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NFL insiders: Peyton Manning having trouble throwing the ball

Two days after Indianapolis Star columnist Bob Kravitz said Peyton Manning "is not throwing like an NFL quarterback," NFL Network's Mike Lombardi also raised concerns.

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Former Miami Dolphins running back Ricky Williams calls it a career

Ricky Williams, the Dolphins’ second-leading all-time rusher whose time in Miami was marked by success and controversy, said he’s retiring from football.

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Miami Dolphins have many free agent options on defense

The Dolphins will have several options to improve defensively in free agency starting March 13 but will not have a lot to spend if they use much of their salary-cap space (more than $12 million, with potential for more) on Colts quarterback Peyton Manning. A primer:

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Options await in free agency as Miami Dolphins try to upgrade offense

Chatter on the Dolphins’ options and potential fits on offense when free agency begins March 13:

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More join concussion lawsuit against NFL

The Miami lawsuit is one of 20 the NFL faces nationwide, alleging the league ignored evidence that head injuries incurred during the game results in serious health issues later on.

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Miami Dolphins expected to hire Jim Turner as O-line coach

The Dolphins are expected to announce the hiring of longtime college assistant Jim Turner as their offensive line coach. Turner resigned as Texas Tech’s offensive line coach this week, six weeks after taking the job, in order to join Miami.

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Miami Dolphins played both Super Bowl teams tough during regular season

Putting the Dolphins in any sort of Super Bowl context might at a glance seem ludicrous. That’s first because Miami is coming off a 6-10 season, and second, because when the Dolphins last won a Super Bowl, fans wore coonskin caps and rode to the game in cars with engines you cranked to start.

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Ill-timed blitz by Miami Dolphins’ Brandon Marshall disses Matt Moore

Most of us have heard, perhaps from an older relative, the expression, “What am I, chopped liver!?” — the time-tested lament of someone slighted, or forgotten.

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Pro Bowl MVP Brandon Marshall of Miami Dolphins lobbies for ‘elite’ QB

If Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross is the most adamant person in the organization about the need to upgrade at quarterback, Brandon Marshall apparently isn’t far behind. And Marshall’s record-setting performance at Sunday’s Pro Bowl gave a reminder to Peyton Manning or Matt Flynn or anyone else what he’s capable of.

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Miami Dolphins coach Joe Philbin wants aggressive, creative offense

With his offensive and defensive coordinators in place, Dolphins coach Joe Philbin pledged an up-tempo style.

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Miami Dolphins plan no increase in ticket prices

Dolphins president Mike Dee said Friday the team will not increase any ticket prices and might lower some. Dee declined to detail what seats will be cheaper but said plans would be announced soon.

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Dolphins might want Broward out of Super Bowl bid

Miami Dolphins CEO Mike Dee cites Broward’s opposition to a tax-funded stadium redo in raising the idea of Miami-Dade going solo in pursuing the 2016 Super Bowl.

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Senior Bowl has quarterback options for Miami Dolphins

If Miami can’t get one of its top choices for quarterback, it might find one attractive enough to draft at the Senior Bowl this week.

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Miami Dolphins set to hire Sherman, Coyle as coordinators

Former Packers coach Mike Sherman and Bengals defensive backs coach Kevin Coyle are poised to be named the Dolphins’ offensive and defensive coordinators, respectively.

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Team work: Dolphins help rebuild home for Navy veteran

A community of volunteers, including Miami Dolphins football players, come together to rebuild a home for a U.S. Navy veteran.

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Miami Dolphins GM Jeff Ireland reiterates that team needs QB upgrade

Dolphins GM Jeff Ireland addressed several issues Tuesday while at Senior Bowl practice, including the team’s need for a quarterback. ‘There are guys out there. We’ve just got to find them.’

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Miami Dolphins great Mark Duper treated for kidney cancer

Mark Duper underwent surgery for a tumor growing in his right kidney, and his prognosis is excellent.

