2009 Miami Dolphins season
Head coach	Tony Sparano
General manager	Jeff Ireland
Home field	Land Shark Stadium
Results
Record	5–6
Place	2nd AFC East
Playoff finish	TBD
Pro Bowlers	TBD
Uniform
Timeline
Previous season	Next season
2008	2010

The 2009 Miami Dolphins season is the organization's 40th season in the National Football League and 44th overall.^[1] The Dolphins entered the 2009 season as the reigning AFC East champions after posting an 11-5 record in 2008.^[2][3] The Dolphins will attempt to become the first team to host and play in the Super Bowl.

[edit] Offseason personnel moves

[edit] Coaching staff

The Dolphins fired offensive line coach Mike Maser on January 14, 2009, just one year after he was hired to head coach Tony Sparano's staff.^[4] During Maser's lone season with the Dolphins, the team had the 12th-best offensive in the league with 345.6 yards per game.^[4] A day after firing Maser, the team hired Dave DeGuglielmo, who had been the assistant offensive line coach for the New York Giants, as their new offensive line coach.^[5]

After kicking coach Steve Hoffman left the team to join the Kansas City Chiefs,^[6] the Dolphins hired University of Rhode Island head coach Darren Rizzi as the assistant special teams coach on February 21.^[7]

[edit] Players

[edit] Re-signings

• January 5 - Re-signed wide receiver Anthony Armstrong, cornerback Scorpio Babers, cornerback Will Billingsley, fullback Chris Brown, defensive tackle Joe Cohen, running back Lex Hilliard and wide receiver Todd Lowber.^[8]
• February 20 - Re-signed offensive tackle Vernon Carey.
• February 25 - Re-signed linebacker Channing Crowder.
• February 27 - Re-signed safety Yeremiah Bell.
• May 16 - Signed fullback Lousaka Polite to a multi-year extension.
• May 26 - Signed cornerback Will Allen to a multi-year extension.
• June 22 - Signed safety Tyrone Culver to a multi-year extension.

[edit] Signings

• January 6 - Claimed linebacker Tearrius George off waivers from the New Orleans Saints.^[8]
• January 19 - Signed safety Ethan Kilmer (Bengals) and linebacker Cameron Wake (BC Lions).
• February 25 - Signed safety Gibril Wilson (Raiders).
• February 27 - Signed guard Joe Berger (Cowboys).
• March 3 - Signed center Jake Grove (Raiders).
• March 12 - Signed cornerback Eric Green (Cardinals).
• April 25 - Signed punter Jy Bond (Australia).
• May 13 - Signed linebacker Jason Taylor (Redskins).

[edit] Departures

• February 10 - Waived guard Matt McChesney and linebacker Kelvin Smith.
• March 2 - Terminated the contract of defensive end Vonnie Holliday.
• April 27 - Released quarterback John Beck.
• June 1 - Released wide receiver Todd Lowber.
• June 15 - Released cornerback Scorpio Babers and punter Jy Bond.

[edit] Trades

• March 19 - Acquired defensive tackle Tony McDaniel from the Jacksonville Jaguars in exchange for seventh-round pick in the 2009 NFL Draft.
• March 23 - Traded center Samson Satele to the Oakland Raiders in exchange for a sixth-round pick and a swap of fourth-round picks in the 2009 NFL Draft.

[edit] Free agents

UFA: Unrestricted free agent, RFA: Restricted free agent, ERFA: Exclusive-rights free agent

Position	Player	Free agency status	Date signed	2009 team
SS	Yeremiah Bell	UFA	2/26	Miami Dolphins
OT	Vernon Carey	UFA	2/20	Miami Dolphins
LB	Channing Crowder	UFA	2/25	Miami Dolphins
CB	André Goodman	UFA	3/1	Denver Broncos
TE	Aaron Halterman	ERFA
FS	Renaldo Hill	UFA	2/27	Denver Broncos
C	Al Johnson	UFA	3/17	New England Patriots
LB	Quentin Moses	ERFA	3/31	Miami Dolphins
G	Ike Ndukwe	ERFA	3/20	Miami Dolphins
WR	Tab Perry	UFA
LB	Derek Smith	UFA

