Miami Dolphins sign Deiter
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June 14, 2019
Miami Dolphins sign Deiter
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – The Miami Dolphins today announced they have signed guard Michael Deiter. The Dolphins have now signed all six of their 2019 NFL draft picks.
Deiter was Miami’s third-round pick (78th overall) from Wisconsin. He was a four-year starter (2015-18) for the Badgers, starting all 54 games in his collegiate career, which were the most in school history and second-most in Big Ten history. Deiter had 24 starts at left guard, 16 at center and 14 at left tackle. As a senior in 2018, he started all 13 games at left guard and earned first-team All-American and first-team All-Big Ten honors. Deiter was also named Big Ten Offensive Lineman of the Year. He earned second-team All-American honors and first-team Big Ten honors as a junior in 2017.
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| Michael Deiter |
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Miami Dolphins Rookies Participate in Rebuilding Together #DolphinsHuddlefor100 Service Project
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Miami Dolphins Rookies Participate in Rebuilding Together #DolphinsHuddlefor100 Service Project
DANIA BEACH – The Miami Dolphins rookie class alongside Dolphins Cancer Challenge (DCC) board members, Dolphins staff, Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center representatives and officers of the Broward Sheriff’s Office participated in a #DolphinsHuddlefor100 service project for Rebuilding Together Broward to beautify the home of cancer fighter Lena Mackeroy on Tuesday, June 11.
Mackeroy is currently receiving treatment at Sylvester, the beneficiary of the DCC. Founded in 2010 by the Miami Dolphins organization as the signature initiative of the Foundation’s health area, the DCC’s mission is to improve people’s lives through financial support for innovative cancer research at South Florida’s only academic-based cancer center – Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, part of UHealth — the University of Miami Health System. Since its inception, the DCC has raised more than $27.5 million, donating 100 percent of participant-raised funds to Sylvester.
“I am thankful from the bottom of my heart. This house is falling apart right around me and because of the cancer, I am not working or have the income for it,” Mackeroy said. “I never thought it would actually happen but it was when I saw everyone pulling up that I knew this was for real and I am so overjoyed.”
Guided by Rebuilding Together Broward and funded through the Dania Beach Community Redevelopment Agency’s At Home Dania Beach program, participants worked to landscape, paint and make other improvements to Mackeroy’s home. This marks the fourth community service event the Dolphins rookies have participated in during their tenure on the team. The entire rookie class participated in the event.
“People look up to us and we have a platform not a lot of other people have to give back to the community so to be able to help her out, paint her house and plant plants, it means a lot to them and it means a lot to me,” Miami Dolphins Rookie Andrew Van Ginkel said. “I had a little sister die before I was born (from cancer) and it means a lot to me to be able to give back in that regards and helping other people going through the same thing she had to go through. It’s a difficult situation, you just pray and wish them the best, and that’s why we are all out here to help in any way we can because you never know what a person is going through or how difficult their life may be.”
“This kind of partnership with the Dolphins over the last four years helps us do what we do. The projects that we get them on, they come in, accomplish what we need and it gets done,” Rebuilding Together Director of Operations Jason Mann said. “It is great to have a team of dedicated volunteers. You can tell the difference between people that have to be here and people who want to be out here and always with the Miami Dolphins team; they always want to be here. It is good to work with the Dolphins team every year because they actually care about the community and they want to be in the community helping.”
This event is part of an ongoing series of the #DolphinsHuddlefor100 service projects as part of the NFL’s 100th celebration. The NFL has invited fans, players, clubs and employees to join Huddle for 100, an effort to inspire 1 million people to volunteer 100 minutes of their time to make meaningful contributions to their communities. These activities are in connection with the Miami Dolphins’ initiative to level the playing field through the power of teamwork to inspire a healthier, more educated and united South Florida community.
For more information on the NFL Huddle and to see volunteer opportunities with the Dolphins, visit https://www.miamidolphins.com/community/specialteams.
Miami Dolphins Impact more than 400 Student-Athletes and Eight High School Teams with Junior Dolphins Practice Visits at OTAs & Minicamp
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Miami Dolphins Impact more than 400 Student-Athletes and Eight High School Teams with Junior Dolphins Practice Visits at OTAs & Minicamp
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – As part of the Miami Dolphins’ commitment to the development of high school and youth football, the team invited eight high school teams and more than 400 student-athletes to the team’s organized team activities and minicamp practices. The practice visits are a targeted effort to recognize, inspire and increase football participation through personal connections centered on the positive character building aspects of playing the game. The high school teams were given a tour of the Baptist Health Training Facility at Nova Southeastern University, received a motivational talk from Miami Dolphins alumni and had the opportunity to watch the Dolphins practice and meet with current coaches and players on the field.