NFL vets bring battle over brain damage to Miami

The legal fight by hundreds of former NFL players to be compensated for brain trauma comes to a Miami federal courtroom Thursday.

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Miami Dolphins’ Joe Philbin has interest in former Packers coach Mike Sherman

Dolphins coach Joe Philbin has expressed interest in former Packers coach Mike Sherman for the team’s offensive coordinator job, a league source said Monday.

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Peyton Manning sits atop Miami Dolphins’ quarterback wish list

Speculation about potential suitors for Peyton Manning continued to swirl Sunday, with ESPN reporting that Arizona will join the Dolphins, Jets and Redskins as teams interested in the star quarterback if the Colts set him free.

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Miami Dolphins introduce Joe Philbin as new head coach

Joe Philbin was introduced as the 10th coach in Miami history. ‘His leadership skills are unparalleled,’ owner Stephen Ross said.

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Joe Philbin wins confidence but Miami Dolphins still need quarterback

Joe Philbin won the news conference on Saturday. He was energetic, he was enthusiastic, he was prepared, pleasant and even-keeled. Philbin did as well or better as any of the predecessors who have stood in front of the media and Dolphins nation since 1996 and offered hope, optimism and change.

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Miami Dolphins executives, players and media comment on Joe Philbin

“Today we are embarking on a journey to return this team back to the top of the NFL – a feat that hasn’t been accomplished here in almost 40 years. It’s a privilege to be entrusted with one of the premier franchises in all of professional sports.”

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Miami Dolphins hire Green Bay Packers’ Joe Philbin as head coach

The Dolphins are expected to give a four-year deal to Packers offensive coordinator Joe Philbin, who will be introduced as Miami’s coach Saturday.

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With hiring of Joe Philbin, perhaps Miami Dolphins can begin healing

A man named Joe Philbin is the newest caretaker put in charge of the Miami Dolphins’ deeply tarnished good name. He must chip away a decade of losses and lost luster, and erase years of fan erosion and growing cynicism. He must reestablish the abandoned stature of this team, this brand, in what used to be a “football town.”

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Miami Dolphins, Joe Philbin both taking gambles

Last week was the end of the world for Joe Philbin and the Dolphins. Everything crashed, everything was wrong, nothing could console. And while a football man’s personal pain following the passing of his son is much worse than a football team’s ache in missing on a coach hiring, the hell each was catching on different fronts for different reasons could only be defined the same.

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Time has come for Miami Dolphins’ final coaching decision

Indications Thursday were that it was a tight race between Mike McCoy and Joe Philbin for the Fins coaching job, with Todd Bowles a fallback.

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Miami Dolphins’ next coach will experience doubt

Jeff Fisher, as if to underline his credentials for heroically rescuing those in need, stopped his vehicle the other night outside Nashville to lend aid to two teenagers who had been involved in a single-car accident. True story.

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Todd Bowles, Joe Philbin have second interview with Miami Dolphins

Two of the three finalists for the Dolphins’ coaching job made their case to owner Stephen Ross on Wednesday, and the position could be filled by the end of the week.

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Miami Dolphins narrow coach search to three finalists

Miami’s coaching search is down to Todd Bowles, Joe Philbin and Mike McCoy, sources said, and now the team will have to replace key assistant Mike Nolan as well.

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Miami Dolphins interview Broncos’ McCoy as coach search continues

As expected, the Miami Dolphins interviewed Denver Broncos offensive coordinator Mike McCoy on Monday, as the team draws closer to making a decision on its head-coaching job.

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Miami Dolphins might shun QB option with first-round pick

Barring a trade-up in order to get Robert Griffin III, it appears the Dolphins will address a position other than QB with the eighth or ninth pick of the first round.

Miami Dolphins plan to interview Broncos’ Mike McCoy for coaching spot

The Dolphins plan to interview Denver Broncos offensive coordinator Mike McCoy early this week, according to a league source.