= Retained by Dolphins

[edit] 2009 NFL Draft

Originally slated to have the 26th overall pick in the 2009 NFL Draft, the Dolphins' pick moved up one spot to 25th after the Arizona Cardinals and Philadelphia Eagles made it to the NFC Championship.^[9] Both the Cardinals (9-7) and Eagles (9-6-1) were projected to pick before the Dolphins (11-5), but with one guaranteed to make the Super Bowl (and thus pick 31st or 32nd depending on the outcome) the Dolphins moved up one position in the draft.^[9]

Draft		Name	Position	College	Height	Weight
Rnd	Pick
1	25	Vontae Davis	CB	Illinois	5'11"	203
2	44	Pat White	QB/WR	West Virginia	6'0"	197
	61	Sean Smith	CB	Utah	6'4"	215
3	87	Patrick Turner	WR	USC	6'5"	220
4	108	Brian Hartline	WR	OSU	6'3"	188
5	161	John Nalbone	TE	Monmouth	6'4"	255
	165	Chris Clemons	FS	Clemson	6'1"	210
6	181	Andrew Gardner	OT	Georgia Tech	6'6"	305
7	214	J. D. Folsom	ILB	Weber State	6'3"	230

Notes

• The Dolphins acquired Washington's 2009 second-round pick when they traded defensive end Jason Taylor in July 2008.^[10]
• The Dolphins traded their 2009 sixth-round pick to the Dallas Cowboys when they acquired defensive tackle Jason Ferguson in February 2008.^[11]
• The Dolphins acquired Cleveland's 2009 seventh-round pick when they traded cornerback Travis Daniels in August 2008.^[12]
• The Dolphins acquired Carolina's 2009 seventh-round pick when they traded quarterback Josh McCown in August 2008.^[12]
• The Dolphins traded its second-round selection (56th overall) to Indianapolis for their second- and fifth-round selection (61st and 165th overall, respectively).
• The Dolphins traded their second 2009 seventh-round selection (237th pick) to Kansas City for a 2010 seventh-round selection.

[edit] Draft pick signings

• May 21 - Signed tight end John Nalbone to a four-year contract.
• June 18 - Signed offensive tackle Andrew Gardner to a four-year contract.
• July 3 - Signed wide receiver Patrick Turner to a four-year contract.
• July 3 - Signed linebacker J. D. Folsom to a four-year contract.
• July 15 - Signed wide receiver Brian Hartline to a four-year contract.
• July 24 - Signed cornerback Sean Smith to a four-year contract.
• August 1 - Signed cornerback Vontae Davis to a five-year contract.
• August 2 - Signed quarterback Pat White to a four-year contract.
• August 2 - Signed safety Chris Clemons to a four-year contract.

[edit] Undrafted free agents

Following the 2009 NFL Draft, the Dolphins signed the following nine undrafted free agents on April 30:

DE Ryan Baker (Purdue) TE Jared Bronson (Central Washington) NT Louis Ellis (Shaw) RB Anthony Kimble (Stanford) OG Mark Lewis (Oregon)

WR Brennan Marion (Tulsa) DE Orion Martin (Virginia Tech) OT SirVincent Rogers (Houston) WR Chris Williams (New Mexico State)

The team later signed guard J. D. Quinn (Montana) on May 11. Two of the undrafted rookies would end up leaving the team shortly after signing, with Bronson failing to report to training camp on August 2 and Rogers opting for retirement on August 6.

