Miami Dolphins make trade with L.A. Rams
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March 15, 2023
Miami Dolphins make trade with L.A. Rams
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – The Miami Dolphins today announced that they have agreed to terms on a trade with the Los Angeles Rams for Pro Bowl cornerback Jalen Ramsey in exchange for tight end Hunter Long and a 2023 third-round pick.
Ramsey is a three-time first-team All-Pro selection (2017, 2020-21) and has been named to six consecutive Pro Bowls (2017-22). He’s played seven NFL seasons (2016-22) for two teams – Jacksonville and the L.A. Rams – totaling 108 games played and 107 starts. Ramsey has 452 career tackles (375 solo), two sacks, 19 interceptions, 92 passes defensed, seven forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries. He was the fifth overall pick of the 2016 NFL Draft by Jacksonville following a collegiate career at Florida State, where he was a consensus All-American in 2015 and won the BCS National Championship in 2013.
Long played in 16 games with two starts in two seasons (2021-22) for Miami. He totaled one reception for eight yards and one solo special teams tackle. Long originally entered the NFL as a third-round pick (81st overall) by Miami in the 2021 NFL Draft. He played collegiately at Boston College, where he earned first-team All-ACC and second-team All-American honors as a junior in 2020.
| Name |
Pos. |
Hgt. |
Wgt. |
Birthdate |
Exp. |
College |
Hometown |
Acq. |
| Jalen Ramsey |
CB |
6-1 |
208 |
10/24/94 |
8 |
Florida State ’16 |
Smyrna, Tenn. |
T, ’23 (LAR) |
Miami Dolphins re-sign Lamm and Mostert
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March 15, 2023
Miami Dolphins re-sign Lamm and Mostert
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – The Miami Dolphins today announced they have re-signed tackle Kendall Lamm and running back Raheem Mostert.
Lamm joined the Dolphins practice squad on Nov. 28, 2022 and was promoted to the active roster on Dec. 31, 2022. He started one game at left tackle on Jan. 1, 2023 at New England. Lamm has played in 87 career games with 29 starts over eight NFL seasons. He’s also appeared in seven playoff games with one postseason start. Lamm began his career as an undrafted college free agent with Houston on May 8, 2015 and has played for Houston (2015-18), Cleveland (2019-20), Tennessee (2021) and Miami (2022). He played collegiately at Appalachian State.
Mostert played 16 games with 14 starts in 2022 and was Miami’s leading rusher last year, totaling a career-high 891 yards on 181 carries (4.9 avg.) and three touchdowns. He also caught 31 passes for 202 yards (6.5 avg.) and two touchdowns along with 25 kickoff returns for 502 yards (20.1 avg.). Mostert joined the Dolphins as an unrestricted free agent on March 17, 2022 from San Francisco, where he spent the previous five-plus seasons (2016-21). He originally entered the NFL as an undrafted college free agent with Philadelphia on May 2, 2015 before spending time with Miami (2015), Baltimore (2015), Cleveland (2015) and Chicago (2016). Mostert played collegiately at Purdue.
Miami Dolphins re-sign Ahmed
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March 10, 2023
Miami Dolphins re-sign Ahmed
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – The Miami Dolphins today announced they have re-signed running back Salvon Ahmed.
Ahmed was awarded off waivers to Miami on Aug. 26, 2020 and has played in 30 games with four starts over three seasons (2020-22) with the Dolphins. He’s totaled 141 carries for 532 yards (3.8 avg.) and four touchdowns along with 24 receptions for 186 yards (7.8 avg.). Ahmed had a key 7-yard gain in the Jan. 8, 2023 game vs. the N.Y. Jets that set up a game-winning field goal and sent the Dolphins to the playoffs for the first time since 2016. He originally entered the NFL as an undrafted college free agent with San Francisco on May 1, 2020. Ahmed played collegiately at Washington.
| Name |
Pos. |
Hgt. |
Wgt. |
Birthdate |
Exp. |
College |
Hometown |
Acq. |
| Salvon Ahmed |
RB |
5-11 |
197 |
12/29/98 |
3 |
Washington ’20 |
Kirkland, Wash. |
Wai., ’20 (SF) |
Miami Dolphins announce 2023 coaching staff
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March 10, 2023
Miami Dolphins announce 2023 coaching staff
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – The Miami Dolphins today announced their coaching staff for the 2023 season.
The Dolphins hired seven new coaches, two on offense and five on defense: offensive line coach Butch Barry, offensive assistant Max McCaffrey, defensive coordinator Vic Fangio, assistant defensive line coach Kenny Baker, defensive assistant Steve Donatell, passing game coordinator/secondary Renaldo Hill and safeties coach Joe Kasper.