“Since 2017, the Dolphins have hosted 75 teams and reached over 3,400 athletes at our offseason practices, which has created a unique and meaningful tradition between our football program and youth teams throughout South Florida,” Miami Dolphins Director of Youth Programs and Camps RaShauna Hamilton said. “The practice visits are possible because of the tremendous support from our owner and football leadership as we continue to be stewards of the game.”
The Junior Dolphins program encourages youth players and coaches to teach, learn and play football in a fun and safe environment. The Junior Dolphins program is designed to give kids access to learn the fundamentals of football using the NFL’s top resources. To grow the game, the Junior Dolphins program will work to educate coaches, parents and youth on the health and safety of football with a strong emphasis on character development. Junior Dolphins is building the next generation of Dolphins Fans.
This initiative is one of the DolphinsHuddlefor100 service projects as part of the NFL’s 100th celebration. The NFL has invited fans, players, clubs and employees to join Huddle for 100, an effort to inspire 1 million people to volunteer 100 minutes of their time to make meaningful contributions to their communities. These activities connect to the Miami Dolphins initiative to level the playing field through the power of teamwork to inspire a healthier, more educated and united South Florida community. For more information on the NFL Huddle and to see volunteer opportunities with the Dolphins, visit https://www.miamidolphins.com/community/specialteams.
2019 High School Practice Visits
Barbara Goleman Senior High School
Boyd Anderson High School
Coconut Creek High School
Everglades High School
Hialeah Senior High School
Monarch High School
Pembroke Pines Charter School
St. Andrew’s School
Miami Dolphins Host Pembroke Pines Charter School Football Team at Minicamp Practice
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June 4, 2019
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Miami Dolphins Host Pembroke Pines Charter School Football Team at Minicamp Practice
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – The Miami Dolphins today hosted the Pembroke Pines Charter School football team at their minicamp practice. The team was given a tour of the Baptist Health Training Facility at Nova Southeastern University and heard from Miami Dolphins Youth Programs Ambassador and alum Twan Russell about persistence. The team also had the opportunity to watch the Dolphins practice and meet with current players on the field.
“This is a wonderful experience having them see how fast a practice is run and how organized it is compared to what we do on the high school level,” Pembroke Pines Charter School Head Football Coach Keidran Willis said. “The intensity, the tempo of practice, how structured and organized it was, that’s definitely something we’ll take back and try to emulate in our practice.”
“It was really interesting because I got to see all the work they put in during the offseason and how they’re preparing for their season. It just shows how much we have to work for our season to get to where they are,” Pembroke Pines Charter School junior offensive lineman Matthew Cilli said.
As part of the Miami Dolphins’ commitment to the development of high school and youth football, the team will host high school teams from Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties at the team’s offseason practices. The team visits are a targeted effort to recognize, inspire and increase football participation through personal connections centered on the positive character building aspects of playing the game.
The Junior Dolphins program encourages youth players and coaches to teach, learn and play football in a fun and safe environment. The Junior Dolphins program is designed to give kids access to learn the fundamentals of football using the NFL’s top resources. To grow the game, the Junior Dolphins program will work to educate coaches, parents and youth on the health and safety of football with a strong emphasis on character development. Junior Dolphins is building the next generation of Dolphins Fans.
This event is one of the DolphinsHuddlefor100 service projects as part of the NFL’s 100th celebration. The NFL has invited fans, players, clubs and employees to join Huddle for 100, an effort to inspire 1 million people to volunteer 100 minutes of their time to make meaningful contributions to their communities. These activities connect to the Miami Dolphins “Teamwork at Work” initiative to level the playing field through the power of teamwork to inspire a healthier, more educated and united South Florida community. For more information on the NFL Huddle and to see volunteer opportunities with the Dolphins, visit https://www.miamidolphins.com/community/specialteams.
Miami Dolphins Host Barbara Goleman Senior High School & St. Andrew’s School Football Teams at Minicamp Practice
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June 5, 2019
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Miami Dolphins Host Barbara Goleman Senior High School & St. Andrew’s School Football Teams at Minicamp Practice
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – The Miami Dolphins today hosted the Barbara Goleman Senior High School and St. Andrew’s School football teams at their minicamp practice. The teams were given a tour of the Baptist Health Training Facility at Nova Southeastern University and heard from Miami Dolphins Youth Programs Ambassador and alum Twan Russell about the importance of mental toughness. The teams also had the opportunity to watch the Dolphins practice and meet with current players on the field.
