Posts Tagged ‘dolphins’

Former Dolphins LB Crowder Slams Miami GM Jeff Ireland

Channing Crowder is ready to return to football after a one-season sabbatical, but he made it clear to me Wednesday he’s not interested in a reunion with his former team. The 28-year-old retired in August, 10 days after being cut by the Dolphins. He said then it was because his heart wasn’t in the game [...]

Marshall Leads the AFC to a 59-41 Win Over the NFC in the Pro Bowl in Hawaii

While everyone was playing at half-speed and ready to extend their Hawaiian vacation, Brandon Marshall played as if it was his last game. The Dolphins wide receiver caught six passes for 176 yards and a Pro Bowl-record four touchdowns, and the AFC used a second-half surge to beat the NFC 59-41 on Sunday. “You never [...]

Packers Rodgers Says He Can See Matt Flynn Winding Up in Miami

Aaron Rodgers thinks the idea of backup quarterback Matt Flynn going to join Joe Philbin in Miami seems to make sense. Rodgers on Wednesday told a Milwaukee radio station he sees the Dolphins and the Seattle Seahawks as the “two top dogs” in the race for the talented backup, expected to become an unrestricted free [...]

Miami Names Packers OC Joe Philbin as New Head Coach

Joe Philbin has been named the tenth head coach in Dolphins team history, it was announced today by Chairman of the Board/Managing General Partner Stephen Ross and General Manager Jeff Ireland. “We are thrilled to have Joe Philbin join the Miami Dolphins as our head coach,” stated Ross. “Joe has all the attributes that we [...]

Dolphins Cry Foul Over Jeff Fisher’s Decision to Spurn Them For Rams

On Friday, Jeff Fisher chose to coach the Rams over the Dolphins. According to Mike Freeman of CBS Sports, a Dolphins source tweeted, “Jeff Fisher used us.” Fisher had two teams fighting for his services, and if he happened to use one team to squeeze a better offer out of another team, then that’s how [...]

Miami Expected to Name Carl Peterson New President

Carl Peterson sat in on the Dolphins interview with Jeff Fisher on Tuesday for a very good reason. According to Armando Slaguero of the Miami Herald, multiple NFL sources say that Peterson will be named the Dolphins president in the coming days or weeks. Peterson was the Dolphins representative that both contacted and spoke with [...]

Dolphins LB Jason Taylor to Retire After Season Ends

Dolphins linebacker Jason Taylor will retire following Sunday’s regular season finale against the Jets. In a reserve role during his third stint with the Dolphins, the 37-year-old Taylor ranks second on the team with seven quarterback sacks and 13 quarterback hits. Taylor is unsigned for 2012. A third-round pick (73rd overall) out of Akron in [...]

Dolphins LT Long Has Torn Biceps According to Report

The Dolphins are 5-3 in their last 8 games, but got bad news in the loss to the Pats Saturday, as former first overall pick left tackle Jake Long left the game, and might be out until the start of the 2012 season with a torn biceps. The tackle came out of the game against [...]