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MIAMI DOLPHINS (2-1)
VS.
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS (2-1)

THURSDAY, AUGUST 29, 2019 – 7:00 PM (CST)
MERCEDES-BENZ SUPERDOME -– NEW ORLEANS, LA.

TV: Gray Communications Regional Coverage (WVUE – FOX 8 locally) – Joel Meyers (play-by-play), Jon Stinchcomb and Jonathan Vilma (color ana- lysts) and Meghan Payton (sideline)

LOCAL RADIO: WWL (870 AM and 105.3 FM) – Zach Strief (play-by-play), Deuce McAllister (color analyst) and Steve Geller (sideline)

SPANISH LANGUAGE RADIO: KGLA (830 AM and 105.7 FM) – Mario Je- rez (play-by-play), Juan Carlos Ramos (color analyst) and Victor Quinonez (sideline)

On offense, New Orleans has built up the explosiveness

THE MATCHUP

the tight end position by adding a receiving threat in Jared Cook and countered losses at running back and center

by signing tailback Latavius Murray, drafting center Erik

McCoy and signing unrestricted free agent offensive

lineman Nick Easton.

On Thursday night, the New Orleans Saints will conclude a preseason that featured grueling padded practice, nonpadded workouts focused on correction, preseason games in Louisiana and on the East Coast and extensive commitment in the meeting rooms, training room and weight room. This phase of meticulous preparation will all come to an end when New Orleans hosts the Miami Dolphins, the club’s final dress rehearsal before they return to their home stadium 11 days later to play the Houston Texans on Monday Night Football.
Defensively, much of the core that has shown significant improvement has returned with the biggest changes taking place on the defensive line where Malcom Brown takes

over nose tackle and Marcus Davenport and Trey Hen-

drickson are expected to take on more prominent roles. The defensive backfield has been built up by the

addition of draft pick C.J. Gardner Johnson.

The Saints and Dolphins, who entered the National Football League in 1967 and 1966 respectively, have been natural geographic rivals in the preseason, having played 21 times and Miami taking a 14-7 edge. The 21 meetings make the Dolphins New Orleans’ second-most common preseason opponent behind the Tennessee Titans, who they have faced 30 times.
Special teams return with the outstanding duo of kicker Wil

Lutz and punter Thomas Morstead, a pair of special-

ists both currently at the top of their games. Competition at kickoff and punt returner continues to flesh itself out with several candidates.

After 6-10 and 7-9 campaigns in 2017 and 2018, the Dolphins underwent a coaching and quarterback change, hiring former New England Patriots linebackers coach and defensive play-caller Brian Flores as head coach. They have also staged a competition for starting quarterback duties between veteran free agent pickup Ryan Fitzpatrick and offseason trade acquisition Josh Rosen as the Fish look to take a new direction on how to approach the AFC East competition. A 2-1 preseason record in 2019, shows they are headed in the right direction.
Both teams enter tonight’s game having utilized the preseason for specific team goals, the Saints looking to build off two strong seasons and the Dolphins seeking to build continuity following a coaching change on the field and philosophical change off of it.

Surging with 11-5 and 13-3 records and consecutive NFC South division championships from 2017-18, there is no denying that the aim is to take the next step past last January’s NFC Championship loss. While the NFL is a week-by -week-proposition, virtually every roster move, decision and gameplan by the club is designed to work towards that goal.

