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GAME FACTSRegular season series record:

Dolphins lead 5-3

Last meeting:

2010 at Baltimore;

Ravens 26, Dolphins 10

Dolphins largest margin of victory

19 2002 at Miami;

Dolphins 26, Ravens 7

Ravens largest margin of victory: 16

2010 at Baltimore; Ravens 26, Dolphins 10

Current series streak:

Ravens have won the last two meetings

Dolphins longest win streak:

2 (1997-2000, 2002-03)

Ravens longest win streak: 2 (2008-10)

Game officials

Referee Carl Cheffers; Umpire Undrey

Walsh; Head Linesman Kent Payne; Line

Judge Tom Symonette; Field Judge Jeff

Lamberth; Side Judge Laird Hayes; Back

Judge Todd Prukop; Replay Official Charles

Stewart; Replay Assistant Jimmy Oldham;

Officiating Supervisor Neely Dunn;

Officiating Trainer Jerry Markbreit

10 20 30 40 50

Most points by Dolphins:

26 (Dolphins 26, Ravens 7 2002)

Most points by Ravens:

30 (Ravens 30, Dolphins 23 2004)

Most points, both teams:

53 (Ravens 30, Dolphins 23 2004)

Fewest points by Dolphins:10 (Ravens 26, Dolphins 10 2010)

Fewest points by Ravens:

6 (Dolphins 19, Ravens 6 2000;

Dolphins 9, Ravens 6, OT 2003)

Fewest points, both teams:

15 (Dolphins 9, Ravens 6, OT 2003)

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GAME PLANTODAYS GROUPS | RAVENS OVERVIEW | PLAYERS TO WATCH | SCOUTING REPORT | QUICK HITTERS | LAST TIME

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TODAYS GROUPS

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Mavericks Education

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Lighthouse Youth Ministries

Crusader & Waterstone Youth Sports

Randys Rowdy Fans

The Road Warriors

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Ravenette Trip

Four Seasons Tour

STUDENTS OF THE WEEK

Name School

Josh R. Dhanraj Bennett Elementary

Oliver Smith Biscayne Gardens Elementary

Nicholas Hernandez Bob Graham Education Center

Courtney Zide Charles Drew Family

Resource Center

Cedrick Smith, Jr. Dave Thomas Education

Center-West Campus

Keenan Clark Ethel F. Beckford Richmond

Elementary School

Joslyn Portillo Gulfstream Middle

Luis Colli Herbert A. Ammons Middle

School

Denzel Simmon Indian Ridge Middle

Paris Nettles Kelsey L. Pharr ElementarySchool

Zachary Fairnington Kendale Elementary School

Antwon Drane Lorah Park Elementary School

Brandon Fig-Sobalvarro Maya Angelou Elementary

School

Mathew Padilla McArthur High

Nakavia Paul Paul L. Dunbar k-8 Center

Adrian Manool South Pointe Elementary School

Devin Lawrence Stranahan High

Giovanna Marino Westland Hialeah Senior High

Kenneth Pardick-Ortiz Westpine Middle School

DaShaun Porter Westwood Heights Elementary


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Ravens looking to recapture Super formBy ALAIN POUPART

@apoupartFins

The Baltimore Ravens come to Sun Life

Stadium this afternoon as the defending

Super Bowl champions, but a lot of things

have changed for them since the beat the

San Francisco 49ers at the Superdome last

February.

The Ravens come to South Florida with a

2-2 record after dropping a 23-20 decision

against the Buffalo Bills last Sunday at Ralph

Wilson Stadium.

It has been, to put it mildly, a struggle so

far for the Ravens, who endured significantpersonnel losses after winning the second

Super Bowl title in franchise history.

The offense still revolves around quarter-

back Joe Flacco, the Super Bowl MVP, but

hes had to work without his two more reli-

able receivers from last year Anquan

Boldin and Dennis Pitta.

Boldin was traded to the 49ers in the off-

season after the Ravens determined they

could not fit him under their salary cap, while

Pitta was put on injured reserve with a desig-

nation to return after sustaining a hip injuryin practice.

Wide receiver Torrey Smith has emerged

as Flaccos go-to receiver in 2013, but

nobody else has really stepped up and

dropped passes have been a problem.

It also hasnt helped that the running

game has been ineffective in the early going.

Ray Rice, who has been slowed by a hip

injury, is averaging a paltry 3 yards per rush-

ing attempt and thats the best figure on

the team.

The offensive line has four of the startersback from last years Super Bowl team, with

the one exception being Gino Gradkowski

replacing the retired Matt Birk.

On the other side of the ball, the Ravens

had to replace the two greatest defensive

players in franchise history Ray Lewis, who

retired, and Ed Reed, who was allowed to

leave via free agency and signed with

Houston.

There still remains marquee talent on

defense, starting with nose tackle Haloti

Ngata and pass rusher Terrell Suggs. Suggs

is off to a tremendous start this season, with

a sack in each of Baltimores first four games.

That Ravens looked awfully bad in the

NFL opener when the Denver Broncos put

49 points on Baltimore, but weve come to

find out there arent many teams around

able to slow down Peyton Manning and

company.

Baltimore rebounded on defense in victo-

ries against Cleveland and Houston, and theRavens have been solid against the run most

of the season.

The pass defense also has come around

since that forgettable opener at Denver.

Still, it has not been a great start for the

Ravens. Then again, the Ravens proved last

year they could get hot once they got to the

playoffs when they won the Super Bowl after

losing four of their last five in the regular sea-

son to finish with a 10-6 record.

Whats also good news for the Ravens is

that their 2-2 record has them tied for first in

the AFC North with Cleveland and

Cincinnati, with Pittsburgh winless after four

games.

