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Miami Dolphins GM Jeff Ireland excited about roster: ‘We got players we wanted’

Despite a flurry of offseason moves, the Dolphins still have ample cap space and will continue tweaking the roster.

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Miami Dolphins sign former FIU player Rupert Bryan

Miami general manager Jeff Ireland and six other Dolphins scouts attended FIU’s Pro Day in March.

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Miami Dolphins kicker Dan Carpenter knows there’s a battle ahead

Dan Carpenter, Miami’s kicker for the past five years, will have to outperform rookie University of Florida product Caleb Sturgis in training camp if he intends to make it six years.

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Armando Salguero: Offseason moves don’t guarantee Miami Dolphins postseason run

The Dolphins are totally new. They have new uniforms. They have a new logo. They’ve committed a whopping $204 million in new contracts this offseason with $91 million of that hefty sum guaranteed to 14 players.

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Miami Dolphins sign QB Aaron Corp for No. 3 job

The Dolphins signed former USC and Richmond quarterback Aaron Corp to compete with heavy front-runner Pat Devlin for the No. 3 job, the biggest splash in a series of roster moves Wednesday.

Judge issues warrant for Chad ‘Ochocinco’ Johnson

Chad Johnson, the former football player and ‘Dancing with the Stars’ contestant, has been ordered to jail for violating his probation.

Dolphins | community involvement

Kids gets a fun training camp from Miami Dolphins

The Dolphins spent Tuesday with a group of local school kids at a Dave & Buster’s, teaching them about living a healthy, fit life.

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Miami Dolphins players already talking big about season

It’s only May, but some of the Dolphins’ leaders have been stating publicly that a certain level of success is expected this season.

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Miami Dolphins’ Ryan Tannehill loves his new weapons

Dolphins quarterback Ryan Tannehill will look you in the eye and tell you that “last year wasn’t good enough,” that he simply must improve his completion percentage (23rd in the league) and third-down performance (30th).

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NFL commissioner Roger Goodell: We want Dolphins to remain in Miami

Dolphins relocation rumors have ramped up since a stadium bill failed last week, but NFL commissioner Roger Goodell says he wants the team to stay in Miami.

DOLPHINS | SUN LIFE STADIUM

Miami Dolphins ‘open-minded’ to stadium in Palm Beach

The Dolphins, still smarting from a legislative defeat in an effort to upgrade Sun Life Stadium, are considering all their options in order to find a long-term solution.

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Armando Salguero: Super Bowl bid has one big flaw — Sun Life Stadium

The San Francisco Bay area is clearly the favorite to land the most significant of the NFL’s signature games in a couple of weeks. Super Bowl 50, a game that will not only celebrate the two finest teams of the NFL’s 2015 season, but also recall half a century in which professional football became the national game, is going to be hard to wrest from the folks out west.

Group unveils what ‘would have been’ for Miami’s Super Bowl bid

South Florida’s long shot bid for the 50th Super Bowl would bring a lavish festival to downtown Miami, with football played on a Navy aircraft carrier docked at Bayfront Park, a zipline ride over Bayside Marina and nightclubs set up on barges in the bay.

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Armando Salguero: Lack of Miami Dolphins stadium election is galling

History reminds that people in Baltimore, Cleveland, Houston, St. Louis and Los Angeles ignored the early signs of an NFL franchise getting ready to uproot long before their teams left town.

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Dolphins owner Ross promises to give away most of his fortune to charity

Ross joins his fellow billionares in pledging to give away his money to charitable causes. But he will continue exploring tax-funded help to upgrade Sun Life Stadium, a top aide says.

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David J. Neal: Let the Miami Dolphins wallow in their own pity party

The Dolphins sounded more like losers on this spring Sunday than they usually do on fall Sundays.

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Tackle Tyson Clabo plugs a major hole on Miami Dolphins’ offensive line

With Jonathan Martin shifting to left tackle to replace Jake Long, the Dolphins signed 329-pound Tyson Clabo to play right tackle.

