................Alec Hamilton

DOLPHINS RADIO NETWORK/INTEGRATED MEDIA GROUP

Director of Corporate Partnerships and Integrated Media ..............Jason Miller

Account Executives ............................Mike Ferriter, Josh Goldblatt, David Rigby

Traffic Manager......................................................................................Allison Eddy

Broadcaster and Programming Manager ............................................Jesse Agler

Content Manager ......................................................................................Jon Cope

Multimedia Host................................................................................John Congemi

Multimedia Producer..........................................................................Logan McCall

Reporter ................................................................................................Tristin Jones

Service and Continuity Coordinator ..............................................Patrick Gaughn





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FIN ASSOCIATES, LLC ..............................................................................Ron Katz

FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION

General Counsel................................................................................Adam Zissman

Senior Director of Finance ..................................................................Betsy Christy

Director Financial Reporting and Planning ..................................Jeremy Campos

Senior Accountants ............................Dana Guardalabene, Dionne Harris-PierreStaff Accountant ..................................................................................Molly Venters

Accounting Manager/Player Insurance ..................................................Craig Heil

Accounting Coordinator ................................................................Elaine Benjamin

Accounts Payable/Payroll Supervisor ..........................................Fabiana DeCicco

Accounts Payable Specialist ..............................................................Michel Lopez

Finance & Legal Affairs Specialist ..................................................Brandon Shore

Executive Assistant to the CEO ..................................................Kimberly Costello

MIAMI DOLPHINS FOUNDATION

Special Teams Coordinators ....................................Ana Kucera, Christian Setian

HUMAN RESOURCES

Senior Director of Human Resources ..........................................Yolanda Valencia

Human Resources Coordinator ................................................Anis Buonpensiere

Human Resources Recruiter......................................................Samantha Johnson

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Director of Server and Infrastructure Support Services ....................Joe Curbelo

Director of Football Systems Development............................Alexander R. Corris

Network and System Support Manager ........................................Frank Quintana

CRM Systems Development Manager ..............................................Ray Pimienta

Business Intelligence Architect ..................................................Rao Bandarupalli

Telecommunications Specialist ............................................................Bert Estrada

Database Architect ..................................................................................Carl Harris

Programmer Analyst ..........................................................................Joshua Sheetz

Network and System Support Technician......................................Anthony Nunez

Network Support Technician ......................................................Jaime Valderrama

Administrative Support ..........................................................Keri Seiple-Rumaner

MARKETING

Senior Group Director Marketing and Content ............................Wayne Partello

Senior Director of Relationship Marketing and Analytics..............Dennis Wellert

Director of Fan Program Services ......................................................Scott Baynes

Marketing Manager ............................................................................Patrick ArthurCorporate Affairs Manager......................................................Marcus Bach-Armas

Branding and Promotions Coordinator ............................................Sergio Xiques

Graphic Design Manager ............................................................Eddie Fernandez

Graphic Designer ................................................................................Everton Allen

Client Services Coordinator......................................................................Brian Saal

Commercial Video Producer ............................................................Brendan Nieto

Account Coordinators ..........................................Greg Minerva, Vince Pannozzo,

Alex Parker, Brittany Reid

MEDIA RELATIONS

Senior Director of Communications ......................................................Fitz Ollison

Executive Assistant ..............................................................................Gayle Baden

DAVIE OPERATIONS

Facility Security ........................................................................................John Nessl

Senior Facility Engineer ..................................................................Craig FergusonGrounds Superintendent ..................................................................Edwin Lamour

Assistant Groundskeeper..............................................................Brandon Romero

Maintenance Worker........................................................................Ferdinand Titre

Receptionist ..........................................................................................Valerie Tucci

PROGRAMMING AND EVENTS

Senior Director of Programming and Production ................................Jeff Griffith

Senior Director of Cheerleaders and Entertainment ......................Dorie Grogan

Cheerleading Manager............................................................Emily Newton Snow

Entertainment and Events Coordinators ....Katherine Milliken, Jamie Quadrozzi

Assistant Coordinator-Cheerleaders ................................................Ariana Aubert

Senior Producer/Editor ..................................................................Matt Bergbauer