The question for the Ravens is whether

they can recapture their championship form

and, directly relating to the Dolphins,

whether well see that kind of performance

this afternoon.


Things havent gone smoothly for Super Bowl

MVP Joe Flacco and the Baltimore offense this

season, but Terrell Suggs (55) is off to a great

start on defense.


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JOE FLACCO

Pos.: Quarterback

Ht: 6-6Wt: 245

NFL Exp: 6th year

How Acquired:

Draft, 2008, 1st round

(18th overall)

Of Note: Flacco has

become the leader of

this franchise and iscoming off a Super

Bowl XLVII victory,

after which he was

named the games

Most Valuable Player.

RAY RICE

Pos.: Running back

Ht: 5-8Wt: 212

NFL Exp: 6th year

How Acquired:

Draft, 2008, 2nd

round

Of Note: Rice has

been a fixture in the

Ravens downhill run-

ning attack, but he

can also be a huge

factor catching the

football out of the

backfield and in the

screen game.

HALOTI NGATA

Pos.: Nose tackle

Ht: 6-4Wt: 340

NFL Exp: 8th year

How Acquired:


(12th overall)

Of Note: Ngatas

presence in the mid-

dle of the Baltimore

defense is imposing

and hes a hard body

to move in the run

game. Most of the

time hell take on the

double team, allow-

ing the linebackers to

roam free and make

plays.

TERRELL SUGGS

Pos.: Outside

linebacker

Ht: 6-3Wt: 260

NFL Exp: 11th year

How Acquired:


(10th overall)

Of Note: Suggs

notched a sack in

each of the first three

games of the season,

showing that he still

has the speed and

quickness to get to

the opposing quar-

terback. He also has

a knack of stripping

the football loose.



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The Ravens Run Offense

It all starts with the diminutiveRay Rice, who is trying to get

healthy after injuring his hip ver-

sus the Cleveland Browns in

Week 2. The six-year veteran has

34 career touchdowns and has

proven to be durable, only miss-

ing one game in five years.

Reserve running back Bernard

Pierce gives the Ravens a nice

one-two punch, but Head Coach

John Harbaugh definitely needs

more production out of his

ground game. The Ravens aver-

aging only 77.3 yards in their first

three games in 2013.

The Ravens Run Defense

The middle of the Ravens rundefense has been solid ever since

Haloti Ngata was drafted eight

years ago out of Oregon. Hes big,

athletic and difficult to move off

the line of scrimmage at 340

pounds. Local product Josh

Bynes out of Boyd Anderson High

School benefits from the attention

Ngata receives and ranked sec-

ond on the team in tackles after

three games. Also, outside line-

backers Elvis Dumervil and Terrell

Suggs have a knack for making

plays from the back side because

of their play speed.

The Ravens Pass Offense

Quarterback Joe Flacco is try-

ing to follow up a Super Bowl

victory and a game Most

Valuable Player award this sea-

son without his favorite targetfrom last year, Anquan Boldin.

So far in 2013, Flacco hasnt

produced gaudy numbers, but

he seems to be getting com-

fortable with receivers Torrey

Smith and Jacoby Jones.

Veteran tight end Dallas Clark

was second on the team in

receptions through three

games, but must start to play a

bigger role in the red zone.

Solid is the word for the Ravens kicking crew when I look at placekicker

Justin Tucker and punter Sam Koch. Tucker was 5-of-7 through the first

three games and one of those misses was from plus 50 yards out. Koch

was averaging 49.5 per punt and 42.1 yards net. The return game added

a spark against the Texans when punt returner Tandon Doss went 82

yards for a touchdown. He has dependable hands and has shown the

ability to be explosive already this season.

The Ravens Special Teams

The Ravens Pass Defense

The pass rush starts at line-

backer in this 3-4 defense with

Elvis Dumervil and Terrell

Suggs. Dumervil is still highly

productive in his eighth seasonand Suggs produced at least

one sack in each of the first

three games of the 2013 sea-

son. Its a tough job replacing a

player like Ed Reed, but rookie

Matt Elam has the speed and

the instincts you need to patrol

the middle of the secondary.

His maturity might be one of

the keys for this defense to

progress according to plan.

GAME PLANRAVENS OVERVI EW | PLAYERS TO WATCH | S C O U T I N G R E P O R T | Q U I C K H I T T E R S | L A S T T I M E | R E C A P


By JOHN CONGEMI @JohnCongemi


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RAVENS EDITIONQ UICK HITTERS1

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Two of the teams 10 meetings have gone to overtime, with the

Dolphins winning both games 9-6 on Nov. 16, 2003 and 22-16 on

Dec. 16, 2007. The game-winner in 2007 came on a 64-yard pass

from Cleo Lemon to Greg Camarillo.

Only once in the teams 10 meetings have the Dolphins and Ravens

both scored at least 20 points. That was in the 2004 season finale in

Baltimore when the Ravens pulled out a 30-23 victory.

One of the Dolphins touchdowns in that 2004 game came on a kick-

off return by Wes Welker. It was Miamis first kickoff return for a

touchdown since 1989 (Marc Logan at Houston).

The Dolphins have had two 300-yard passing performances against

the Ravens by Lemon (315 yards) in 2007 and by Chad Pennington

(314) the following season.

The Dolphins held Baltimore under 10 points in three of their five

victories against the Ravens. One of those was a 19-6 decision in2000 on the night the Dolphins honored Dan Marino following his

retirement.

In seven career regular season games against the Ravens, Dolphins

wide receiver Mike Wallace has 31 catches for 426 yards and one

touchdown. Wallaces best day against Baltimore came in the 2011

season opener when he had eight catches for 107 yards.