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ceptions. Flores was the linebackers coach from 2016-17. He coached safeties from 2012-15 and was a defensive assistant in 2011. During the 2010 season, Flores was an

THE COACHES

New Orleans Saints Head Coach Sean Payton has posted a 126-80 overall record (.612), including an 8-6 postseason mark after the franchise had won only one playoff game prior to his arrival. Payton holds both the club’s top win total and winning percentage. He continues to represent the Saints as the model of stability not only within the NFC South, as he is the longest tenured head coach within the division, but also among the most accomplished within the National Football League. Only the New England Patriots’ Bill Belichick (2000) has been with the his team longer than Payton’s 13 seasons. Payton is also one of just seven active NFL head coaches to lead a team to a Super Bowl victory. The others are Belichick, the Seattle Seahawks’ Pete Carroll, the Oakland Raiders’ Jon Gruden (Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2002), the Baltimore Ravens’ John Harbaugh, the Philadelphia Eagles’ Doug Pederson and the Pittsburgh Steelers’ Mike Tomlin. The 2018 Saints edition posted a 13-3 regular season record, secured the NFC’s number one seed for the postseason and advanced to the NFC Championship game. A franchise-record five players were selected to the Associated Press All-Pro team and a club-best eight were named to the Pro Bowl. New Orleans’ ten-game winning streak was the second-longest in club history and the longest run of consecutive victories in the NFL in 2019. The streak only sits behind in club record books, New Orleans’ 13-0 start under Payton in 2009, the season when they captured Super Bowl XLIV. Payton earned a bachelor’s degree in communications at Eastern Illinois, where as a quarterback he had 10,665 passing yards, at the time the third-highest total in NCAA Division I- AA history. Payton was inducted into the Eastern Illinois Hall of Fame in September of 2000 and had his jersey retired in a ceremony in September of 2010. He received an honorary doctorate from his alma mater in 2013. Payton was born December 29, 1963 in San Mateo, Calif., and raised in Naperville, Ill., Payton has a daughter, Meghan and a son, Connor. offensive assistant and also worked with special teams. He was a coaching assistant from 2008-09. Flores began his NFL career as a scouting assistant with the Patriots in 2004 and was promoted to pro scout in 2006 before his transition to coaching in 2008. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Boston College, where he played linebacker from 1999-2003. He was a two-year starter and part of four bowl-winning teams, earning Big East Conference AllAcademic Team honors in 2003. Born on February 24, 1981 in Brooklyn, N.Y., Flores and his wife Jennifer, have two sons Miles and Maxwell and a daughter, Liliana.

NEW ORLEANS – MIAMI STATISTICAL
COMPARISON

2018 Regular Season National Football League

Rankings

  • Saints
  • Dolphins

  • Record
  • 13-3
  • 7-9

Scoring Avg. (NFL Rank) Opp. Scoring Avg. (NFL Rank) 22.1 (14) Total Off. (NFL Rank)

  • 31.5 (3)
  • 19.9 (26)

27.1 (27) 289.9 (26) 108.6 (18) 181.8(30) 391.9 (29) 145.3 (31) 245.8 (21) 24.1 (12) 10.5 (9) +5 (11) 108
379.2 (8) 126.6 (6) 252.6 (12) 349.1 (14) 80.2 (2)
Rushing Off. (NFL Rank) Passing Off. (NFL Rank) Total Def. (NFL Rank) Rushing Def. (NFL Rank) Passing Def. (NFL Rank) Kickoff Return Avg. (NFL Rank) 24.3 (10) Punt Return Avg. (NFL Rank) 6.5 (24) Turnover Margin (NFL Rank) Penalties
268.9 (29) +8 (7) 94
Penalty Yards Opp. Penalties
939 85
978 107

  • Opp. Penalty Yards
  • 814
  • 856

Brian Flores became the 13th head coach in Miami Dolphins history on February 4, 2019. He spent 15 seasons with the New England Patriots organization, where he served in a variety of different roles and helped the franchise win four Super Bowls and seven AFC championships. Flores coached defense for his final eight seasons in New England and was the team’s defensive play-caller and linebackers coach in 2018. In the Super Bowl victory last season, his defense limited the second-highest scoring offense in the National Football League (Los Angeles Rams) to just three points, tying a Super Bowl record. As defensive play-caller, the Patriots defense improved from 17th in the NFL to seventh in passer rating and were tied for fifth in the NFL in takeaways and tied for third in inter-

SERIES HISTORY

The Saints and the Dolphins have met 20 times in the preseason, making Miami the club’s second-most common opponent for exhibitions. The Dolphins lead the preseason series 14-7. While the Dolphins lead the all-time series 6-5, New Orleans captured the last meeting between the clubs with a 20-0 shutout win at London’s Wembley Stadium on October 1, 2017, as they were on their way to an eight-game winning streak in a resurgent 11-5 season that saw the Black and Gold capture their first NFC South title since 2011.