Miami also has three returning coaches with new roles: outside linebackers coach Ryan Slowik and offensive assistants Ricardo Allen and Mike Judge.
Here is a list of the full coaching staff, led by second-year head coach Mike McDaniel:
Offense:
| Name |
Position |
| Frank Smith |
Offensive Coordinator |
| Ricardo Allen |
Offensive Assistant |
| Butch Barry |
Offensive Line |
| Darrell Bevell |
QBs/Passing Game Coordinator |
| Jon Embree |
Assistant Head Coach/TEs |
| Josh Grizzard |
Quality Control |
| Chandler Henley |
Assistant Quarterbacks |
| Lemuel Jeanpierre |
Assistant Offensive Line |
| Mike Judge |
Offensive Assistant |
| Max McCaffrey |
Offensive Assistant |
| Kolby Smith |
Offensive Assistant |
| Eric Studesville |
Associate Head Coach/RBs |
| Wes Welker |
Wide Receivers |
Defense:
| Name |
Position |
| Vic Fangio |
Defensive Coordinator |
| Mathieu Araujo |
Assistant Defensive Backs |
| Kenny Baker |
Assistant Defensive Line |
| Anthony Campanile |
Linebackers |
| Austin Clark |
Defensive Line |
| Steve Donatell |
Defensive Assistant |
| Renaldo Hill |
Passing Game Coordinator/Secondary |
| Joe Kasper |
Safeties |
| Sam Madison |
CBs/Pass Game Specialist |
| Ryan Slowik |
Outside Linebackers |
Special Teams:
| Name |
Position |
| Danny Crossman |
Special Teams Coordinator |
| Brendan Farrell |
Assistant Special Teams |
Strength and Conditioning:
| Name |
Position |
| Dave Puloka |
Head Strength and Conditioning |
| Adam Lachance |
Assistant Strength and Conditioning |
For more on the coaches in new roles with the team:
Allen spent the 2022 season as a special team assistant with the Dolphins, his first coaching job. He played eight seasons (2014-20) as an NFL safety, spending the first seven with Atlanta (2014-20) and his final season with Cincinnati (2021). Allen appeared in 91 regular-season games with 77 starts and played in two Super Bowls (LI and LVI).
Baker spent the past three seasons (2020-22) at Western Kentucky, where he was the school’s defensive line coach. He was also the defensive line coach at UT-Chattanooga (2019) and Mercer (2014-18). In 2021, Baker coached the Conference USA Defensive Player of the Year in defensive end DeAngelo Malone, who was a third-round pick (82nd overall) by Atlanta in the 2022 NFL Draft.
Barry enters his eighth season as an NFL coach, primarily working with the offensive line. He also has 14 years of experience as a collegiate coach, including a season at the University of Miami as the Hurricanes offensive line coach in 2019. Barry was the offensive line coach for the Denver Broncos in 2022 and served as assistant offensive line coach for San Francisco in 2021, helping the 49ers reach the NFC Championship game.
Donatell spent the 2022 season as a defensive quality control assistant for the Minnesota Vikings following a three-year stint (2019-21) as defensive quality control analyst for Stanford. In 2018, Donatell was the outside linebackers coach for UT-Chattanooga. He played linebacker at Wake Forest before transferring to Western Kentucky as a graduate and switching positions to tight end. Donatell also spent part of the 2017 season on Seattle’s practice squad.
Fangio enters his 37th season in the NFL and has been an NFL head coach or defensive coordinator in 22 of the past 28 seasons. He has coached three Hall of Fame players and 29 athletes who have a combined 48 Pro Bowl selections. His defenses have eight top 10 finishes in points allowed per game in the past 11 seasons he has called defensive plays. Fangio most recently served as a consultant for Philadelphia for the 2022 playoffs, helping the Eagles reach Super Bowl LVII. He was Denver’s head coach for three years from 2019 to 2021.
Hill enters his third stint with the Dolphins after playing safety for the team from 2006-08 and serving as assistant defensive backs coach in 2018. Most recently, Hill served as defensive coordinator for the L.A. Chargers from 2021-22, where he helped the Chargers reach the playoffs in 2022. He was defensive backs coach for Denver from 2019-20. As a player, Hill appeared in 141 NFL games with 114 starts from 2001 to 2010.
Judge enters his fifth season with the Dolphins. He began his tenure with the team as a quality control coach from 2019-20 before being promoted to assistant tight ends coach in 2021. During the 2022 season, Judge spent the year assisting the personnel department. Judge also coached fullbacks at the Naval Academy for 11 seasons (2008-18).