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STORY LINES The Dolphins improved to 3-0 after Ryan

Tannehill capped a 75-yard game-winning

drive with a 1-yard touchdown pass to rook-

ie tight end Dion Sims with 38 seconds left.

Sims catch was the first of his NFL career and

it came on the same drive where fellow tight

end Michael Egnew also had his first NFL

reception.

The other Dolphins touchdowns came on a

5-yard run by Daniel Thomas in the second

quarter and an 18-yard pass from Tannehill

to Brian Hartline in the third quarter.

Hartlines touchdown came three plays after

long-snapper John Denney, who set a fran-

chise record by appearing in his 131st con-

secutive game, recovered a fumble forced

by rookie seventh-round pick Don Jones.

STAT LEADERS

RushingFalcons Jacquizz Rodgers 11-86

Dolphins Lamar Miller 8-62

Passing

Falcons Matt Ryan 23-38-1, 231 yards, 2 TD

Dolphins Ryan Tannehill 24-35-1, 236 yds, 2 TD

Receiving

Falcons Julio Jones 9-115

Dolphins Brandon Gibson 6-49

Interceptions

Falcons William Moore 1-19

Dolphins Jimmy Wilson 1-minus 2Opponent fumble recoveries

Falcons Peria Jerry

Dolphins John Denney

Sacks

Falcons Osi Umenyiora 2, Akeem Dent 1.5,

Robert McClain, Joplo Bartu 0.5

Dolphins None

Field goals

Falcons Matt Bryant 3-4

Dolphins Caleb Sturgis 2-2




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STORY LINES The Dolphins made their NFL-leading 79th

appearance on Monday Night Football.

Kick returner Marcus Thigpen made his first

appearance on offense this season and pro-

duced the Dolphins longest play of the

game when he turned a screen pass into a

50-yard gain in the second quarter.

Running back Lamar Miller and tight end

Charles Clay scored the Dolphins touch-

downs.

Cornerback Jamar Taylor, the Dolphins

second-round pick in the 2013 draft, made

his NFL debut.

The Dolphins defense held New Orleans to

2.8 yards per rushing attempt and recorded

five tackles for loss on running plays.

STAT LEADERS

RushingDolphins Lamar Miller 11-62

Saints Khiry Robinson 12-37

Passing

Dolphins Ryan Tannehill 22-35-3, 249 yds, TD

Saints Drew Brees 30-39-0, 413 yards, 4 TDs

Receiving

Dolphins Brandon Gibson 6-71

Saints Darren Sproles 7-114, TD

Interceptions

Dolphins None

Saints Jabari Greer 1-22, Will Herring 1-6,

Chris Carr 1-0

Opponent fumble recoveries

Dolphins Dannell Ellerbe

Saints Rafael Bush

Sacks

Dolphins Olivier Vernon, Jared Odrick

Saints Junior Galette, Cameron Jordan,

Martez Wilson, Tyrunn Walker

Field goals

Dolphins Caleb Sturgis 1-1

Saints Garrett Hartley 1-2




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Q. How would you describe the

teams mental toughness?

JP: Its a good group. These guys are pro-

fessional. They work very hard. They come

into the building and give us an honest days

work. Its a good group to coach. I like the

way they are working.

Q. What has helped make this

team be so successful in thefourth quarter?

JP: I think in a couple of situations, its

more of a function of our guys. They invest an

awful lot of time in this profession. They are

hungry and they want to win. In the fourth

quarter, youve got to step up and make

plays if you want to win games. I think its

more that inner desire, that chemistry the

guys have together. They want to get things

done. Theyve got to do everything they can

within their power to play as well as they pos-

sibly can. I think thats maybe more so than

any play call or anything else that may occur

in the fourth quarter.

Q. How has Ryan Tannehill

grown this year, from your

perspective?

JP: I think a couple of things. Hes got

1,000 reps in the bank, thats number one, so

we think his play speed is a little bit better

than it was a year ago. We think some of the

guys that have come to the ballclub

Brandon (Gibson) and Mike (Wallace) have

helped him a little bit. Brian (Hartline) is a guy

he has a lot of faith and confidence in. So I

think all of those things the experience,

the play speed, the different weapons hes

had at his disposal have helped him.

Q: What does Rishard Matthews

add to the receiver rotation?

JP: Hes a tough guy. He likes football.

Hes very competitive. He catches the foot-

ball with his hands, and he likes to compete.

He can run, and he thinks hes a good player,

which is a good thing to have. He likes to

play the game and he likes to practice.

Q. How much improvementhave you seen from corner-

back Nolan Carroll?

JP: I think hes more consistent. Obviously

he made that one real, real nice play on the

ball in the first game. I think it was the first

drive of the first game. Hes a competitive

guy. Hes very, very competitive. He comes

out and works hard every single day. Hes cer-

tainly gotten better. His transitions have got-

ten better. His coverage ability has improved.

I like the way he plays the game. He com-

petes. You can put your head at night into a

pillow and know that guy is going to give you

everything hes got.

Q. How important is eliminating

penalties?

JP: Our guys are disciplined. They have

done a good job of playing within the rules.One of the things I think has been good on

defense is our targeting when we are tack-

ling has been very good. Weve hit quarter-

backs a number of times, and our guys have

been very good and disciplined about the

discipline of the hit and not going too high,

and the same thing with the receivers.

Thats got to be part of our game. It has to

be part of the way we play. We take a lot of

pride in that, and weve got to keep work-

ing on that.