[edit] Training camp and preseason

[edit] Opening camp roster

Miami Dolphins roster view • talk • edit
Quarterbacks  7 Chad Henne 10 Chad Pennington  6 Pat White Running Backs 20 Chris Brown FB 23 Ronnie Brown 38 Patrick Cobbs 26 Lex Hilliard 45 Anthony Kimble 36 Lousaka Polite FB 34 Ricky Williams Wide Receivers 11 Anthony Armstrong 15 Davone Bess 83 Greg Camarillo 19 Ted Ginn, Jr. 82 Brian Hartline 17 Brandon London 14 Brennan Marion 84 Patrick Turner 87 Chris Williams Tight Ends 80 Anthony Fasano 81 Joey Haynos 88 David Martin 86 John Nalbone 18 Ernest Wilford		Offensive Linemen 57 Andy Alleman G/C 67 Joe Berger G 72 Vernon Carey T 76 Brandon Frye G/T 63 Andrew Gardner T 75 Nate Garner T 64 Jake Grove C 60 Mark Lewis G 77 Jake Long T 61 Shawn Murphy G 68 Ike Ndukwe G 73 SirVincent Rogers T 65 Justin Smiley G 66 Donald Thomas G Defensive Linemen 79 Ryan Baker DE 62 Joe Cohen NT 71 Lionel Dotson DE 93 Louis Ellis NT 95 Jason Ferguson NT 70 Kendall Langford DE 78 Tony McDaniel NT 97 Phillip Merling DE 96 Paul Soliai NT 94 Randy Starks DE/NT 90 Rodrique Wright DE		Linebackers 56 Charlie Anderson OLB 51 Akin Ayodele ILB 52 Channing Crowder ILB 59 J. D. Folsom ILB 49 Tearrius George OLB 58 William Kershaw ILB 48 Orion Martin OLB 74 Quentin Moses OLB 55 Joey Porter OLB 99 Jason Taylor OLB 53 Reggie Torbor ILB 91 Cameron Wake OLB 50 Erik Walden OLB Defensive Backs 32 Jason Allen CB/FS 25 Will Allen CB 37 Yeremiah Bell SS 27 Will Billingsley CB 47 Courtney Bryan S 30 Chris Clemons FS 29 Tyrone Culver S 24 Vontae Davis CB 21 Eric Green CB 33 Nathan Jones CB 43 Ethan Kilmer FS 31 Sean Smith CB 22 Joey Thomas CB 28 Gibril Wilson FS Special Teams  5 Dan Carpenter K 92 John Denney LS  2 Brandon Fields P		Reserve Lists 89 Jared Bronson (Did Not Report) 98 Matt Roth OLB (Active/NF-Inj.) Rookies in italics

[edit] Final preseason roster

Miami Dolphins roster view • talk • edit
Quarterbacks  7 Chad Henne 10 Chad Pennington  6 Pat White Running Backs 23 Ronnie Brown 38 Patrick Cobbs 26 Lex Hilliard 36 Lousaka Polite FB 34 Ricky Williams Wide Receivers 15 Davone Bess 83 Greg Camarillo 19 Ted Ginn, Jr. 82 Brian Hartline 17 Brandon London 14 James Robinson 84 Patrick Turner Tight Ends 80 Anthony Fasano 81 Joey Haynos 88 David Martin 86 John Nalbone		Offensive Linemen 67 Joe Berger C 72 Vernon Carey T 76 Brandon Frye G/T 63 Andrew Gardner T 75 Nate Garner T 64 Jake Grove C 60 Mark Lewis G 77 Jake Long T 61 Shawn Murphy G 65 Justin Smiley G 66 Donald Thomas G Defensive Linemen 79 Ryan Baker DE 71 Lionel Dotson DE 95 Jason Ferguson NT 70 Kendall Langford DE 78 Tony McDaniel DE 97 Phillip Merling DE 96 Paul Soliai NT 94 Randy Starks DE/NT 90 Rodrique Wright DE		Linebackers 56 Charlie Anderson OLB 51 Akin Ayodele ILB 52 Channing Crowder ILB 59 J. D. Folsom ILB 58 William Kershaw ILB 74 Quentin Moses OLB 55 Joey Porter OLB 99 Jason Taylor OLB 53 Reggie Torbor ILB 91 Cameron Wake OLB 50 Erik Walden OLB Defensive Backs 32 Jason Allen CB 25 Will Allen CB 37 Yeremiah Bell SS 27 Will Billingsley CB 47 Courtney Bryan SS 30 Chris Clemons SS 29 Tyrone Culver FS 24 Vontae Davis CB 33 Nathan Jones CB 31 Sean Smith CB 22 Joey Thomas CB 28 Gibril Wilson FS Special Teams  5 Dan Carpenter K 92 John Denney LS  2 Brandon Fields P		Reserve Lists 89 Jared Bronson TE (Did Not Report) 43 Ethan Kilmer FS (Left Squad) 40 Joe Kowalewski FB (IR) -- Brennan Marion WR (IR) 98 Matt Roth OLB (Active/NF-Inj.) Rookies in italics

