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Why the Jake Grove Situation Doesn’t Make Sense

by Philip Unwin on September 9, 2010

The Dolphins, in a not-totally-unexpected move, cut C Jake Grove today.    Grove, of course, was beaten out for the starting job at center by Joe Berger.  Grove signed a $29.5 million contract, with a$12 million signing bonus, then played 12 games (starting 10) for the Dolphins last season.  With Berger beating out Grove for the [...]

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Cutdown Day in Davie

by George Richmond on September 4, 2010

**Scroll down to see the list of cuts as they’re reported** The infamous ‘Turk’ makes his annual visit to NFL locker rooms today, as teams must pare their rosters down to the league-mandated 53 players by 6:00 PM ET. Following Friday’s trade with Dallas for offensive lineman Pat McQuistan (in exchange for a 7th round [...]

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The Battles That Weren’t

by George Richmond on August 19, 2010

The Dolphins entered their 2010 training camp with no less than nine starting jobs seemingly up for grabs. By and large, said competitions have failed to materialize.  But that’s not necessarily a bad thing.  In fact, it’s downright fantastic in some cases. Here’s a look at some of the Battles That Weren’t. • At guard, the [...]

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Dolphins Trade Justin Smiley to Jaguars

by George Richmond on May 24, 2010

ProFootballTalk.com reports the Dolphins have traded guard Justin Smiley to the Jacksonville Jaguars. Compensation is currently not known and the deal hinges on Smiley passing a physical.  But it appears that resolution has been reached for Smiley, a seven-year veteran who had been told by head football man Bill Parcells to stay away from offseason workouts [...]

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Rookie Overview & Positional Battles

by George Richmond on April 28, 2010

The Dolphins emerged from the 2010 NFL Draft the Dolphins emerged with eight new players.  Nine if you include veteran wide receiver Brandon Marshall, who was acquired in part with the Dolphins 40th overall pick April 14.   Plenty of themes played out during the three-day marathon. The Dolphins focused primarily on defense, with only [...]

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Dolphins-Patriots Inactive List, Other Notes

by George Richmond on December 6, 2009

Dolphins QB Tyler Thigpen (#3 QB), RB Kory Sheets, WR Patrick Turner, T Andrew Gardner, C Jake Grove, DE Ikaika Alama-Francis, DE Lionel Dotson and LB Erik Walden. Patriots RB Fred Taylor, WR Julian Edelman, T Sebastan Vollmer, G Stephen Neal, NT Ron Brace, CB Sean Springs, CB Terrence Wheatley and S Brett Lockett. Weakside [...]

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