Head Coach Joe Philbin tackles a variety of subjects, including the keys

to the Dolphins fourth-quarter success, the teams mental toughness,

and the development of Rishard Matthews and Nolan Carroll

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Wide receiver Rishard Matthews has impressed the Dolphins coaches with his toughness and his

competitiveness.


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If you werent coaching, whatwould you be doing rightnow?

Id be involved in athletics somehow,

athletic administration or something along

those lines. But I think it would be hard to be

away from sports. Its all Ive known my whole

life, so probably something along those

lines.

Whats something youvelearned about one of your play-ers this summer?

It would be Matt Moore and the fact

that he bought an RV in the offseason. I

cant picture Matt Moore driving around in

an RV with his daughter, Aubrey, and his wife

(Tara). But hes got an RV and I guess hes

planning on driving around the country at

some point, and its harder for me to imag-

ine him doing it, but thats something I

learned this summer that he did and Id like

to see pictures of him and his family in that

RV.

Whats your favorite thing aboutyour job?

I think the best thing about this job is Ive

got great guys in my room, the quarterback

group is a great group of people, and theneverybody we work with is great. Everybody

in this facility and in this organization is top-

notch, so the work environment and the peo-

ple here make it fun to come to work every

day.

What were your favorite teamand player growing up?

Im from Oklahoma, so we didnt have a

pro team. Yeah, the Cowboys were always

on TV. I wouldnt say that I lived or died with

the Cowboys wins and losses every week,

but that was the team I watched every

game, Troy Aikman and all those guys. But I

wouldnt say I had a favorite team growing

up. Truth be told, Peyton Manning was my

favorite player. When he was playing at

Tennessee, I was in middle school and fun-

damentally he was always the best, and he

was always a smart quarterback, so it was

easy for me to try to emulate that as I was

growing up.

Which coach has had the

biggest influence on your

career?

Coach (Mike) Sherman, no question. Id

say Coach Sherman and my dad. My dad

was a coach and he coached me in youth

sports growing up, so he taught me the fun-

damentals and that got me started. Then

Coach Sherman has taken it from there and

taught me the ins and outs of the game, so

between those two I owe them a lot of

credit.

By ANDY KENT

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QUARTERBACKS COACHZacTaylorGETTING TO KNOW

I think it would be

hard to be away

from sports.

Its all Ive known

my whole life.


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JOE PHILBINHead 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 teams 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

teams 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 NFLs 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 masters 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.

ADAMS BULLENANARUMO

CAMPBELLBURRIS

COYLE

CORRAO

EDWARDS JOHNSON

KRIEN MAALOUF McGEOGHAN




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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 OKeefe 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 OKEEFE

TAYLOR TURNER KAISERSHERMANRODGERS

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Jeff IrelandGeneral 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 teams 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 teams 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 Irelands 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 ofCollege 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 ofTeam Operations

Ron Brockington

College Scout

Joe Cimino

Equipment Manager


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Dawn AponteExecutive 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 clubs 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 teams 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 Leagues

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 ofCollege Scouting

Chris Shea

Assistant Directorof Pro Scouting

Nate Sullivan

Pro Scout

John SwedeAssistant

Equipment Manager

Matt Taylor

AssistantVideo 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 ONeill

HeadAthletic Trainer


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2 Brandon Fields

punter

9 Caleb Sturgis

kicker

22 Jamar Taylor

cornerback

27 Jimmy Wilson

safety

10 Brandon Gibson

wide receiver

17 Ryan Tannehill

quarterback

28 Nolan Carroll

cornerback

11 Mike Wallace

wide receiver

18 Rishard Matthews

wide receiver

24 Dimitri Patterson

cornerback

29 Will Davis

cornerback

7 Pat Devlin

quarterback

20 Reshad Jones

safety

25 R.J. Stanford

cornerback

30 Chris Clemons

safety

8 Matt Moore

quarterback

21 Brent Grimes

cornerback

26 Lamar Miller

running back



23 Mike Gillislee

running back

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59 Dannell Ellerbe

linebacker

70 Dallas Thomas

guard

71 Jonathan Martin

tackle

62 Danny Watkins

guard

68 Richie Incognito

guard

37 Kelcie McCray

safety

40 Tyler Clutts

fullback

53 Jelani Jenkins

linebacker

55 Koa Misi

linebacker

50 Olivier Vernon

defensive end

56 Jonathan Freeny

linebacker

51 Mike Pouncey

center

57 Josh Kaddu

linebacker

36 Don Jones

safety

42 Charles Clay

tight end

52 Philip Wheeler

linebacker



58 Marvin Austin

defensive tackle

DANIEL THOMAS

33 Daniel Thomas

running back

34 Marcus Thigpen

running back


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74 John Jerry

guard

79 Derrick Shelby

defensive end

75 Nate Garner

tackle

80 Dion Sims

tight end

72 Will Yeatman

tackle

77 Tyson Clabo

tackle

82 Brian Hartline

wide receiver



84 Michael Egnew

tight end

91 Cameron Wake

defensive end

92 John Denney

long snapper

93 Jason Trusnik

linebacker

94 Randy Starks

defensive tackle

95 Dion Jordan

defensive end

96 Paul Soliai

defensive tackle

98 Jared Odrick

defensive tackle


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2 TYROD TAYLOR

quarterback

21 LARDARIUS WEBB

cornerback

44 VONTA LEACH

fullack

72 KELECHI OSEMELE

guard

84 ED DICKSON

tight end

4 SAM KOCH

punter

22 JIMMY SMITH

cornerback

51 DARYL SMITH

linebacker

73 MARSHAL YANDA

guard

91 COURTNEY UPSHAW

linebacker

9 JUSTIN TUCKER

kicker

26 MATT ELAM

safety

55 TERRELL SUGGS

linebacker

74 MICHAEL OHER

tackle

92 HALOTI NGATA

nose tackle

12 JACOBY JONES

wide receiver

27 RAYRICE

running back

56 JOSH BYNES

linebacker

78 BRYANT McKINNIE

tackle

97 ARTHUR JONES

defensive end

5 JOE FLACCO

quarterback

32 JAMES IHEDIGBO

safety

66 GINOGRADKOWSKI

center

82 TORREY SMITH

wide receiver

99 CHRIS CANTY

defensive end

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By ANDY KENT @Andy_Kent

hands

IN GOOD

The Dolphins are getting a lot ofproduction out of their

four wide receivers

I love those guys. Theyregreat players. We all workhard.