Kasper spent the past two seasons (2021-22) as a quality control coach with the Philadelphia Eagles, helping them win the NFC in 2022. Prior to that, Kasper was a graduate assistant at Duke, working with the defensive backs (2018-19) and quarterbacks (2020). His first collegiate coaching job came in 2017 at John Carroll, where he coached wide receivers. Kasper played safety at Baldwin Wallace University.
McCaffrey enters his first season as an NFL coach after spending the past three seasons (2020-22) at Northern Colorado, where he coached wide receivers in 2020 and served as offensive coordinator/wide receivers coach from 2021-22. McCaffrey played wide receiver for Jacksonville (2017) and San Francisco (2018) following a standout career at Duke.
Slowik was a senior defensive assistant for the Dolphins in 2022, his first season with the club. He has 13 years of NFL coaching experience, spending time with Denver (2005-08), Arizona (2009-14), the N.Y. Jets (2015) and Cleveland (2016), primarily on the defensive side of the ball. He coached outside linebackers for Arizona in 2012 and Cleveland in 2016.
Miami Dolphins re-sign Pouncey to one-day contract
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March 9, 2023
Miami Dolphins re-sign Pouncey to one-day contract
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – The Miami Dolphins today announced that they have re-signed center Mike Pouncey to a one-day contract so he can formally retire as a Miami Dolphins.
Pouncey played seven seasons with the Dolphins, starting 93 games from 2011 to 2017. He was the 15th overall pick in the 2011 NFL Draft.
Pouncey was selected to four Pro Bowls in his career – three of those with the Dolphins – and is one of only nine offensive linemen in team history with three or more Pro Bowl selections. Pouncey is the only Dolphins offensive lineman to ever be selected at two different positions, as he was picked at center in 2013 and 2015 and guard in 2014. He’s the third center in team history to earn multiple Pro Bowl honors at center, joining Pro Football Hall of Famers Jim Langer and Dwight Stephenson. And his three consecutive Pro Bowl selections were the most by a Dolphins offensive lineman since Keith Sims from 1993-95.
Pouncey also was a two-time winner of the team’s Don Shula Leadership Award, earning the honor in 2012 and 2015. Voted on by his teammates, he became the eighth two-time winner of the award. In 2015, Pouncey also earned the Good Guy Award, voted on annually by local media.
Pouncey played the final two seasons of his career (2018-19) for the L.A. Chargers, where he earned another Pro Bowl selection following the 2018 season. A native of Lakeland, Florida, he played at the University of Florida where he was a BCS national champion (2009) and started 45 games at three different positions – guard, center and defensive tackle.
Miami Dolphins make roster moves
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March 7, 2023
Miami Dolphins make roster moves
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – The Miami Dolphins today announced that they have released tight end Cethan Carter and tendered exclusive rights free agent defensive back Elijah Campbell.
Carter signed with Miami as an unrestricted free agent from Cincinnati on March 18, 2021 and played in 17 games with one start. He totaled two receptions for 16 yards (8.0 avg.) and recorded eight special teams tackles (four solo) in his time with the Dolphins. Carter originally entered the NFL as an undrafted college free agent with Cincinnati on May 5, 2017 and played four seasons (2017-20) with the Bengals.
Campbell has played 23 games with one start for Miami the past two years after he was awarded to the Dolphins off waivers from the N.Y. Jets on Sept. 1, 2021. He’s recorded seven career tackles (four solo), one pass defensed and seven special teams stops. Campbell also played in Miami’s AFC Wild Card game at Buffalo on Jan. 15, 2023. He originally entered the NFL as an undrafted college free agent with Cleveland on May 4, 2018.
Miami Dolphins name Fangio defensive coordinator
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February 15, 2023
Miami Dolphins name Fangio defensive coordinator
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – The Miami Dolphins today named veteran NFL coach Vic Fangio defensive coordinator.
Fangio has 36 years of NFL coaching experience and has spent 22 of the past 28 seasons as either an NFL head coach or defensive coordinator. He has coached three Hall of Fame players – linebacker Kevin Greene, linebacker Rickey Jackson and linebacker Ray Lewis – along with the 1991 NFL Defensive Player of the Year, linebacker Pat Swilling. Fangio has coached 29 players who have a combined 48 Pro Bowl selections.
As the defensive play-caller for San Francisco (2011-14), Chicago (2015-18) and Denver (2019-21), Fangio led top 10 scoring defenses in eight of his past 11 seasons. He also led top 10 total defenses in seven of his past 11 seasons as a full-time coach.
Fangio was named AP NFL Assistant Coach of the Year in 2018 as his Bears defense led the league in scoring (17.7 points allowed per game) and was third in total defense (299.7 yards allowed per game). From 2011 to 2013, the 49ers finished top three in scoring defense each season.