Production and Programming Manager........................................Claudia Castillo

Producer/Editor....................................................................................Ryan Himmel

TICKET SALES AND RETENTION

Director of Premium Seating ........................................................Howard Dorland

Director of Member Retention ................................................................Laura Rick

Director of Regional Sales ..............................................................Chris Gallagher

Director of Business Development ................................................Brooke Smoley

Senior Manager of Executive Suite Services ..............................Frances Martinez

Senior Manager of Premium Seating ..............................................Jarett GrushkaCorporate Development/Miami-Dade ............................................Richard Lopez

Corporate Development/Palm Beach..................................................Clayton Idle

Group Sales Manager ............................................................................David Mack

Group Sales Team Leader....................................................................Brian Travers

Account Managers, Premium Seating ..................Adam Geiger, Ruben Cabrera,

Ryan Sollazzo

Dolphins Prime Services Manager ..................................Lizette Garcia Del Prado

Executive Suites Sales Manager ......................Christian LaCapra, Aaron Puckett

Senior Account Executives.................... ..........Conway Bennett, Thomas Eugene

Account Executives ........Charlo Alexandre, Katheryn Byrne, Benjamin Greaves,

Michael Hartline, Edwin Hernandez, Maxwell Inouye,

Andrew Kukay, Hunter Latour, John Mankin,

Mike Morgan, Kenneth Stolberg, Jonathan Towbin

Member Retention Team Leader ......................................................Kenya Wilson

Member Retention Representatives ............Claudia Doyle, Michael Hernandez,

Deandra Paul, ................................................................................Amber SchooleyBusiness Development Coordinator............................................Madison Connell

Premium Seating Coordinator ..................................................Kelly Jones-Nieves

TICKET OPERATIONS

Director of Ticket Operations-Stadium Events ....................................Brett Annis

Director of Ticket Operations-Miami Dolphins..........................Adam Summerell

Ticket Operations Managers ................................Chiara Deluca, Wesley Serrato

Ticket Operations Coordinator ........................................................Ephraim Perez

SUN LIFE STADIUM

ENGINEERING

Chief Engineer ......................................................................................Rick Schaffer

Assistant Chief Engineer ........................................................................Todd Ellzey

HVAC Mechanic..............................................................................Roger Reinsvold

Mechanic Supervisor ............................................................................Ivan Capeles

Electrician ............................................................................................Richard HarrisMaintenance Workers ..................Simon Blucher, Eugene Raymonvil, Ron Reely

EVENT SALES

Senior Director of Event Sales and Marketing ................................Jorge Naranjo

Special Events Manager ....................................................................Cara Cambria

Event Sales Managers ....Marcelo Essabba, Michael Miranda, Ricardo Ordonez

Event Sales Servicing Coordinator................................Amanda Rodrigues Smith

GROUNDS

Senior Director of Grounds................................................................Alan Sigwardt

Senior Manager of Field Operations ........................................Thomas Wilson III

Assistant Head Groundskeeper II ..........................................................Tim Collins

Assistant Head Groundskeeper I ........................................................Eric Williams

GUEST SERVICES

Senior Director of Guest Services ..............................................Reginald Sperling

Senior Manager of Guest Services ............................................Gwen McCormickSenior Member Services Representative ........................................Charles Moore

Member Services Representatives ......Rebecca Wright, Adrian Garcia-Cortazar

Receptionists ..................................................Shane Handelsman, Johany Peralta

OPERATIONS

Senior Director of Operations ........................................................Aaron Haviland

Director of Parking ..................................................................................Alan Riano

Director of Operations ..........................................................................Frank Losito

Parking Operations Manager ............................................................Donald Rubio

Office Manager ....................................................................................Heidi Alfassa

Set-Up Crew Supervisor ........................................................................Tommy Bell

Set-Up Crew................................Withfield Blucher, Devon Fletcher, Jason Lowry

Stadium Operations Coordinator ..........................................Richard Cumberland

Mail Room ..............................................................................................Mark Leone

Administrative Assistant ..................................................................Margaret Deeb





THE LAST WORD By ANDY COHEN@acohenFins


Andy Cohen In The Morning appears

every Monday through Friday on

Dolphins.com until the end of the season,

except for the bye week. The column is post-

ed each day at 6 a.m.