MIKE WALLACE (11)


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Back in mid-May, just before the Miami

Dolphins hit the field for their first set of

OTAs, fifth-year wide receiver Brian Hartline

boldly proclaimed on NFL Network that his

receiving corps was absolutely the best in

the AFC East. So far, its hard to argue that

point.

Miami ranked ahead of the New York Jets,

New England Patriots and Buffalo Bills in the

critical receiving categories during its 3-0

start, and that included passes caught by the

tight ends and running backs. But quarter-

back Ryan Tannehills top three receivers

Hartline, Mike Wallace and Brandon Gibson

were a very effective trio early on. Second-

year receiver Rishard Matthews broke out

two weeks ago against the Atlanta Falcons

with four catches for 42 yards to give

Tannehill a legitimate fourth option among

the wideouts.

He came in at a critical time and made a

big third-down catch for us on the right side-

line, I believe in the third quarter, Tannehill

said. Then on the last drive he came in and

made some big catches for us. To be able to

have him be a part of our offense, kind of

integrate him a little bit, is huge and hes

making plays.

When Hartline made that statement on

television, he was including veteran tight end

Dustin Keller in the group based on Kellers

stellar production over the years with the

New York Jets. Keller was lost for the season

to a knee injury in the third preseason game

at Houston, but third-year tight end Charles

Clay has stepped in admirably. Still, its the

foursome that is the driving force behind the

type of production Tannehill has shown in the

passing game and they lean on each other.

Were a unit. We try to just be there for

each other and help when its needed, said

Gibson, who is in his fifth season in the

league All of us can play each position, so

we just make sure that we communicate and

make sure we do the right thing on the field.

Hartline was Tannehills favorite target last

year during the quarterbacks rookie season

and caught 74 passes for 1,083 yards and a

touchdown. He doubled his touchdown

numbers in three games and has seen the

benefit that having a speed threat like

Wallace on the outside brings in terms of

opening things up for him and the other

receivers.

There already is a sense of camaraderie

among the receivers to the point where they

feel comfortable making jokes at the others

expense. Hartline had a little fun in the days

leading up to the Monday night game at

New Orleans pretending that all of them fit

the diva receiver stereotype and dont get

along, saying each of them wants the ball

and each of them likes to talk about them-

selves. Wallace played along.

Were cool. I dont really like them that

much. Theyre all right. They cant really

come too close to me, though, he said with

a smile. No, I love those guys. Theyre great

players. We all work hard. Were going to

clown around but at the same time once we

get on the field were all going to work as

hard as we can to get better. Were going to

help each other out.

Whatever I can do to help them Im

going to do it, whatever they can do to help

me theyll do it, so were out here for each

other. We want to see each other rise to the


See RECEIVERS, page 45

Were a unit. We try to justbe there for each other andhelp when its needed.

BRANDON GIBSON (10)


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occasion every single time, make the

best catches, run the best routes,

make the best plays and we want

success for each other. I think as

long as we have that, nobodys

being selfish and you just want the

best for youre brother, well do

well.

Now that Tannehill has spread

the ball around to nine different

receivers, including running backs

Lamar Miller and Daniel Thomas and

the other two tight ends, Michael

Egnew and Dion Sims, it forces

opposing defenses to choose their

options. The Cleveland Browns andAtlanta Falcons opted to keep a

safety high on whichever side

Wallace lined up to take away his

deep route, holding him to three

receptions for 22 yards in those two

games. The Colts tried to take away

Hartline and Gibson and paid the

price, as Wallace caught a career-

high nine passes for 115 yards and a

touchdown and Clay added a

career-high 109 receiving yards on

five catches.

It was Hartline and Gibson who were the

beneficiaries against the Browns and the

Falcons, combining for 27 receptions for 297

yards and two touchdowns. Hartline could

not single out one particular play when he

saw the field open up for him thanks to

Wallace drawing extra coverage and he

thinks thats because its not just Wallace

influencing the defensive calls.

I dont think anyones getting double-

covered because you cant game-plan for

one person, Hartline said. The hardest per-

son to double-cover is probably Brandon

because Brandon is in the slot, so he might

get some in-and-out coverage, but if youre

doing that, then you leave someone else

open.

What has been most encouraging so far

is the trust Tannehill has shown in the entire

offense and how he has not locked on to

just one or two receivers. He surveys the

field and isnt afraid to pick his second or

third option rather than force a throw into

tight coverage. Considering how new

Wallace and Gibson are to the team, thats a

credit to their work in practice and in the

meeting room.

I think the familiarity that our quarter-

back has with the receivers and the receivers

with him at this point is higher than it was a

year ago possibly, offensive coordinator

Mike Sherman said.

Matthews came on strong at the end of

last season as a seventh-round draft choice

and started to develop a rapport with

Tannehill over the last month. He finished

with 11 catches for 151 yards and earned the

fourth and last wide receiver spot on

the roster this year in training camp.