[edit] Transactions

• August 2 - Waived guard J. D. Quinn and placed tight end Jared Bronson on the Reserve/Did Not Report list.
• August 4 - Placed linebacker Matt Roth on the Active/Non-Football Injury list.
• August 5 - Waived/injured wide receiver Brennan Marion.
• August 6 - Waived fullback Chris Brown and signed fullback Matt Quillen.
• August 6 - Placed wide receiver Brennan Marion on injured reserve. and offensive tackle SirVincent Rogers on the Reserve/Retired list.
• August 10 - Waived fullback Matt Quillen and signed wide receiver James Robinson and placekicker Connor Barth.
• August 11 - Signed fullback Joe Kowalewski.
• August 12 - Placed safety Ethan Kilmer on the Commissioner's Exemption list.
• August 19 - Released cornerback Eric Green.
• August 19 - Moved safety Ethan Kilmer to the Reserve/Left Squad list.
• August 24 - Waived running back Anthony Kimble, nose tackle Joe Cohen, linebacker Tearrius George and linebacker Orion Martin.
• August 24 - Waived/injured wide receiver Chris Williams.
• August 24 - Traded offensive lineman Andy Alleman and Ikechuku Ndukwe to the Kansas City Chiefs in exchange for an undisclosed 2010 NFL Draft pick.
• August 25 - Released wide receiver Chris Williams with an injury settlement.
• August 29 - Waived wide receiver Anthony Armstrong, nose tackle Louis Ellis and placekicker Connor Barth.
• August 29 - Waived/injured fullback Joe Kowalewski.
• September 1 - Placed fullback Joe Kowalewski on injured reserve.
• September 5 - Waived or released safety Courtney Bryan, offensive tackle Brandon Frye, linebacker William Kershaw, wide receiver Brandon London, cornerback Joey Thomas, defensive end Rodrique Wright, offensive tackle Nate Garner, cornerback Will Billingsley, defensive end Ryan Baker, guard Mark Lewis, linebacker J. D. Folsom and wide receiver James Robinson.

[edit] Schedule and results

Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		Game Site	TV	NFL.com Recap
				Final score	Team record
1	August 17	7:30 PM	Jacksonville Jaguars	W 12–9	1–0	Landshark Stadium		Recap
2	August 22	7:30 PM	Carolina Panthers	W 27–17	2–0	Landshark Stadium		Recap
3	August 27	8:00 PM	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 10–6	3–0	Raymond James Stadium	Fox	Recap
4	September 3	8:00 PM	at New Orleans Saints	W 10–7	4–0	Louisiana Superdome		Recap

[edit] Regular season

[edit] Schedule

Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		Game Site	TV	NFL Recap
				Final score	Team record
1	September 13	1:00 PM	at Atlanta Falcons	L 7–19	0–1	Georgia Dome	CBS	Recap
2	September 21	8:30 PM	Indianapolis Colts	L 23–27	0–2	LandShark Stadium	ESPN	Recap
3	September 27	4:15 PM	at San Diego Chargers	L 13–23	0–3	Qualcomm Stadium	CBS	Recap
4	October 4	4:05 PM	Buffalo Bills	W 38–10	1–3	LandShark Stadium	CBS	Recap
5	October 12	8:30 PM	New York Jets	W 31–27	2–3	LandShark Stadium	ESPN	Recap
6	Bye
7	October 25	4:15 PM	New Orleans Saints	L 34–46	2–4	LandShark Stadium	Fox	Recap
8	November 1	1:00 PM	at New York Jets	W 30–25	3–4	Giants Stadium	CBS	Recap
9	November 8	1:00 PM	at New England Patriots	L 17–27	3–5	Gillette Stadium	CBS	Recap
10	November 15	1:00 PM	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 25–23	4–5	LandShark Stadium	Fox	Recap
11	November 19	8:20 PM	at Carolina Panthers	W 24–17	5–5	Bank of America Stadium	NFLN	Recap
12	November 29	1:00 PM	at Buffalo Bills	L 14–31	5–6	Ralph Wilson Stadium	CBS	Recap
13	December 6	1:00 PM	New England Patriots			LandShark Stadium	CBS
14	December 13	*1:00 PM	at Jacksonville Jaguars			Jacksonville Municipal Stadium	CBS
15	December 20	*1:00 PM	at Tennessee Titans				CBS
16	December 27	*1:00 PM	Houston Texans			LandShark Stadium	CBS
17	January 3	*1:00 PM	Pittsburgh Steelers			LandShark Stadium	CBS
NOTES: Division games are in bold text. An asterisk (*) indicates that game times are subject to change as a result of flexible scheduling.

