January 20th, 2009 
Matt Loede 
Posted in From: Palm Beach Post The sale of the Dolphins to Stephen M. Ross is official, the team announced. Bill Parcells now has 30 days to decide if he’s ready to collect $12 million and move on after one season in South Florida. General manager and Parcells personnel prodigy Jeff Ireland said he doesn’t expect the [...]
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Crowder’s Dolphins Days Appear to be Over
From: Palm Beach Post Linebacker Channing Crowder’s days with the Miami Dolphins appear to be numbered. Crowder, a four-year starter, is in the final year of his contract, but the Dolphins haven’t been eager to re-sign him to a new deal. The Dolphins and representatives for Crowder cannot agree on terms, an NFL source said [...]
Dolphins Sign Former CFL Defensive MVP LB Cameron Wake
The Dolphins have added what hopefully will be a big-name player to their defense, as they have signed two-time winner of the CFL’s top defensive player award Cameron Wake to a deal. Wake played the past two seasons with the British Columbia Lions, winning the defense award both times. He had 137 tackles and 39 [...]
Fins Will Do What it Takes to Keep Carey
From: Miami Herald An NFL person who spoke with the Miami Front Office said the Dolphins do not want to lose OT Vernon Carey, and will make signing him their priority. Carey played out this season without pushing the organization for a new contract.
Fins Name Dave DeGuglielmo as Offensive Line Coach
From: Sun-Sentinel The Dolphins wasted no time in finding a replacement for offensive line coach Mike Maser, who was fired Wednesday, as they’ve allegedly offered Giants assistant offensive line coach Dave DeGuglielmo the position, according to an unconfirmed report in The Newark-Star Ledger. The Dolphins haven’t confirmed the hiring yet. DeGuglielmo, an assistant under Giants [...]
Could the Fins Dump Vonnie Holliday Due to His Cap Number?
From: South Florida Sun-Sentinel Dolphins DT Vonnie Holliday is slated to earn $1.7 million in roster and workout bonuses in 2009 and has a hefty $5.75 million cap value. The leadership the 33-year-old provides is invaluable, but Holliday’s pass rush (3.5 sacks) was lackluster and could make him a cap casualty.
Dolphins Sign Seven Players to Contracts
From: South Florida Sun-Sentinel The Dolphins have begun assembling their 2009 roster, adding outside LB Tearrius George, and signing seven of last year’s practice members to contracts. George, a former CFL defensive end, was claimed off waivers. He spent most of 2008 with the Cowboys, where his seven tackles and two sacks during the exhibition [...]
Pennington Says He Knew The Jets Didn’t Want Him
From: NY Daily News Chad Pennington said he knew he was being phased out in 2007, when he was benched in favor of the unproven Kellen Clemens. The night he was sacked (Aug. 6), Pennington was given a specific reason by Mangini “I asked Coach why they wanted to let me go. He said, ‘We [...]