Everybody, from Gibson, Wallace,

Hartline, Tannehill and Head Coach

Joe Philbin, describes Matthews the

same way, as a tough player who is

very competitive, has sure hands

and is not afraid to go across the

middle and absorb contact. His two

clutch catches on the final scoring

drive against Atlanta both were

made in the middle of the field for a

combined 16 yards and a first down.

Matthews points to the other

three veteran receivers as the reason

for his progress.

Im learning from Hartline,

Wallace and Gibson at the same

time and theyre doing a good job at

letting me know what I need to do,

what I need to work on and what I

need to study, Matthews said.

Mike, hes just speed, so I definitely

learn speed from him. Brandon, hes

real technical with his routes,, so Im

learning that and watching him on

film and him letting me know what Ineed to do coming in and out of my

breaks faster. Hartline, hes like another

coach out there, so learning a lot from all of

them is really helping me out.

With Matthews continued development

and the different strengths all of the other

three receivers bring to the offense, it has

expanded the options not only for Tannehill

but also for Sherman and Philbin. It has also

allowed the group to stay effective for four

quarters.

These guys play fast. They play a lot of

snaps. They play hard, said Philbin, who

made use of a variety of receivers in Green

Bay when he was the Packers offensive coor-

dinator. We ask a lot of these guys, and the

more guys you have to keep guys fresher we

think is great.

Its the opposing defensive coordinators

who dont think its that great.

RECEIVERS, from page 43


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I love cooking.Im very outspoken.

Always believe in your

dreams and they shall

come true.

Fried Oreos

Panamera Porsche

Nike Elite

Whatever car Mike

Wallace has.

I didn't start playing foot-

ball until my junior year at

Clovis (N.M.) High School.

TV show or showsyou record

Something peoplewould be

surprised toknowabout you

Great dinner is

capped by whatdream dessert

One piece of advicefor every kid wearing

your jersey

Favorite website

Dream car

Offense Edition

Dont let anybody tell you

no. Always chase your

goal.

Apple pie

Two-door Phantom

Drophead

Dream big.Hard work and dedication

always pays off.

RishardMatthews

JohnJerry

MikePouncey

DanielThomas

Bread pudding

Discovery Channel is the

only channel I watch.

I have two kids, a 5-year

old and a 10-week-old.

Martin

World Star Hiphop

Bentley Coupe


By JAMES POLING

Half-baked chocolate chip

cookie and chocolate icecream

see more at dolphins.com/popdolphins


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1. I used to collect a lot of baseball cards and

autographs.

2. My favorite food is Italian, veal saltimbocca.

3. My first car was a,Volvo 740 GLE.

4. My fear is the fear of being

unsuccessful.

5. My favorite superheroes are

Batman and Superman.

6. My role models are (Michael)

Jordan and Joel Osteen.

7. My favorite movie is Step

Brothers for sure; favorite

artist is Kings of Leon; and

favorite TV show is Game of

Thrones.

seven7 THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT:

RICHIE INCOGNITOBy SIMON NOEL


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By TRISTIN JONES

In its fourth year, the Sun Life Rising Stars

Awards program is continuing to reward

highly motivated senior high school students

and nonprofit organizations in the South

Florida community for their unrelenting ded-

ication to the betterment of South Florida.

As part of the award distribution, students

were surprised at their respective high

schools by Miami Dolphins players, cheer-

leaders, the MDWO, and members of Sun

Life Financial. Each of the four winning non-

profits was presented with a $50,000 grant

and each student award recipient was pre-

sented with a $5,000 check to help toward

financing their college education.

The first stop of the surprise visits was

made to Angel Lopez at Estero High School.

Members of the MDWO presented him with

his check for his work with New Horizons of

Southwest Florida.

The surprises continued as Dolphins

guard Richie Incognito helped to award

Vanessa Civil for her work with Childnet at

Blanche Ely High School. Next, the group

headed to Lake Worth High School, where

punter Brandon Fields and kicker Caleb

Sturgis surprised Rachelle Battle for her work

with Urban Youth Impact. The last visit of the

day was to Miami Northwestern Senior High

School, where center Mike Pouncey assisted

in presenting a check for the final recipient,

Kimberly Sandino, for her work with Casa

Valentina.

I know when I was growing up my mom

was very strict on me and my brother as far asdoing the right things in school and making

the right grades, Pouncey said. To be able

to give back to a kid who is well deserving of

it, and to get a scholarship for $5,000 to go to

school, it just means the world to me. I know

the kid is happy; it put a smile on my face. It

was a very successful event.

Nearly $4 million will have been granted

to 70 students and 63 nonprofit organizations

in 14 cities throughout the country by Sun

Life through 2013.

For more information on the Sun Life

Rising Star Awards, visit www.sunliferis-

ingstar.com

Dolphins help honor Sun Life

Rising Star Award winners

IN THE COMMUNITY


Among the students rewarded through the Sun

Life Rising Stars programs were Rachelle Battle

(above) and Angel Perez (bottom), while play-

ers participating in the presentations included

Brandon Fields (above) and Mike Pouncey (top

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THIS ISSUE: Troy Drayton

The Finsiders is the Miami Dolphins multi-media show that airs every weekday afternoonfrom 5-7. The show can be heard on 940 AM inSouth Florida and watched live in high defini-tion anywhere in the world on Dolphins.com.The show is anchored by Jesse Agler andeach day, two analysts join him to break downthe latest Dolphins, NFL and sports news.

