Miami Dolphins re-sign Hayes
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March 22, 2018
Miami Dolphins re-sign Hayes
MIAMI – The Miami Dolphins today announced they have re-signed defensive end William Hayes.
Hayes played in 10 games for Miami last season before being placed on injured reserve on Nov. 28. He recorded 19 tackles (14 solo) for the Dolphins after he was acquired in a trade from the Los Angeles Rams on March 10, 2017.
Hayes played five seasons with the Rams (2012-16) and four with the Titans (2008-11) after he entered the NFL as a fourth-round pick (103rd overall) by Tennessee in the 2008 NFL draft. Hayes has played in 134 career games with 46 starts and totaled 332 tackles (241 solo), 35.5 sacks, one interception, six passes defensed, seven forced fumbles and five fumble recoveries.
Miami Dolphins Owner Stephen Ross Hosts Second Player Business Combine
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March 17, 2018
Miami Dolphins Owner Stephen Ross Hosts Second Player Business Combine
B Roll with Timestamps
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(0:00-0:25) Stephen Ross welcome to players
(0:25-2:04) Day 1 b-roll: Stephen Ross, Related President Bruce Beal, Relevent Sports CEO Daniel Sillman, player b-roll
(2:04-3:02) Day 2 b-roll: Adriaen Black, Hudson Yards
(3:02-5:54) NFL Network Nate Burleson peaking with players. Sound included
(5:55-7:05) RSE Ventures Co-Founder Matt Higgins
(7:50-9:54) Day 3 b-roll: Ross Initiative for Sports and Equality b-roll (RISE), VP Kim Miller
(9:55-13:45) Stephen Ross Q&A
(13:46-19:23) Relevent Sports CEO Daniel Sillman Q&A
(19:24-20:40) Miami Dolphins offensive tackle Sam Young Q&A
(20:41-21:43) Miami Dolphins safety Reshad Jones Q&A
Image Credit: MIAMI DOLPHINS
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New York, N.Y. — For the second straight year, Miami Dolphins Owner Stephen Ross held a business combine designed to assist Dolphins players who have shown interest in such areas as real estate, technology, fashion, business operations, business development and investing.
With the idea to help his players’ development on the field and assist in setting them up for their post playing career, Ross hosted 15 current players from March 14-16 in New York. Players had the opportunity to sit in on a weekly development meeting at the Related Companies; tour Hudson Yards, the largest private real estate development in the history of the United States and the largest development in New York City since the Rockefeller Center; and RSE Ventures, a sports and entertainment firm founded by Ross and Matt Higgins. Players also had the opportunity to speak with and gain valuable advice from Ross, Bruce Beal (President – Related), Ken Wong (COO – Related), Clara Kim (VP – Related), Jamar Adams (Development Associate – Related), Harvey Spevak (CEO – Equinox), Daniel Sillman (CEO – Relevent Sports), Kim Miller (VP – Ross Initiative for Sports and Equality) and Nate Burleson (NFL Network). Additionally, the group toured the NFL offices had the chance to take part in an industry job shadow at Related, Blink Fitness and Adriaen Black.
Participating Players
AJ Derby
Brandon Doughty
Jake Brendel
Thomas Duarte
Davon Godcahux
Matthew Haack
Charles Harris
Reshad Jones
Tony Lippett
Bobby McCain
TJ McDonald
Drew Morgan
Rashawn Scott
Zach Sterup
Sam Young
Quotes
Miami Dolphins Owner Stephen Ross
“Any organization works best when the people know that the head of the organization cares about them. I thought it was incumbent on me and a responsibility that I had to show them the opportunities they can have when they finish their careers. The feedback from this program has been terrific. What we want to do is help them find something that they have the same passion for as they do when they are playing football. These are smart young guys that really want to succeed. I think every team should do this and it is a very important initiative that all owners should follow. ”
Reshad Jones
“I always want to learn, so I came up here to get as much knowledge as I can and hear from powerful people and bond with my brothers, my teammates. I learned to be an entrepreneur, you have to sometime take risks and also be authentic. I think (Stephen Ross) is one of the best owners in this business. It shows a lot about his character. It shows he really cares about his guys and the team. It’s more than football to him.”
Sam Young
“I just think this was a great opportunity to take advantage of the ability and relationships to put yourselves in a different environment and be able to grow. We talk about coaches all of the time and having a coach or mentor in the locker room. Well, it’s about having a mentor off the field too. Everyone has to transition away from the game eventually and have a coach off the field to help you make the best of it. This is extremely unique. Stephen has been great in allowing us to come here and open up his companies. It takes us out of our comfort zone and shows how much he cares about us not only as players, but as people.”
Miami Dolphins sign 4-time Pro Bowl guard Sitton, re-sign Fales
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March 16, 2018
Miami Dolphins sign 4-time Pro Bowl guard Sitton, re-sign Fales
MIAMI – The Miami Dolphins today announced they have signed guard Josh Sitton and re-signed quarterback David Fales.