“To come out here, be this close to the players, see what the practices are like, see the effort that they’re giving, it’s great all around,” Barbara Goleman Senior High School Head Football Coach Ariel Cribeiro said. “I think Twan’s talk was great for our guys to understand the mental side of the game and the effort that it takes to be a great football player and a great football team.”
“My guys are unified, but I think this propelled us. We’re more together now after watching these guys play,” Barbara Goleman Senior High School junior wide receiver Zachary Valcarcel said. “This practice makes me want to model our practices like this. The receivers were moving really fast out of their breaks and I would like to implement that in our practice.”
“It’s a great experience for myself and hopefully more importantly it’s a great experience for the kids,” St. Andrew’s School Head Football Coach Jimmy Robertson said. “That’s something that we preach every practice is intensity. Watching it first hand from the Miami Dolphins, hopefully that carries over for us and we get to build off of that for our upcoming season.”
“It was a great experience seeing how the professionals do it, how everything is clean and crisp. How the quarterbacks kept control of the entire offense in the red zone and when they were driving down the field and how they had everything under control will help me a lot with my game,” St. Andrew’s School sophomore quarterback Jeremiah Young said.
As part of the Miami Dolphins’ commitment to the development of high school and youth football, the team will host high school teams from Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties at the team’s offseason practices. The team visits are a targeted effort to recognize, inspire and increase football participation through personal connections centered on the positive character building aspects of playing the game.
The Junior Dolphins program encourages youth players and coaches to teach, learn and play football in a fun and safe environment. The Junior Dolphins program is designed to give kids access to learn the fundamentals of football using the NFL’s top resources. To grow the game, the Junior Dolphins program will work to educate coaches, parents and youth on the health and safety of football with a strong emphasis on character development. Junior Dolphins is building the next generation of Dolphins Fans.
This event is one of the DolphinsHuddlefor100 service projects as part of the NFL’s 100th celebration. The NFL has invited fans, players, clubs and employees to join Huddle for 100, an effort to inspire 1 million people to volunteer 100 minutes of their time to make meaningful contributions to their communities. These activities connect to the Miami Dolphins “Teamwork at Work” initiative to level the playing field through the power of teamwork to inspire a healthier, more educated and united South Florida community. For more information on the NFL Huddle and to see volunteer opportunities with the Dolphins, visit https://www.miamidolphins.com/community/specialteams.
Miami Dolphins Provide Tuition Support through the Nat Moore Scholarship & Vocational Endowment Program and FOOTBALL UNITES™ Project Change Scholarship for 10 South Florida Students
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June 5, 2019
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Miami Dolphins Provide Tuition Support through the Nat Moore Scholarship & Vocational Endowment Program and FOOTBALL UNITES™ Project Change Scholarship for 10 South Florida Students
MIAMI, FLA – The Miami Dolphins announced 10 South Florida high school students as the 2019 scholarship recipients for the Nat Moore Scholarship & Grant Endowment Program and the FOOTBALL UNITES™ Project Change Scholarship on Tuesday, June 4. Miami Dolphins Vice-Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer Tom Garfinkel, Dolphins players Kenyan Drake, Raekwon McMillan and Vincent Taylor, as well as Dolphins alumni Nat Moore and Twan Russell, joined in surprising students as they were awarded financial support for their future career endeavors.
“We are pleased to select a group of great young men and women and give them the opportunity to be leaders of tomorrow,” Miami Dolphins Senior Vice President of Special Project & Alumni Relations said. “This endowment and vocational program as well as the FOOTBALL UNITES™ Project Change Scholarship will give these aspiring students the chance to gain greater knowledge to one day make a big difference in South Florida and the rest of the world.”
2019 Project Change Scholarship Recipient
- Ethan Coello of Pembroke Pines Charter High School will attend Tallahassee Community College with plans to transfer to Florida State University and study security and protective services to become a police officer.
2019 Nat Moore Vocational Grant Recipients
- Oscar Marin of Western High School will attend McFatter Technical College to study accounting.
- Javier Garcia of McFatter Technical High School will attend McFatter Technical College to become a dental technician.
2019 Nat Moore Endowment Fund Scholarship Recipients
- Niya Banks of Deerfield Beach High School will attend Clark Atlanta University to study political science.
- Shanette Bain of Miami Northwestern High School will attend Florida State University to study business.
- Malachi Dunn of Hallandale Beach High School will attend the University of North Florida to study political science.
- Franceska Edouard of Coral Springs High School will attend Florida State University to study biomedical science.
- Mark Fontana of Cooper City High School will attend St. Thomas University to study education.
- DaMauri Little of Coral Reef High School will attend Bethune-Cookman University to study business.
- Dominic Pierre of Pembroke Pines Charter High School will attend the University of Central Florida to study accounting.