The highly interactive show also featuresthe opinions of Dolphins fans from aroundthe world. They can text their questions andcomments to 347347; they can participate inthe shows live chat, which is a place for thefans and the on-air personalities to discussthe days topics; and they can reach out tothe host and analysts on Twitter.

Finsider and former Pro Bowl Dolphinsguard Troy Drayton shares his experiencesfacing a defending Super Bowl championwith Sean Grimm in this installment of Finsiders Focus.

Much like the Dolphins will face today

against the Baltimore Ravens, I realized wewere playing the Super Bowl champions assoon as the schedule came out. The gamealways stuck out like a sore thumb.

We played four of them when I was withthe team. I would say to myself, This isexactly the kind of test this team needs. Youalways circle this game on your schedule.You get to go against the Super Bowl cham-pions and the first thing you think is, I amready to lace my shoes back up I am so excit-ed!

For this team to get to where they want togo, whether its simply making the playoffs or

reaching the Super Bowl, you have to beatthe best. Period! If you cant get excitedabout this game, you dont have a pulse.Thats just one of the many reasons why it issuch a great test.

My memories of facing defending SuperBowl champions are as follows:

In 1996, we had the Dallas Cowboys athome and they beat us, 29-10. It was terriblewatching that game from the sidelines,because I just hurt my knee the week beforeand the medical staff wanted me to rest myknee. I wanted to play against them. I wasnthappy, to say the least. Losing sucks.

In 1997, we went to Green Bay for a

matchup against the Packers. Favre vs.Marino. You cant get any better than that. Iremember catching a few passes, but morethan anything I remember how upset I wasafter we lost the game. They topped us, 23-18.

The next year in 1998, we battled theBroncos in Miami. It started as Marino vs.Elway but turned into the Lamar Thomasshow. I mean, he did have three touchdowns.It was Monday night football and it was amagical night beating the Broncos. Oh, and I

had three catches for 64 yards, which was over21 yards per catch. I was balling!

Finally, in 1999 we got to play the Broncosagain. This time it was in Denver, but we gotthem again. Elway vs. Marino, take two. Iremember getting free in the back of the endzone and catching a touchdown, but my footwas on the back line, so my touchdown wascalled back. I hate big bold lines on fields, butwe went into Mile High and kicked theBroncos' butts. Oh, and I caught two passesfor 21 yards.



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L i s t

This issue: The top seasons by a Dolphins linebacker

1.Zach Thomas 1998

First-team All NFL, 160 tackles, 2 sacks, 3 interceptions with 2 returned for TDs

2. John Offerdahl 1990

First-team All-NFL, Pro Bowl, 116 tackles, 1 sack

3. Joey Porter 2008

Pro Bowl, 47 tackles, 17.5 sacks, 4 forced fumbles

4.Zach Thomas 2003

First-team All-NFL, Pro Bowl, 184 tackles, 1 sack, 3 interceptions

5.Bryan Cox 1992

Pro Bowl, 14 sacks, 1 interception, 5 forced fumbles

6. John Offerdahl 1986

NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year, Pro Bowl, 135 tackles, 1 interception

7. Nick Buoniconti 1972

Pro Bowl, 146 tackles, 2 interceptions

8.Bryan Cox 1995

Pro Bowl, 142 tackles, 7.5 sacks, 1 interception

9. Nick Buoniconti 1973

Pro Bowl, leader of NFL's top defense, 162 tackles

10.Steve Towle 1976

Team single-season record 216 tackles



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HISTORYTHIS WEEK IN DOLPHINS HISTORY | MY GENERATION


Oct. 4, 1981 Wide receiver Nat Moore sets a

Dolphins record (since broken) with 210

receiving yards (on seven catches) as Miami

and New York Jets play to a 28-28 tie.

Oct. 9, 1983 Quarterback Dan Marino and

wide receiver Mark Duper make their first-

ever starts for the Miami Dolphins, with

Marino passing for 322 yards and Duper net-

ting seven catches for 202 yards. The offen-

sive explosion produces 971 total yards

between the Dolphins and Bills, with Buffalowinning the Orange Bowl encounter, 38-35 in

overtime.

Oct. 11, 1987 Miamis replacement team

records a 42-0 shutout victory over the

Kansas City Chiefs in the first regular season

game played at Joe Robbie Stadium. Safety

Liffort Hobley (two interceptions, 55-yard

fumble recovery for a TD, four tackles, two

passes defensed) earns AFC Defensive

Player of the Week honors for his efforts. Don

Shula and Joe Robbie are given game balls

by the replacement team following the con-

test in honor of Miamis first win in the new

stadium.

Oct. 9, 1988 The Dolphins reverse history by

defeating the Raiders, 24-17, at the Los

Angeles Memorial Coliseum. It marks

Miamis first-win ever against the Raiders in

their home stadium and the Dolphins first

victory over the Raiders in 10 years. The

game is played in 96-degree heat the

warmest game in Dolphins history.

Oct. 8, 1989 In Miamis 13-10 overtime win

against Cleveland, Dan Marino goes over

25,000 yards passing in his career, becoming

the 25th player in NFL history to reach the

25,000-yard passing milestone. Marino also

breaks Bob Grieses Dolphins record of

25,092 career passing yards.

Oct. 10, 1993 Scott Mitchell comes off the

bench and replaces an injured Dan Marino

(torn right Achilles) and throws a pair of touch-

down passes to lead the Dolphins to a 24-14

win at the Cleveland Browns. Mitchell enters

the game just before halftime and completes

10 of 16 passes for 118 yards with two touch-

downs and an interception. Mitchell is named

as AFC Offensive Player of the Week for his

performance against the Browns. Marino is

placed on injured reserve on Oct. 13 and miss-

es the remainder of the season.