Sitton is entering his 11th NFL season after playing eight years with Green Bay (2008-15) and the past two with Chicago (2016-17). He’s been selected to the Pro Bowl four times, following the 2012 and 2014-16 seasons, and was a first-team All-Pro honoree in 2014. Sitton has also earned second-team All-Pro honors in 2013 and 2015. He’s played in 147 career games with 137 starts and was the starting right guard on Green Bay’s Super Bowl XLV winning team at the end of the 2010 season.
Fales spent the second half of the 2017 season with Miami after he was signed on Oct. 24, 2017. He also spent training camp and the 2017 offseason with the Dolphins. Fales appeared in two games, completing 29-of-43 passes (67.4 pct.) for 265 yards and one touchdown, posting an 82.0 quarterback rating.
Fales began his NFL career as a sixth-round pick (183rd overall) by Chicago in the 2014 NFL draft. He spent three seasons with the Bears (2014-16) both on the active roster and practice squad. He also briefly spent time on Baltimore’s practice squad in 2016. Fales has appeared in three career games and completed 31-of-48 passes (64.6 pct.) for 287 yards and one touchdown, posting a 79.1 quarterback rating.
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| Josh Sitton |
G |
6-3 |
320 |
6/16/86 |
11 |
UCF ’08 |
Pensacola, Fla. |
UFA, ’18 (Chi.) |
Miami Dolphins make roster moves
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March 15, 2018
Miami Dolphins make roster moves
MIAMI – The Miami Dolphins today announced they have signed wide receivers Danny Amendola and Albert Wilson, re-signed cornerback/safety Walt Aikens and long snapper John Denney and released center Mike Pouncey.
Amendola has played nine NFL seasons, spending four in St. Louis (2009-12) and the past five in New England (2013-17). He’s played in 111 career games with 46 starts and recorded 426 receptions for 4,109 yards (9.6 avg.) and 19 touchdowns. Amendola won two Super Bowls (XLIX and LI) with New England and has played in 13 playoff games.
In 2017, Amendola totaled 61 receptions for 659 yards (10.8 avg.) and two touchdowns. His 659 receiving yards were the most during his five-year tenure in New England. He caught 26 passes for 348 yards (13.4 avg.), both career highs, in three playoff games last year, helping the Patriots win the AFC Championship for the second consecutive season.
Wilson played the first four seasons (2014-17) of his NFL career with Kansas City, where he saw action in 55 games with 26 starts and recorded 124 receptions for 1,544 yards (12.5 avg.) and seven touchdowns. In 2017, Wilson played in 13 games with seven starts and set career highs in receptions (42), receiving yards (554) and receiving touchdowns (3). He originally entered the NFL as an undrafted college free agent with Kansas City on May 12, 2014.
Wilson was a four-year letterman (2010-13) and three-year starter at Georgia State where he became the school’s all-time leader in nearly every receiving category, including receptions (175), receiving yards (3,190) and receiving TDs (23). He was a high school quarterback at Port St. Lucie (Fla.) High School.
Aikens has played in 62 career games with four starts during his four-year NFL career (2014-17), all with the Dolphins. He’s totaled 31 tackles (24 solo), one interception, one pass defensed and one forced fumble. Aikens also plays special teams, where he has totaled 30 special teams stops and one blocked punt. He has scored on a blocked punt return and a defensive two-point conversion, both in 2016. Aikens originally entered the NFL as a fourth-round pick (125th overall) by Miami in the 2014 NFL draft.
Denney has played in every game for the Dolphins since 2005, a span of 208 straight games, which is the longest streak in team history and tied for the third-longest streak among active NFL players. He joins Hall of Famers Dan Marino (242) and Jason Taylor (204) as the only Dolphins to play in 200 career games and his 208 appearances are second in team history. Denney has been selected to two Pro Bowls, following the 2010 and 2012 seasons. He originally joined the Dolphins as an undrafted college free agent on April 29, 2005.
Pouncey played seven seasons for the Dolphins (2011-17). He started 93 games with 81 starts at center and 12 at right guard. In 2017, Pouncey started all 16 games at center. He originally entered the NFL as a first-round pick (15th overall) by Miami in the 2011 NFL draft.
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Hometown |
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| Danny Amendola |
WR |
5-11 |
190 |
11/2/85 |
10 |
Texas Tech ’08 |
The Woodlands, Texas |
UFA, ’18 (NE) |
| Albert Wilson |
WR |
5-9 |
200 |
7/12/92 |
5 |
Georgia State ’14 |
Port St. Lucie, Fla. |
UFA, ’18 (KC) |
Miami Dolphins trade for Kilgore
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March 15, 2018
Miami Dolphins trade for Kilgore
MIAMI – The Miami Dolphins today announced they have acquired center Daniel Kilgore and a 2018 seventh-round pick (227th overall) from San Francisco in exchange for a 2018 seventh-round pick (223rd overall).
Kilgore is entering his eighth NFL season after playing the previous seven years (2011-17) for San Francisco. He’s appeared in 74 career games with 39 starts, all at center. Kilgore started all 16 games in 2017. He played collegiately at Appalachian State.