[edit] Standings

AFC East
view • talk • edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
New England Patriots	7	3	0	.700	3–1	5–3	290	164	W1
Miami Dolphins	5	6	0	.455	3–2	3–4	256	275	L1
New York Jets	5	6	0	.455	1–4	4–5	231	195	W1
Buffalo Bills	4	7	0	.364	2–2	2–6	186	242	W1

[edit] Game results

[edit] Week 1: at Atlanta Falcons

	1	2	3	4	Total
Dolphins	0	0	0	7	7
Falcons	0	10	6	3	19

at Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia

• Game time: 1:00 PM EDT
• Game weather: None (Domed Stadium)
• Game attendance: 67,606
• Referee: Walt Coleman
• TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel & Dan Dierdorf

After a great season for the Miami Dolphins in 2008, the Dolphins went to the Georgia Dome to take on 2008 playoff contenders, the Atlanta Falcons. After a scoreless first quarter, the Falcons got on the board with a 1-yard touchdown pass from Matt Ryan to fullback Ovie Mughelli in the second quarter. They also got a 36-yard field goal by kicker Jason Elam to make the score 10-0 at halftime. In the third quarter, Mike Peterson intercepted a Chad Pennington pass, which set up a 20-yard touchdown pass to tight end Tony Gonzalez and a 50-yard field goal by Jason Elam to make the score 19-0. Chad Pennington then hit a 9-yard touchdown pass to Ricky Williams.

The Falcons won the game 19-7.

In 2008, no other team turned the ball over less than the Dolphins with only 13 turnovers, but in Week 1 Miami's offense had 4 turnovers, without having a single turnover on defense.

[edit] Week 2: vs. Indianapolis Colts

	1	2	3	4	Total
Colts	7	6	0	14	27
Dolphins	7	6	0	10	23

at Land Shark Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida

• Game time: 8:30 PM EDT
• Game weather: 84°F (Cloudy)
• Game attendance: 66,227
• Referee: Terry McAulay
• TV announcers (ESPN): Mike Tirico, Ron Jaworski, Jon Gruden, & Suzy Kolber

After a miserable loss to the Atlanta Falcons, the Dolphins host their home opener to the Indianapolis Colts. On the first play from scrimage, Peyton Manning threw an 80-yard touchdown pass to tight end Dallas Clark. The Dolphins answered with a 14-yard touchdown run by Ronnie Brown out of the Wildcat Offense. The Dolphins and Colts kept going back and forth at each other with two field goals by Dan Carpenter and Adam Vinatieri to make the score 13-13 at halftime. After a scoreless third quarter, Ronnie Brown ran 2-yards for a touchdown to put Miami up 20-13. The Colts answered back with a 15-yard touchdown run by rookie running back Donald Brown. Miami than hit a 45-yard field goal by Dan Carpenter. But the Colts took the lead thanks to a 48-yard touchdown pass to Pierre Garcon. The Dolphins tried to rally at the end of the game but Chad Pennington was intercepted by Antoine Bethea to sucure the Colts victory.

The Colts won the game 27-23.

The Dolphins dominated the game in the time of possession battle, but lost the game with almost 50 minutes of offensive possession.