The Nat Moore Scholarship and Vocational Endowment selected nine recipients in its initiative to provide the youth of South Florida with the financial resources needed to pursue avenues of education and training for employment readiness. Both the scholarship and the grant are expressly designed to bolster efforts to bridge a gap between receiving financial assistance and obtaining a degree or vocational diploma.
In addition, the second annual FOOTBALL UNITES™ Project Change Scholarship identifies one high school student each year and pays for their college tuition over a four-year period. The goal of the college scholarship is to provide financial support to students who have made a commitment to leading social progress initiatives in their communities.
These efforts and initiatives align with the organization’s goal to level the playing field through the power of teamwork to inspire a healthier, more educated and united South Florida community. Dolphins Owner Stephen Ross and Dolphins players created the FOOTBALL UNITES™ program as a way to bring positive social change. Dolphins organization believes it is important to be inclusive of the diversity and aware of the intersections that make up South Florida, uniting groups of different races, genders, sexual orientations, identities, abilities and faiths around the power of football. These programs connect to the NFL’s Inspire Change platform, showcasing the collaborative efforts of players, owners and the league to create positive change in communities across the country and work with RISE – the Ross Initiative in Sports for Equality – to eliminate racial discrimination, champion social justice and improve race relations.
Information on the FOOTBALL UNITES™ program can be found here. To learn more about RISE, visit here. Fans can join the conversation with the NFL’S Inspire Change program by clicking here.
Miami Dolphins waive Horton
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Miami Dolphins waive Horton
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – The Miami Dolphins today announced they have waived cornerback Tyler Horton.
Horton signed with the Dolphins as an undrafted college free agent on May 9, 2019. He was a four-year letterman (2015-18) and three-year starter at Boise State, where he played in 49 career games with 39 starts. As a senior in 2018, Horton earned first-team All-Mountain West honors.
Miami Dolphins in Partnership with 5000 Role Models of Excellence Project Hosts FOOTBALL UNITES™ Wilson Scholar Academic Signing Ceremony at Hard Rock Stadium
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Miami Dolphins in Partnership with 5000 Role Models of Excellence Project Hosts FOOTBALL UNITES™ Wilson Scholar Academic Signing Ceremony at Hard Rock Stadium
Miami – The Miami Dolphins FOOTBALL UNITES™ program partnered with the 5000 Role Models of Excellence Project to host the Wilson Scholar Academic Signing Ceremony at Hard Rock Stadium. At the event, 47 Wilson Scholars announced and signed with the colleges they will be attending in addition to receiving computers for their academic studies on Tuesday, May 28. Miami Dolphins players Jerome Baker and Jonathan Woodard were in attendance to commemorate the second Academic Signing Ceremony that the Miami Dolphins have hosted as part of a long-term partnership with the 5000 Role Models of Excellence Project through FOOTBALL UNITES™.
“The Dolphins have been super partners with us ever since I was a school principal and with Stephen Ross we have upped the involvement and the partnership,” Congresswoman Frederica S Wilson said. “I am so proud to be in partnership with the Miami Dolphins. I am proud of what they do for this community, I am proud of what they do for our children, our boys and we are all a part of FOOTBALL UNITES™.”
This event is a follow up to the FOOTBALL UNITES™ Police and Youth Conference in which hundreds of high school students of the 5000 Role Models of Excellence Project joined law enforcement from jurisdictions throughout South Florida in a conference setting designed to promote positive interaction between youth and law enforcement.
“We are honored to be part of this event with the 5000 Roles Models of Excellence Project that celebrates, supports and recognizes our South Florida youth,” Miami Dolphins Senior Vice President of Communications & Community Affairs Jason Jenkins said. “The Miami Dolphins Organization has a strong commitment and investment toward education and we are utilizing our platform to impact and inspire these young men as they embark on their journey to college.”
As part of the organization’s goal to level the playing field through the power of teamwork to inspire a healthier, more educated and united South Florida community, the team tapped 5000 Role Models of Excellence as one of its 2019 community partners and programs for FOOTBALL UNITES™. Through continued preexisting programming in addition to incorporating 5000 Role Models of Excellence into FOOTBALL UNITES™ programming, these social justice initiatives have impacted over 10,000 role model youth.
The team’s social justice initiative of FOOTBALL UNITES™ has a goal to be inclusive of the diversity and aware of the intersections that make up South Florida, uniting groups of different races, genders, sexual orientations, identities, abilities and faith around the power of football. These programs connect to the NFL’s Inspire Change platform, showcasing the collaborative efforts of players, owners and the league to create positive change in communities across the country and work with RISE – the Ross Initiative in Sports for Equality — to eliminate racial discrimination, champion social justice and improve race relations.