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College |
Hometown |
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| Daniel Kilgore |
C |
6-3 |
308 |
12/18/87 |
8 |
Appalachian State ’08 |
Kingsport, Tenn. |
T, ’18 (SF) |
Miami Dolphins make roster moves
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March 14, 2018
Miami Dolphins make roster moves
MIAMI – The Miami Dolphins today announced they have acquired L.A. Rams defensive end Robert Quinn, traded wide receiver Jarvis Landry to Cleveland and released defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh and tight end Julius Thomas.
The Dolphins traded for Quinn, a two-time Pro Bowl selection, and a 2018 sixth-round pick (209th overall) from the Los Angeles Rams in exchange for a 2018 fourth-round pick (111th overall) and a 2018 sixth-round pick (183rd overall). The team also acquired a 2018 fourth-round pick (123rd overall) and a 2019 seventh-round pick from Cleveland in exchange for Landry.
Quinn, who was selected to the Pro Bowl following the 2013-14 seasons, is tied for third in Rams history in career sacks (62.5) despite being just 27-years-old. His 20 forced fumbles since 2012 lead the NFL during that span and his 62.5 sacks since he entered the NFL in 2011 are eighth in the league. The Dolphins are now the only team in the NFL to have two players with top 10 sack totals since 2011 as Cameron Wake’s 72.5 sacks during that span are third in the league.
Quinn’s best season came in 2013, when he set the Rams’ single-season record with 19 sacks. The sack total was second in the NFL that season and helped earn him first-team All-Pro honors. He also earned first-team All-Pro honors in 2014.
Quinn originally entered the NFL as a first-round pick (14th overall) by St. Louis in the 2011 NFL draft and has played in 95 career games with 76 starts and totaled 217 tackles (174 solo), 62.5 sacks, 17 passes defensed, 20 forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and three blocked punts.
Landry was a second-round pick (63rd overall) by the Dolphins in the 2014 NFL draft. He played in all 64 games with 57 starts during his four seasons (2014-17) in Miami and totaled 400 receptions for 4,038 yards (10.1 avg.) and 22 touchdowns. Landry also recorded 48 kickoff returns for 1,270 yards (26.5 avg.) and 89 punt returns for 804 yards (9.0 avg.) and one touchdown.
Suh spent three seasons (2015-17) in Miami after he was signed as an unrestricted free agent from Detroit on March 11, 2015. He started all 48 games and totaled 181 tackles (109 solo), 15.5 sacks, 13 passes defensed, two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery during those three years.
Thomas was with the Dolphins for one season (2017) after he was acquired in a trade with Jacksonville on March 9, 2017. He played in 14 games with 12 starts for Miami, recording 41 receptions for 388 yards (9.5 avg.) and three touchdowns before he was placed on injured reserve on Dec. 20.
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Acq. |
| Robert Quinn |
DE |
6-4 |
250 |
5/18/90 |
8 |
North Carolina ’11 |
Ladson, S.C. |
T, ’18 (LAR) |
Miami Dolphins tender 3 exclusive rights free agents
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March 14, 2018
Miami Dolphins tender 3 exclusive rights free agents
MIAMI – The Miami Dolphins today announced they have tendered the following exclusive rights free agents: center Jake Brendel, linebacker Mike Hull and cornerback/safety Jordan Lucas.
Brendel played in all 16 games in 2017 for the Dolphins as a reserve offensive lineman and on special teams. He also saw action in one regular season game in 2016 and the team’s AFC Wild Card playoff game at Pittsburgh on Jan. 8, 2017. Brendel was promoted to the Dolphins’ active roster on Nov. 19, 2016 after he joined the team’s practice squad on Oct. 11, 2016. He originally entered the NFL as an undrafted college free agent on May 6, 2016. Brendel was a four-year starter (2012-15) at UCLA, where he became the school’s all-time leader with 52 games started.
Hull has played three seasons (2015-17) in Miami, where he originally signed as an undrafted college free agent on May 8, 2015. Overall, he’s played in 35 career games, including the last 33 in a row, with four starts. Hull has posted career totals of 42 tackles (27 solo), one interception, one pass defensed, one fumble recovery and 27 special teams tackles. He was a four-year letterman (2011-14) and two-year starter at Penn State, where he earned All-America honors as a senior and finished his career sixth on the school’s all-time career tackles list (294).
Lucas was a sixth-round pick (204th overall) by the Dolphins in the 2016 NFL draft. He began the 2017 season on Miami’s practice squad before being promoted to the active roster on Oct. 3, 2017. Over the past two seasons (2016-17), Lucas has played in 19 games and totaled two tackles and six special teams stops. He was a four-year letterman (2012-15) and three-year starter at Penn State, where he played in 46 career games with 33 starts.
Miami Dolphins release Timmons
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March 13, 2018
Miami Dolphins release Timmons
MIAMI – The Miami Dolphins today announced they have released linebacker Lawrence Timmons.
Timmons played one season for Miami after he joined the Dolphins as an unrestricted free agent from Pittsburgh on March 10, 2017. He recorded 84 tackles (58 solo) and three passes defensed in his lone season with the team.