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final 12 contests of his final season in South Florida… Saints Senior Offensive Assistant/Wide Receiver Curtis

LAST REGULAR SEASON MEETING

Saints 20, Dolphins 0; October 1, 2017 @ Wembley Sta-

dium– It took Drew Brees and the Saints six days and a first half before they finally found their footing in soggy Great Britain in their first trip back since 2008.
Johnson served as wide receivers coach at the University of Miami (Fla.) from 1996-2005...New Orleans Linebackers Coach Mike Nolan served as the Dolphins’ defensive coordinator from 2010-11…Saints WR Ted Ginn Jr. was a first round draft choice (ninth overall) of the Dolphins in 2007 out of Ohio State and played for Miami from 2007- 09...New Orleans LBꢀAlex Anzalone played at the University of Florida....New Orleans QB Teddy Bridgewater was a three-year starter for Northwestern (Fla.) HS, where he was the second-ranked dual-threat QB in the country by Rivals.com as a senior and guided his team to the Class 6A state semifinals. Bridgewater also set the Dade County single-game record with seven touchdown passes vs. Hialeah-Miami Lakes High School...New Orleans DT Malcom

Brown played for Miami Head Coach Brian Flores when

he served as defensive play-caller for the New England Patriots in 2018. Brown and Miami CB Eric Rowe were teammates in New England from 2016-18. Saints S Marcus Williams and Rowe were college teammates at Utah...Miami Safeties Coach Tony Oden served on the Saints defensive coaching staff from 2006-11...New Orleans DE Trey Hendrickson played at Florida Atlantic from 2013-16, where he finished his career with a school-record 29.5 sacks...New Orleans OL Michael Ola originally joined the NFL, spending the 2014 offseason with the Dolphins...New Orleans Asst. General Manager/College Scouting Dir. Jeff Ireland served as general manager for the Dolphins from 2008-13...Saints National Scout Cody Rager served in the Dolphins player personnel department from 2012-13...New Orleans Football Research and Strategy Ryan Herman spent six years in various capacities in the Dolphins front office from 2010-15...Miami WR Kenny Stills was a fifth round draft pick of the Saints in 2013 and played his first two NFL seasons in Black and Gold...New Orleans DT Sheldon Rankins and Dolphins WR DeVante Parker were college teammates at Louisville...Saints CB Patrick Robinson prepped at South Miami (Fla.) HS and Gulliver Prep (Miami, Fla.) and was a standout at Florida State...New Orleans CB P.J. Williams starred at Florida State...Saints WR Tre’Quan Smith played wide receiver and defensive back at Village Academy (Delray Beach, Fla.) HS...New Orleans CB Kayvon Webster prepped at Monsignor Pace (Miami Gardens, Fla.) HS, where he was named the Miami Herald’s Miami-Dade Defensive Player of the Year as a senior in 2008...Saints DL

Sylvester Williams spent the second half of the 2018

season with the Dolphins...Miami OL Laremy Tunsil played at the University of Mississippi...Saints S C.J. Gardner Johnson played at the University of Florida from 2016- 18...New Orleans OL Derrick Kelly II played at Florida State from 2014-17.
Brees threw for 268 yards and two touchdowns and the Saints scored all but three of their points in the second half as they defeated the Miami Dolphins 20-0 on a rainy Sunday afternoon at Wembley Stadium.

