The Miami Dolphins, sure S. Florida will get a Super Bowl, say they’ll make county funding for stadium work contingent on landing the game.
It used to be the Dolphins really couldn’t compete in free agency when the prize was a veteran who wanted an opportunity to win right away. Places such as New England or Baltimore or Green Bay led the list of destination teams those older decorated players wanted to join to chase a championship.
The Dolphins will be a very young team in 2013, and one way to evaluate that youth and give it some experience is to play more games. So the Dolphins agreed to face the Dallas Cowboys in the preseason-opening Hall of Fame Game.
The Miami Dolphins will face the Dallas Cowboys in the preseason-opening Hall of Fame Game, the NFL announced Tuesday morning.
Jake Long, the Dolphins’ No. 1 pick in 2008, signed a four-year deal with the Rams worth more than $8 million a year.
The immediate local reaction that counts, the one at the ticket window, has been lukewarm to the Dolphins’ so-far impressive offseason talent-grab in free agency. Indeed, the club privately admits the ticket-buying surge in 2010 after the Karlos Dansby and Brandon Marshall acquisitions outpaced the recent one following the signing of Mike Wallace and a couple of new linebackers.
Dolphins owner Stephen Ross has had time to talk to other NFL owners about Miami’s chances of landing Super Bowl L next May, and it has become clear to him there is only one way that’s going to happen:
Joe Philbin owes his current job, in no small part, to the amazing success of the 2011 Packers.
It is difficult to see things clearly in this purgatory. Your eyes are filled with the odd combination of hope and mistrust. A man betrays a woman for a decade, she’ll be armed with skepticism when he shows up with flowers and chocolates promising yet again to change. But here’s the thing: Dolphin fans want so badly to believe in this kind of romance, which made last week feel like wowing and wooing despite all the baggage and scars, and now anyone who cares about this team is stuck between wanting to think things are fixed and not trusting the people doing the fixing.
Brandon Gibson and ex-Jet Dustin Keller are the latest additions to Miami’s free agent haul. Meanwhile, cornerback Brent Grimes visited and Jake Long left St. Louis without a deal in place.
Ex-Dolphins cornerback Sean Smith agreed to a three-year deal with the Chiefs, and Jake Long is still deep in talks with the Rams.
Mike Wallace started things off in a blur, which is good because one of the fastest players in the NFL is used to getting himself and his team off the blocks with Usain Bolt quickness. But the NFL offseason isn’t a sprint, folks.
Miami-Dade’s top hotel group endorsed raising hotel taxes to help fund a roughly $400 million renovation of Sun Life Stadium, provided some of the new revenue goes to a tourism advertising campaign for the county.
The NFL wants its employees exempt from local hotel taxes during Super Bowl 2016 as the Miami Dolphins push for a hike in the tax to fund stadium renovations. On Friday, the region’s bid organizers said no to the request.
Mike Wallace, the fresh new face of the Miami Dolphins’ plan for the playoffs, dismisses the idea of feeling any external burden to meet or exceed expectations. “I put enough pressure on myself,” he said Wednesday.
Philip Wheeler turned down the Raiders and Chiefs and accepted the Dolphins’ $26 million deal. ‘I’m aggressive,’ he said. ‘Like a shark, but it’s ironic, because now I’m a Dolphin.’
Fresh off a Super Bowl title with the Ravens, Dannell Ellerbe arrives in South Florida. ‘The Dolphins showed me how much they love me.’
Mike Wallace said he’s ‘excited’ to join the Dolphins, who are still shopping for free agents. Meanwhile, Reggie Bush signed with the Lions.
Chris Clemons is relieved to be back with the Dolphins after a brief foray into free agency. ‘I definitely believe we’re a playoff team,’ he said.
The Dolphins made a statement by signing free agency’s big prize: WR Mike Wallace. They also signed LBs Dannell Ellerbe and Philip Wheeler.
The Dolphins spent big Tuesday for the premier wide receiver they have so needed and also to add an unexpected prize on defense, but this franchise-in-need was doing much more than instantly improving the team. It was doing much more than just purchasing players.
From a simple metal smokestack atop the Vatican on Tuesday, a papal conclave of 115 cardinals in Rome will reveal their globally anticipated vote — white smoke indicating a new pope has been chosen, black smoke indicating no decision.
The team can get impact free agents Tuesday with $30 million in salary-cap space to spend.
Mike Wallace is the name on the lips of most every Dolphins fans (and for good reason).
The story is not whether the Dolphins want to sign top free agent wide receiver Mike Wallace. The answer to that is yes, a resounding yes.
The top NFL free agents per position (NFL teams are allowed to sign free agents starting Tuesday):
According to a source, Reggie Bush has been contacted by three teams already, and he will not be returning to Miami.
The Dolphins will need an experienced tackle if Jake Long bolts – and fellow 2008 first-round pick Sam Baker might be the solution.
Martellus Bennett is known for his humorous tweets, but he’s also a skilled tight end who could bring a new dimension to the Dolphins’ offense.
The Dolphins signed receiver Brian Hartline to a five-year, $30.8 million deal, and also re-signed quarterback Matt Moore for the backup job.
The Dolphins need playmakers on both sides of the ball. More specifically, they need to force more turnovers.
Brian Hartline said all along he wanted to stay in Miami.
With Sean Smith possibly on his way out, unheralded Chris Houston is a cornerback option for the Dolphins who could also be affordable.
The Dolphins need a backup quarterback. David Garrard is looking for a job.
A revision to the Dolphins’ stadium bill would end a $10 million tax break for Florida’s foreign banks. Most of them are in Miami, and the industry is vowing to fight.
On a day when a Senate panel OK’d the Miami Dolphins stadium renovation plan, a poll obtained by The Miami Herald shows most Dade voters aren’t fans of the idea.
Greg Jennings’ age and injury history make him risky, but the receiver thrived in Green Bay under now-Dolphins coach Joe Philbin.
The Dolphins, who can’t afford to lose their best receiver, are working on a long-term deal for Brian Hartline, who eclipsed 1,000 yards last season.
The Dolphins have the cap space to go after Steelers receiver Mike Wallace, but there are a few caveats that could derail a potential deal.
The Dolphins locked down defensive tackle Randy Starks for a season and still have roughly $40 million in salary-cap space.
Miami has until Monday to use the franchise tag on a player and GM Jeff Ireland said that was a ‘likelihood,’ but doing so might result in the team overpaying.
Free agency starts on March 12. Are you ready?
March ushers in maybe the most telling two months in Miami Dolphins history, or, less arguably, at least the most important two months of Jeff Ireland’s professional life.
It appears ex-Dolphin Vontae Davis might have inadvertently outed his friend Sean Smith for participating in illegal tampering.
Tavon Austin, Marquise Goodwin and Ryan Swope each ran below 4.35 at the Combine.
A Miami Dolphins spokesman said they would be happy if the county OK’s May 14 as the date for a referendum on the stadium rehabilitation.
The Dolphins have 55 coaches and scouts at the NFL Combine to help search for the electrifying receiver they sorely need.
Jeff Ireland wouldn’t get specific as to which player, but he said that he expects the Dolphins to use the franchise tag this year.
If the Dolphins don’t re-sign Brian Hartline, or sign Mike Wallace or Greg Jennings, drafting a wide receiver would be the only option left.
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