Oct. 5, 1997 The Dolphins defeat the Kansas

City Chiefs, 17-14, at Pro Player Stadium,

marking the 300th victory in franchise history,

including playoffs. The Dolphins become the

second team (after Oakland) from the oldAFL to reach the 300-win plateau.

Oct. 10, 1999 The Dolphins set a franchise

record by posting 25 fourth-quarter points,

and in the process erase a pair of nine-point

deficits to earn a 34-31 triumph over the Colts

at the RCA Dome. Quarterback Dan Marino

throws a pair of touchdowns in the final peri-

od, including a 2-yard strike to Oronde

Gadsden with 27 seconds to play, lifting

Miami to victory. It marks the 35th time in

Marinos career that he has led the Dolphins

back from a fourth-quarter deficit for a win.

Oct. 10, 2004 Kicker Olindo Mare aggra-

vates a calf injury during pre-game warmups

prior to a game against New England at

Gillette Stadium. It thrusts return man Wes

Welker into kicking duties. Not only does

Welker perform his usual punt and kickoff

return chores, but he also converts both a 29-

yard field goal attempt and a PAT, and kicks

off as well, becoming the first player in NFLhistory to do all five in the same game.

Although the Dolphins lose, 24-10, Welker

earns AFC Special Teams Player of the Week.

honors.

Oct. 7, 2007 Jason Taylor starts his 119th

straight game in a matchup against the

Texans at Houstons Reliant Stadium, setting

a new Dolphins record, one that formerly was

held by Richmond Webb.

THIS WEEK IN DOLPHINS HISTORYOCTOBER 4 - 12

Oct. 10, 1993

Oct. 10, 2004


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Who is the toughest linebacker youve

faced?

Miller: Jerod Mayo from the Patriots.

Who sets the bar at your position?

Miller: LeSean McCoy.

Which player did you admire growing

up?Miller: I really didnt look up to anybody. I used

to watch guys like Frank Gore, Clinton Portis and

Edgerrin James all the guys who played at the U.

Those are the guys I watched when I was growing up.

What has been the most memorable

moment of your career?

Miller: Out here being with my teammates and

being 3-0.

Which coach had the biggest influenceon your playing career?

Miller: I always keep in contact with my high

school coach at Miami Killian.

Current and former players share their views on different football topics

This edition:Running backsCurrent player Former player

LAMAR MILLER TROY STRADFORD

Who was the toughest linebacker you

faced?Stradford: Darryl Talley of the Buffalo Bills.

Who set the bar at your position?Stradford: I think Bo Jackson set the bar. Roger

Craig set the bar as well.

What player did you admire growingup?

Stradford: Tony Dorsett.

What was the most memorable

moment of your career?Stradford: That would be my rookie year against

the Dallas Cowboys. It was my best overall perform-

ance, statistic-wise, in the National Football League

and I believe it was the first game the Dolphins were

going to feature me in the game. And Tony Dorsett, my

idol, was on the sidelines, so I did all of this in front of

my idol. Ill never forget that.

What coach had the biggest influenceon your playing career?

Stradford: I have to say my running back coach at

Boston College, Bucky Godbolt.

HISTORYTHIS WEEK IN DOLPHINS HISTORY | MY GENERATION


By

SEAN

GRIMM


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WHOAMI?

IattendedChino(Calif.)HighSchoolwhereIwonthreelet-

tersinfootballandtrack.

IwasrecruitedtoUtahasarunningbackbutswitched

tocornerbacklateinmyfreshmanseason.

IwasoriginallyselectedbyCarolinaintheseventhround

(223rdoverall)ofthe2010NFLdraft.

IjoinedtheDolphinsafterbeingclaimedoffwaiversfrom

CarolinaonSeptember1,2012.

R.J.STANFORD


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Todd Boyan

Senior Vice President/General Manager-

Sun Life Stadium

Tom Garfinkel

President and Chief Executive 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

Jeremy Walls

Senior Vice President-Chief Revenue Officer

Jason Jenkins

Vice President of Communications

George Torres

Vice President of Ticket Sales and Retention

STAFFEXECUTIVES | STAFF DIRECTORY


Bob Lynch

Vice President of Corporate Partnershipsand Integrated Media


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MIAMI DOLPHINS CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS

Sun Life Stadium

347 Don Shula Drive

Miami Gardens, FL 33056

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

www.Dolphins.comMIAMI DOLPHNS TRAINING FACILITY

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-Chairmen..........................................................Donald F. Shula, Matt Higgins

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

Fergie, Serena Williams, Venus Williams

EXECUTIVES

President and Chief Executive Officer..............................................Tom Garfinkel

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

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

Senior Vice President/General Manager-Sun Life Stadium ..............Todd Boyan

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....................................Jeremy Walls

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 Philbin

Assistant 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 OKeefe

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 ONeill

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 Coordinators........................................Troy Drayton, Ashley GillisAlumni 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, Brian Saal

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 CHALLENGE

Chief Executive Officer ................................................................Michael MandichExecutive 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......................................................Kim Costello, 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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FINS ASSOCIATES, LLC ............................................................................Ron Katz

FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION

General Counsel................................................................................Adam ZissmanSenior Director of Finance ..................................................................Betsy ChristyDirector of 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 ..........................................................Anita Barton

MIAMI DOLPHINS FOUNDATION

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

HUMAN RESOURCES

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

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

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

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

Copywriter ......................................................................................Michelle Wallace

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

Account Coordinators ..................................................................Vince Pannozzo,

Alex Parker, Brittany Reid

MEDIA RELATIONS

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

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

DAVIE OPERATIONS

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

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