Saints wide receiver Michael Thomas had a touchdown reception in the third quarter, running back Alvin Kamara added one in the fourth and kicker Wil Lutz made two of his three field-goal attempts for New Orleans, which arrived for the game on Monday and won the lowest-scoring game ever held in London. "The defense got a shutout," Brees said. "Offensively, we sustained drives, we did all the things you need to do for winning football." It was expected to be a big homecoming for the Dolphins' Jay Ajayi, who was born in the city, but the running back finished with 46 yards on 12 carries. Lutz missed his first try, a 41-yarder, wide right on the second play of the second quarter, and the teams threatened to have the first scoreless opening half since Week 14 of 2011, until Lutz connected from 43 yards with no time left. Brees found Thomas, who had eight catches for 89 yards, on a four-yarder to push the score to 10-0 in the third quarter, and Kamara took a shovel pass from Brees 12 yards into the end zone with 3:57 left in the game to wrap up the win. Kamara finished with 96 yards from scrimmage, including 71 receiving. Dolphins quarterback Jay Cutler completed 20 of 28 passes for Miami (1-2), which finished with 185 total net yards, its fewest since its last shutout, a 19-0 loss at Buffalo on Dec. 22, 2013. New Orleans last shut out an opponent on Dec. 16, 2012, a 41-0 win vs. Tampa Bay. "Obviously those first two weeks weren't what we aspired to be, we played two real good teams, the Vikings and Patriots," Brees said. "Basically now, two road wins ... I felt we had a great plan coming out here, obviously it's a tough trip coming across the pond."

SAINTS-DOLPHINS CONNECTIONS

New Orleans Special Teams Coordinator Darren Rizzi had a ten-year stint in Miami from 2009-18. He coordinated the Dolphins special teams efforts from 2011-18, additionally serving as assistant head coach/special teams coordinator from 2015-16 and associated head coach/special teams coordinator from 2017-18...Saints Assistant Special Teams Coach Phil Galiano served as a special teams intern in Miami under Rizzi in 2016...New Orleans Assistant Head Coach/Tight Ends Dan Campbell served on the Dolphins staff from 2010-15, serving as interim head coach for the

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TRANSACTIONS

(July 18 — )

COMMUNICATIONS DEPT.

  • JULY
  • 2019 NEW ORLEANS SAINTS COMMUNICATIONS

STAFF
18 – Placed DE Carl Granderson on Reserve/Did Not Re-

port.

23 – Placed DT Sheldon Rankins on Reserve/PUP.

Greg Bensel-Senior Vice President of Communications Email: [email protected]

Phone: (504) 731-1794
25 – Signed CB T.J. Green, DT Ziggy Hood and LB Josh Martin, waived/injured DL Kenny Bigelow Jr. and waived WR Chad Hansen.

26 – Placed DL Kenny Bigelow Jr. on Injured Reserve.

Doug Miller-Executive Director of Football Communications

29 – Signed G/T Patrick Omameh, reached an injury settlement with DL Kenny Bigelow Jr. and released WR Cam- eron Meredith.

Email: [email protected]

30 – Signed WR Travin Dural and RB Robert Kelley,

placed RB Javorius Allen on Injured Reserve and waived/

injured DB Chris Campbell.
Phone: (504) 731-1895

Justin Macione-Director of Football Communications/ Publications Director

31 – Placed DB Chris Campbell on Injured Reserve.

Email: [email protected]

AUGUST
Phone: (504) 731-1848

1 – Re-signed TE Jake Powell and waived QB J.T. Barrett.

3 – Signed RB Jacquizz Rodgers and waived/injured RB Robert Kelley.

Evan Meyers-Football Communications Manager/Legends Program Coordinator

5 – Reached an injury settlement with RB Robert Kelley.

Email: [email protected]

7 – Signed TE A.J. Derby and waived OL Nate Wozniak.
Phone: (504) 731-1844

8 – Waived/injured RB Matthew Dayes and signed RB Ker- wynn Williams.