[edit] Week 3: at San Diego Chargers

	1	2	3	4	Total
Dolphins	0	3	3	7	13
Chargers	0	3	7	13	23

at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California

• Game time: 4:15 PM EDT
• Game weather: 80°F (Sunny)
• Game attendance: 67,230
• Referee: Bill Leavy
• TV announcers (CBS): Dick Enberg & Dan Fouts

Looking for their first win of the season, the Dolphins travled to Qualcomm Stadium to take on the San Diego Chargers.

After a scoreless first quarter, Nate Kaeding hit a 25-yard field goal to score the first points of the game. Miami would answer with a 24-yard field goal to tie the game at halftime 3-3. Miami would then take the lead after a 23-yard field goal by Dan Carpenter. But the Chargers would retake the lead with a 5-yard touchdoun run by Philip Rivers. The Chargers would pull away in the forth quarter with two Nate Kaeding field goals and a 31-yard interception return by safty Eric Weddle. The Dolphins would get a 14-yard touchdown run by Ricky Williams, but couldn't make a comeback.

The Chargers won the game 23-13

Dolphins quarterback Chad Pennington left the game with a shoulder injury after being hit by linebacker Kevin Burnett and is out for the season. The Dolphins have chosen Chad Henne to lead the Dolphins into the rest of the season.

[edit] Week 4: vs. Buffalo Bills

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bills	0	3	0	7	10
Dolphins	0	17	14	7	38

at Land Shark Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida

• Game time: 4:05 PM EDT
• Game weather: 88°F (Sunny)
• Game attendance: 65,523
• Referee: Carl Cheffers
• TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan & Solomon Wilcots

[edit] Week 5: vs. New York Jets

	1	2	3	4	Total
Jets	7	6	0	14	27
Dolphins	10	0	0	21	31

at Land Shark Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida

• Game time: 8:30 PM EDT
• Game weather: 83°F (Clear)
• Game attendance: 69,767
• Referee: Alberto Riveron
• TV announcers (ESPN): Mike Tirico, Ron Jaworski, & Jon Gruden

[edit] Week 7: vs. New Orleans Saints

	1	2	3	4	Total
Saints	3	7	14	22	46
Dolphins	14	10	10	0	34

at Landshark Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida

• Game time: 4:15pm EDT
• Game weather: 89°F (Sunny)
• Game attendance: 66,689
• Referee: John Parry
• TV announcers (FOX): Dick Stockton, Charles Davis, & Jaime Maggio

[edit] Week 8: at New York Jets

	1	2	3	4	Total
Dolphins	0	3	21	6	30
Jets	0	3	16	6	25

at The Meadowlands, East Rutherford, New Jersey

• Game time: 1:00 PM EST
• Game weather: 54°F (Cloudy)
• Game attendance: 77,531
• Referee: Don Carey
• TV announcers (CBS): Jim Nantz & Phil Simms

[edit] Week 9: at New England Patriots

	1	2	3	4	Total
Dolphins	3	7	7	0	17
Patriots	7	9	8	3	27

at Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts

• Game time: 1:00 PM EST
• Game weather: 65°F (Sunny)
• Game attendance: 68,756
• Referee: Mike Carey
• TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel & Dan Dierdorf

[edit] Week 10: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

	1	2	3	4	Total
Buccaneers	3	3	3	14	23
Dolphins	6	13	0	6	25

at Land Shark Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida

• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
• Game weather: 80°F (Sunny)
• Game attendance: 66,085
• Referee: Tony Corrente
• TV announcers (FOX): Ron Pitts, John Lynch, & Laura Okmin

[edit] Week 11: at Carolina Panthers

	1	2	3	4	Total
Dolphins	0	14	0	10	24
Panthers	3	0	0	14	17

at Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina

• Game time: 8:20 PM EST
• Game weather: 56°F (Cloudy)
• Game attendance: 73,475
• Referee: Walt Anderson
• TV announcers (NFLN): Bob Papa & Matt Millen