He has helped seven different organizations reach the postseason 15 times.
Fangio most recently served as a consultant with the NFC Champion Philadelphia Eagles during the 2022 playoffs. He was previously the head coach of the Denver Broncos from 2019-21. In his final season in Denver (2021), the Broncos were third in scoring defense (18.9) and eighth in total defense (326.1). They led the NFL in red zone defense in both 2019 (39.1) and 2020 (47.5) and finished third in the category in 2021 (50.0). The Broncos were top five in the NFL in fewest defensive penalties in both 2020 (T-3rd, 30) and 2021 (T-2nd, 25).
Prior to being a head coach, Fangio served as a defensive coordinator for five different NFL franchises – Chicago (2015-18), San Francisco (2011-14), Houston (2002-05), Indianapolis (1999-2001) and Carolina (1995-98). He also was the defensive coordinator for Stanford University’s Orange Bowl season in 2010 and served multiple roles on Baltimore’s staff from 2006-09.
Fangio’s first NFL position was linebackers coach for nine seasons (1986-94) for New Orleans. He also spent time as a defensive assistant for the Philadelphia/Baltimore Stars of the USFL from 1984-85 and was a graduate assistant at the University of North Carolina in 1983. Fangio began his coaching career at Dunmore (Pa.) High School as linebackers coach in 1979 before being promoted to defensive coordinator from 1980-81 and assuming the same position at Milford (Conn.) Academy in 1982.
Fangio was inducted into the Northeast Pennsylvania Hall of Fame in 1993. He’s a graduate of East Stroudsburg University.
Thomas becomes 11th Dolphin elected to Pro Football Hall of Fame
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February 9, 2023
Thomas becomes 11th Dolphin elected to Pro Football Hall of Fame
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – The Pro Football Hall of Fame tonight announced linebacker Zach Thomas has been elected as part of the nine-man Class of 2023 to be enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Thomas is the 11th player or coach from the Miami Dolphins to earn the game’s greatest honor.
Thomas was one of the greatest linebackers in NFL history. His career spanned 13 seasons – 12 of them with Miami – and his 1,734 career tackles rank fifth in NFL history (since records began in 1987). His seven Pro Bowl selections are the most all-time by a Dolphins defender and he was named first-team All-Pro five times.
“I am truly honored and humbled to be voted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame,” Thomas said. “Growing up in Texas, I dreamed of playing football at any level. To have played at Texas Tech and then be drafted by the Dolphins was the ultimate. It was indeed a dream come true. I want to thank my family for all the sacrifices they made for me over the years. I could never have accomplished this without your love and support. Thank you to all of my teammates. Each of you made me a better player and are a big part of where I am today. I’m looking forward to celebrating this with all of you. Thanks to all my coaches, trainers and equipment staff for helping this honor become a reality. Lastly, I want to thank the Dolphins fans. Your support means everything to me.”
A fifth-round draft pick (154th overall) by Miami in the 1996 NFL Draft, Thomas quickly established himself as one of the league’s top players, winning the 1996 AFC Defensive Rookie of the Year award. He went on to lead the NFL in tackles twice, lead the Dolphins in tackles 10 times, earn two Dan Marino Team MVP awards, three Don Shula Leadership honors and was named NFL Linebacker of the Year twice. Thomas was Miami’s middle linebacker during a run of seven straight seasons (1998-2004) that the Dolphins finished top 10 in total defense.
“On behalf of the entire Dolphins organization and our fans around the world, I want to congratulate Zach on his election to the Pro Football Hall of Fame,” said Dolphins Chairman of the Board/Managing General Partner Stephen M. Ross. “It was a joy to watch him play the game. Zach’s accomplishments on the field made him one of the greatest players in NFL history. His development from a fifth-round draft choice to a perennial Pro Bowl selection to receiving the most prestigious honor this game has to offer is a testament to his ability as both a player and a student of the game. As great as he was on the field, he is even better as a family man and a role model. We look forward to celebrating with him in Canton.”
Thomas becomes the third defensive player in team history to earn a bust in Canton, Ohio, joining legendary linebacker Nick Buoniconti and defensive end Jason Taylor. Other Dolphins enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame include coach Don Shula, fullback Larry Csonka, quarterback Bob Griese, center Jim Langer, guard Larry Little, quarterback Dan Marino, center Dwight Stephenson and wide receiver Paul Warfield.
The Class of 2023 will be enshrined into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Saturday, Aug. 5, at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in Canton. Tickets for Enshrinement will go on sale in the coming weeks.