Jordy Spitale-Corporate Communications Manager Email: [email protected]

Phone: (504) 731-1894
9 – Reached an injury settlement with RB Javorius Allen

and placed RB Matthew Dayes on Injured Reserve.

10 – Waived TE Jake Powell, Terminated Contract/Left Squad WR Rishard Matthews and placed OL Ulrick John

on Injured Reserve.

Davis Friend-Communications Associate

Email: Davis [email protected]

Phone: (504) 731-1842
12 – Signed T Chris Clark and FB Shane Smith . 14 – Signed LB Drew Lewis. 15 – Reached an injury settlement with T Ulrick John. 21 – Placed T Chris Clark on Injured Reserve, waived LS Nick Moore and signed LB Will Compton and OL Fisa- yo Awolaja.

22 – Reached an injury settlement with DB Chris Camp- bell.

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Nov. 10 ATLANTA FALCONS

Nov. 17 @Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Nov. 24 CAROLINA PANTHERS

Nov. 28 @Atlanta Falcons

12:00PM/FOX

12:00PM/FOX

12:00PM/FOX

7:20PM/NBC

12:00PM/FOX 7:15PM/ESPN

12:00PM/FOX
12:00PM/FOX

HOW DO YOU SAY IT

New Orleans Saints Pronunciation Guide

LB T

Alex Anzalone (anne-zuh-LOAN-ee) Terron Armstead (ter-RON)
Dec. 8 SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS

Dec. 16 INDIANAPOLIS COLTS

Dec. 22 @Tennessee Titans Dec. 29 @Carolina Panthers
OL LB LB DL RB DL G/T TE DT RB T/G T

Fisayo Awolaja (fuh-SIGH-oh UH-Walla-jay) Vince Biegel (Beagle) Demario Davis (duh-MAR-ee-oh) Geneo Grissom (Geno) Alvin Kamara (kuh-Mare-Uh) Corbin Kaufusi (Kau-Foo-see) Patrick Omameh (oh-MAH-meh ) Alize’ Mack (al-Lih-zaye)

TEAM NOTES

FAMILY TIES

Numerous Saints players, coaches and administrators are not the only members of their families to make a name for themselves in pro football. No fewer than 20 players, coaches or front office personnel have relatives who have played, coached or served in the front office in the NFL.

David Onyemata (Un-ye-mah-tah) Devine Ozigbo (oh-zib-bo) Andrus Peat (ANN-druss PEET) Ryan Ramczyk (RAM-check)
Defensive Coordinator Dennis Allen - Father, Grady,

played linebacker for the Atlanta Falcons from 1968-72.
CB/PR Marcus Sherels (SHARE-els) Senior Defensive Asst. Peter Giunta (GEN-ta).

Offensive Coordinator Pete Carmichael - Father, Pete,

served as an assistant coach in the NFL from 1994-2003 with the Jacksonville Jaguars and the Chicago Bears.

2019 SCHEDULE

Quarterbacks Coach Joe Lombardi - The grandson of

legendary NFL coach Vince Lombardi, who led both Green Bay and Washington. He led the Packers to three straight and five overall NFL Championships in seven years, in addition to winning the first two Super Bowls.

PRESEASON

  • Date
  • Opponent
  • Result/Time

L, 25-34

Aug. 9

MINNESOTA VIKINGS

Aug. 18 @Los Angeles Chargers Aug. 24 @New York Jets
W, 19-17

Secondary Coach Aaron Glenn - Younger brother, Ja-

  • son, was a linebacker and sixth-round draft pick of the De-
  • W, 28-13

troit Lions in the 2001 NFL Draft, playing six seasons in the NFL with the Jets, Dolphins and Vikings.