[edit] Week 12: at Buffalo Bills

	1	2	3	4	Total
Dolphins	0	7	7	0	14
Bills	0	7	0	24	31

at Ralph Wilson Stadium, Orchard Park, New York

• Game time: 1:00 PM EST
• Game weather: 49°F (Sunny)
• Game attendance: 70,155
• Referee: Jeff Triplette
• TV announcers (CBS): Gus Johnson and Steve Tasker

[edit] Transactions

[edit] Current staff

Miami Dolphins staff v • d • e
	Front Office Chairman/Managing General Partner – Stephen Ross CEO – Mike Dee Vice Chairman – Don Shula Executive Vice President of Football Operations – Bill Parcells General Manager – Jeff Ireland Assistant Director of Player Personnel – Brian Gaine Director of College Scouting – Chris Grier Head Coaches Head Coach – Tony Sparano Assistant Head Coach/Secondary – Todd Bowles Offensive Coaches Offensive Coordinator – Dan Henning Quarterbacks – David Lee Running Backs – James Saxon Wide Receivers – Karl Dorrell Tight Ends – George DeLeone Offensive Line – Dave DeGuglielmo Offensive Quality Control – Steve Bush			Defensive Coaches Defensive Coordinator – Paul Pasqualoni Defensive Line – Kacy Rodgers Outside Linebackers – Jim Reid Inside Linebackers – George Edwards Defensive Quality Control – David Corrao Special Teams Coaches Special Teams Coordinator – John Bonamego Assistant Special Teams – Darren Rizzi Strength and Conditioning Head Strength and Conditioning – Evan Marcus Assistant Strength and Conditioning – David Puloka → Coaching Staff → Management → More NFL staffs

[edit] Current roster

Miami Dolphins roster view • talk • edit
Quarterbacks  7 Chad Henne 16 Tyler Thigpen  6 Pat White Running Backs 26 Lex Hilliard 36 Lousaka Polite FB 22 Kory Sheets 34 Ricky Williams Wide Receivers 15 Davone Bess PR 83 Greg Camarillo 19 Ted Ginn, Jr. KR 82 Brian Hartline 84 Patrick Turner Tight Ends 80 Anthony Fasano 81 Joey Haynos 85 Kory Sperry		Offensive Linemen 67 Joe Berger C 72 Vernon Carey T 63 Andrew Gardner T 75 Nate Garner G/T 64 Jake Grove C 60 Andrew Hartline G/C 77 Jake Long T 76 Lydon Murtha T 65 Justin Smiley G 66 Donald Thomas G Defensive Linemen 79 Ikaika Alama-Francis DE 90 Ryan Baker DE 71 Lionel Dotson DE 70 Kendall Langford DE 78 Tony McDaniel DE/NT 97 Phillip Merling DE 96 Paul Soliai NT 94 Randy Starks DE/NT		Linebackers 56 Charlie Anderson OLB 51 Akin Ayodele ILB 52 Channing Crowder ILB 93 Quentin Moses OLB 55 Joey Porter OLB 99 Jason Taylor OLB 53 Reggie Torbor ILB 91 Cameron Wake OLB 50 Erik Walden OLB Defensive Backs 32 Jason Allen CB 37 Yeremiah Bell SS 30 Chris Clemons SS 29 Tyrone Culver FS 21 Vontae Davis CB 33 Nathan Jones CB 24 Sean Smith CB 28 Gibril Wilson FS Special Teams  5 Dan Carpenter K 92 John Denney LS  2 Brandon Fields P		Reserve Lists 25 Will Allen CB (IR) 89 Jared Bronson TE (Did Not Report) 23 Ronnie Brown RB (IR) 38 Patrick Cobbs RB (IR) 95 Jason Ferguson NT (IR) 43 Ethan Kilmer FS (Left Squad) 14 Brennan Marion WR (IR) 88 David Martin TE (IR) 10 Chad Pennington QB (IR) Practice Squad 27 Will Billingsley CB 20 Tristan Davis RB 59 J. D. Folsom ILB 61 Mark Lewis G/C 86 John Nalbone TE 31 Nate Ness FS 11 Julius Pruitt WR Rookies in italics Roster updated 2009-11-28 Depth Chart • Transactions 53 Active, 9 Inactive, 7 PS → More rosters

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Miami Dolphins Official Website

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