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When is the last time the Miami Dolphins

had an elite safety? My mind races back

through the years and, to be perfectly hon-

est, I have to go all the way back to the ’70s

with Jake Scott and Dick Anderson to find a

top-shelf player at that position.

Brock Marion made the Pro Bowl oneyear, but really didn’t do much other than

that. Glenn Blackwood had some quality

games in the ’80s and Louis Oliver was pret-

ty good in the ’90s. But elite? Not really. And

that’s about it, clearly an area that has been

void of superior talent for much of this fran-

chise’s existence.

Until now.

Reshad Jones is about to change all of

that. After watching him grow as a player,

after evaluating what he did a season ago, it

is clear to me and many others that Jones is

on the doorstep of something very special.

What better indication of that than the

new four-year contract extension Jones

signed during training camp? That really says

all you need to know.

“I went out last year and showed I’m one

of the elite safeties in this game and I just

want to continue to show that,” Jones said. “I

definitely have the ball rolling in the right

direction.”

Various services that evaluate such things

had Jones ranked among the top five

safeties in the league last season. You look atthe numbers and they scream productivity:

94 tackles, four interceptions, two forced

fumbles and two fumble recoveries.

But you’ve got to go further than merely

statistics to properly see what type of player

Jones is becoming. You have to look closely

at some of the plays he made. You’ve got to

examine his work ethic, his knowledge of the

game and an inner confidence that has noth-

ing to do with being cocky.

How about that interception last season

against Buffalo? “I still can’t believe I made

that play,” Jones said. “I do things some-

times and ask: How did I do that?”

How about the one-handed interception

of a Tom Brady pass? “For me to pick off Tom

Brady, a future Hall of Famer, now, that was

special,” Jones said.

Clearly, though, the thing I like most is

that, based on all appearances, the best is

yet to come.

Jones is entering his fourth season. He is

only 25 years old. He has emerged as a bona

fide leader of this defense.Listen to his secondary coach, Lou

Anarumo: “The guy has done everything we

have asked him to do. He has excellent ball

skills. He’d be a heck of a wide receiver. I

don’t want to pin potential greatness on

anyone. But, with this player, he has a

chance.”

Jones looks around the league and sees

some outstanding safeties. But it is perennial

All-Pro Ed Reed after whom he likes to pat-

tern himself. Because of Reed’s smarts.

Because of his versatility. Because of all the

big plays he makes.

“A lot of people say I have the potential

to be another Ed Reed,” Jones said. “I just

want to keep it going.”

Jones is a crucial component in this

Dolphins defense. The front seven figures to

be as potent as any front seven in the league.

The cornerbacks, most of them new, have a

nice mixture of experience and youth. But it

is important to have a quarterback in the sec-

ondary, somebody to recognize what is hap-

pening, somebody who leads by exampleand provides a real comfort zone that the

back of the defense is well covered.

We have seen far too many times in the

past how poor play at safety can ruin an oth-

erwise solid defensive effort. We have seen

missed tackles and botched interceptions.

We have seen so many safeties come and go.

But we have really never seen a player

with an upside as great as Jones.

“It’s all about being consistent,” he says.

“I know I can play this game at a high level. I

just want to do it every down. I’ve really

become comfortable at breaking down for-

mations, seeing plays before they happen

and knowing exactly where to position myself

before the ball is snapped.”

This season, for Jones, is all about taking

his game to the next level, about further

cementing his reputation, about refining his

game and, most importantly, about making

game-changing plays.

Veteran cornerback Brent Grimes has

seen a lot of quality safeties during his six

years in the league. He has played with some

and has watched some from a distance. Buthe knows a good player when he sees one

and it just took him one offseason program

and a few weeks of training camp to know

what Rashad Jones is all about.

“Some of the things he does is really

impressive,” Grimes said. “If you are looking for

a true safety that has the entire set of skills you

need in a player, then you are looking at him.

“He has a chance to be really special.”

And for this franchise to have a safety like

that is long overdue.

Finally, a secure safety net

Reshad Jones likes to pattern his gameafter perennial All-Pro Ed Reed.





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