SUNDAY FOCUS | DION JORDAN

Miami Dolphins’ Dion Jordan shaped through a life of adversity

Dion Jordan, drafted third overall by the Dolphins in April when they traded up to get him, is poised to be the franchise’s next great pass-rusher after being molded in life through adversity.

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Armando Salguero: Dion Jordan sidelined now, but must thrive in future for Miami Dolphins

Dion Jordan didn’t exactly jump out of the blocks to start his NFL career, and that’s not an aspersion but simply the truth. The Dolphins first-round pick is still recovering from shoulder surgery, which everyone knew about, so when most of the other rookies got busy trying to impress coaches during Friday’s rookie camp practice, Jordan simply watched.

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Mike Gillislee among impressive UF draftees at Miami Dolphins minicamp

Mike Gillislee, Jelani Jenkins and Caleb Sturgis grabbed the attention during the first day of the three-day Dolphins camp.

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Jeff Ireland, Miami Dolphins face tough roster choices

After each draft, general manager Jeff Ireland runs through his team in his mind to see if he can project something close to a final 53-man roster.

Dolphins | Rookie Camp

Workouts will shed some light on Miami Dolphins rookies

The Dolphins are hoping their upcoming rookie camp will address concerns heading into the 2013 season.

SUN LIFE STADIUM

Miami Dolphins invite applicants to apply for stadium jobs and also to support taxes for it

After registering to work in a $350 million renovation of Sun Life Stadium, applicants were handed pledge cards where they could sign their names to supporting using hotel taxes to help pay for it.

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Miami Dolphins work out trio of right tackles

The Dolphins hope to strike a deal with an offensive tackle very soon after working out right tackles Eric Winston, Tyson Clabo and Winston Justice on Wednesday and left tackle Bryant McKinnie earlier in the week.

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Miami Dolphins to work out three offensive tackles

It will be at least a trio of tackles working out for the Dolphins on Wednesday.

SUN LIFE STADIUM DEBATE

Dolphins may concede state dollars in stadium fight

The stadium bill that passed the Senate this week dropped a provision that would let the Dolphins get state money for a renovation starting this summer. The change could cost the Dolphins $3 million a year from Florida.

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After NFL Draft, Miami Dolphins still have a problem left to tackle

The Miami Dolphins addressed a number of needs during the NFL Draft, but general manager Jeff Ireland might have to go through free agency to find an upgrade at left tackle.

MIAMI DOLPHINS | DION JORDAN

Miami Dolphins top pick Dion Jordan ready to wreak havoc: ‘I have a high motor’

Dion Jordan says he’s ready form a fearsome pass-rushing tandem with Cameron Wake. First, he must get his shoulder healthy.

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Miami Dolphins draft three Florida Gators, including kicker Caleb Sturgis

A daylong, often tedious endeavor, the final day of the NFL Draft got awfully interesting, awfully fast.

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Armando Salguero: Focus shifts to Miami Dolphins’ Joe Philbin, Ryan Tannehill

The names the Miami Dolphins added in the draft this weekend start to blur after a while because general manager Jeff Ireland did a fine job of gathering a lot of picks for this draft and then filled his needs as well as desires over three exhilarating days.

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Dan Le Batard: NFL Draft is great celebration of the unknown

Let us marvel in open-mouthed awe at this magic trick the NFL unveils annually, waving a wand over a hypnotized audience to much applause when all this league is really doing is just selling your hope right back to you. Well, that’s not fair, actually. That’s not all the NFL is doing. It is also conspiring as a monopoly with a corrupt NCAA cartel to create a free-labor minor league for its multibillion-dollar industry, plus signing up gladiators who are dying earlier and in more pain than the rest of us. But we lap this NFL Draft up every year like thirsty hounds at a bowl because you won’t find a lot of introspection at the biggest and best parties.