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National media, ex-Fins address Miami Dolphins’ woes

NFL Network’s Joe Theismann and others in the national media told the cold reality of a franchise that was once thought of among the NFL royalty.

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How have the Miami Dolphins fallen so far?

The Heat is a huge disappointment for merely getting within two games of the championship. The Marlins, owners of two titles, just spent $191 million to get your attention. Even the Panthers are in first place. It is hard to imagine in a region that has an expressway named after Don Shula and a hospital named after Dan Marino that the once-proud Dolphins are both the least interesting and least competent professional sports franchise in town. Have we ever said that before?

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Miami Dolphins identify more coaching candidates

The Dolphins intend to interview additional candidates for their coaching job, and Denver Broncos offensive coordinator Mike McCoy is among the candidates who interest them.

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Ross defends handling of negotiations after Fisher spurns Miami Dolphins

Jeff Fisher accepted the Rams’ coaching job after he reportedly didn’t get the personnel control he wanted from Miami.

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Miami Dolphins can atone for Fisher loss by snaring QB Griffin

The losses keep coming for the poor Miami Dolphins. Lost games, lost seasons, lost fans, lost image, lost stature. The latest loss: Jeff Fisher. Your football franchise has officially tumbled to a heretofore unfound nadir when it cannot even beat the woeful St. Louis Rams.

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Waiting game continues for Miami Dolphins in Jeff Fisher saga

Jeff Fisher and his agent have been working through various issues that might determine whether he chooses to coach the Fins or Rams.

Miami Dolphins wait for Jeff Fisher’s decision

Jeff Fisher had not decided between the Dolphins and Rams, despite conflicting reports.

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Fisher hiring would change perception of Miami Dolphins

It has been a sad lot of seasons since the Dolphins or St. Louis Rams have won a game as important as the one in which they are now competing. That is why both teams are shopping for a new coach in the first place. And it is why both see the incomplete rèsumè of Jeff Fisher like hungry diners eyeing a platter of filet mignon and lobster.

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Mike Zimmer interviewed as Miami Dolphins wait on Jeff Fisher

As expected, the Dolphins interviewed Cincinnati Bengals defensive coordinator Mike Zimmer for their coaching job on Tuesday while Jeff Fisher tries to decide whether to coach Miami or St. Louis.

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Coach search remains ongoing as Miami Dolphins await Jeff Fisher’s decision

While the Dolphins wait on Jeff Fisher’s decision, other coach candidates are being interviewed by Miami.

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Jeff Fisher, by logic, is Miami Dolphins’ top choice

This search for a Dolphins coach doesn’t always make sense to those of us on the outside that don’t know the “plan” general manager Jeff Ireland spoke of when the process kicked off last week.

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Miami Dolphins have backup plan if Jeff Fisher takes Rams job

With the belief spreading that Jeff Fisher will take the Rams’ coaching job, the Fins will interview Mike Zimmer and others.

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Miami Dolphins to interview Falcons' Mularkey; Jeff Fisher to visit Rams

The Dolphins requested and received permission to speak with Atlanta Falcons offensive coordinator Mike Mularkey about their head coaching job, NFL Network reported Saturday.

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Jeff Fisher says he is only considering coaching for Miami Dolphins or St. Louis Rams

Former Tennessee Titans coach Jeff Fisher told ESPN on Friday that he is considering coaching only two teams - the Dolphins and St. Louis - and will make a decision next week. A report in St. Louis said he is "on the verge" of choosing the Rams.

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Miami Dolphins interview Bears’ Dave Toub for head coaching position

Dave Toub, the Bears’ special teams coach, was flown in to interview for Miami’s coaching position.

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Miami Dolphins to interview Packers offensive coordinator

The Miami Dolphins will interview Green Bay Packers offensive coordinator Joe Philbin for their head-coaching job but remain hopeful about their chances of luring former Tennessee coach Jeff Fisher.