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Greg Cote: Busy Miami Dolphins not ready to concede South Florida market to Heat

LeBron James and the champion Heat are rolling impressively through the NBA playoffs, but it was the Dolphins dominating local conversation this week — the Dolphins, who once owned the Miami sports market and are acting like they mean to win it back.

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Early voting for Miami Dolphins stadium referendum begins Monday amid uncertainty in Tallahassee

If the Florida Legislature fails to approve legislation this week backed by the Miami Dolphins, the May 14 referendum asking voters to subsidize a renovation to Sun Life Stadium would be canceled.

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Miami Dolphins adopt a defensive strategy with NFL draft picks

The Dolphins drafted two cornerbacks and an offensive tackle and traded receiver Davone Bess for more picks.

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Armando Salguero: Time will tell if improving defense was the right move for Miami Dolphins

Years from now when hindsight puts this NFL draft into focus, we’ll know if the Dolphins decision to improve on defense instead of turning the offense into a loaded point-manufacturing machine was the right way to go.

Dolphins Notebook

Stephen Ross says Tony Sparano damaged the Dolphins

The grudge Tony Sparano held after the Dolphins’ surreptitious courting of Jim Harbaugh in early 2011 “damaged the whole organization,” owner Stephen Ross said on Dan Le Batard’s show on 790 The Ticket on Friday afternoon.

LEGISLATURE 2013 | SUN LIFE STADIUM

Dolphins’ stadium bill stalled

The Senate again delayed voting on a bill allowing the Miami Dolphins to use taxpayer money to renovate the stadium. The House is waiting for the Senate to act. 1368931177

SUPER BOWL

South Florida Super Bowl committee reveals details of bid for 2016 or 2017 game

Picture this: Biscayne Boulevard transformed into a mile-long street party, featuring live concerts, a Ferris wheel and more.

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Armando Salguero: Miami Dolphins continue trend of making bold moves

The days of being safe, boring and mediocre passed into history Thursday.

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Greg Cote: Onus is on Dion Jordan, and also on GM Jeff Ireland

Do we trust the Dolphins yet? More to the point, do we trust general manager Jeff Ireland?

Dolphins Notebook

Miami Dolphins unveil new uniforms, logo

New year, new team and new look — in most every way.

Dolphins | NFL Draft (First round: 8 p.m., ESPN)

Miami Dolphins’ trade talks with Chiefs for Branden Albert get louder

Negotiations for Branden Albert have heated up again — and now the Dolphins are looking to trade away Davone Bess.

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Armando Salguero: Miami Dolphins should select cornerback D.J. Hayden

D.J. Hayden should be your man, Jeff Ireland.

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Armando Salguero: Miami Dolphins’ new uniforms look cleaner

Some of you will love it. Some of you will hate it. Some will think it dull while others will say the change is too drastic and even radical.

NFL Draft | Miami Dolphins

Ezekiel Ansah lacks experience, but could have plenty of potential for Miami Dolphins

Former BYU pass-rusher Ezekiel Ansah has the kind of raw physical ability that gives him big upside, but he lacks experience.

Fishing

Dolphins players help teach kids fishing

More than 20 Dolphins players served as angling coaches Tuesday afternoon for about two dozen youngsters from the Boys & Girls Clubs of Miami-Dade and Broward counties.

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No developments in Miami Dolphins’ pursuit of Branden Albert

Another day came and went, yet Branden Albert remained a member of the Kansas City Chiefs on Tuesday.

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Greg Cote: Drum roll ... time for annual NFL Mock Draft

I have been doing my annual NFL Mock Draft in The Miami Herald for a long time. How long? When I started this, the Dolphins had recently played in a Super Bowl. THAT long! As I recall, the printing press had not quite been invented yet, so those earliest first-round selections were etched onto stone tablets that were then heaved onto front lawns with a thud.

Dolphins | NFL Draft

Tyler Eifert could be a tight fit for Miami Dolphins in NFL Draft

Notre Dame tight end Tyler Eifert has the kind of athleticism sought in today’s NFL, making him an option for Miami’s No. 12 pick.