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    2016 NATIONAL COLLEGE FOOTBALL AWARDS ASSOCIATION WATCH LISTS Bednarik Award (July 5) CB Sidney Jones, Washington 90 players selected CB Damontae Kazee, San Diego State S Jamal Adams, LSU LB Keith Kelsey, Louisville DE Jonathan Allen, Alabama CB Desmond King, Iowa CB Chidobe Awuzie, Colorado LB Micah Kiser, Virginia S Budda Baker, Washington DE Carl Lawson, Auburn S Dante Barnett, Kansas State LB Elijah Lee, Kansas State DE Derek Barnett, Tennessee CB Jourdan Lewis, Michigan LB Kendell Beckwith, LSU DE Tyquan Lewis, Ohio State LB Vince Biegel, Wisconsin CB William Likely, Maryland S Quin Blanding, Virginia DT Lowell Lotulelei, Utah LB Ben Boulware, Clemson S Paul Magloire, Arizona LB Riley Bullough, Michigan State S Marcus Maye, Florida LB Jason Cabinda, Penn State DL Malik McDowell, Michigan State DE Josh Carraway, TCU DE James McFarland, TCU CB Sean Chandler, Temple LB Raekwon McMillan, Ohio State DE Bradley Chubb, N.C. State LB Matt Milano, Boston College FS Chuck Clark, Virginia Tech LB Calvin Munson, San Diego State S Tony Conner, Ole Miss CB Deatrick Nichols, USF LB Zach Cunningham, Vanderbilt DE Noble Nwachukwu, West Virginia LB Jarrad Davis, Florida DT Larry Ogunjobi, Charlotte S DeVon Edwards, Duke S Jabrill Peppers, Michigan LB Jordan Evans, Oklahoma DE Ejuan Price, Pittsburgh LB Devonté Fields, Louisville LB Jalen Reeves-Maybin, Tennessee LB Salamo Fiso, Arizona State DT Jake Replogle, Purdue DE Kylie Fitts, Utah DT Isaac Rochell, Notre Dame DB Johnathan Ford, Auburn DE Ja’Von Rolland-Jones, Arkansas State LB Reuben Foster,
  • New York Jets Vs. New Orleans Saints

    New York Jets Vs. New Orleans Saints

    No. Name Pos. No. Name Pos. 1 Taylor Bertolet K 3 Wil Lutz K 2 Greg Dortch WR 5 Teddy Bridgewater QB 3 Matt Darr P 6 Thomas Morstead P 4 Lachlan Edwards P NEW YORK JETS VS. NEW ORLEANS SAINTS 7 Taysom Hill QB 5 Davis Webb QB 9 Drew Brees QB 6 Tim White WR 10 Tre’Quan Smith WR 8 Luke Falk QB 11 Deonte Harris WR/RS 9 Jeff Smith WR 13 Michael Thomas WR 10 Deonte Thompson WR 14 Travin Dural WR 11 Robby Anderson WR SATURDAY, AUGUST 24, 2019 • NEWYORKJETS.COM • @NYJETS • @NYJETSPR 15 Simmie Cobbs Jr. WR 14 Sam Darnold QB 17 Emmanuel Butler WR 15 Josh Bellamy WR 18 Keith Kirkwood WR 17 Charone Peake WR JETS OFFENSE JETS DEFENSE 19 Ted Ginn Jr. WR 18 Deontay Burnett WR 20 Ken Crawley CB 19 Trevor Siemian QB WR 11 Robby Anderson 6 Tim White 10 Deonte Thompson 84 J.J. Jones DL 92 Leonard Williams 97 Nathan Shepherd 62 MyQuon Stout 64 Trevon Sanders 21 Patrick Robinson CB 20 Marcus Maye S LT 68 Kelvin Beachum 65 Eric Smith 76 Calvin Anderson 79 (Brent Qvale) DL 99 Steve McLendon 95 Quinnen Williams 94 Folorunso Fatukasi 22 C.J. Gardner-Johnson DB 22 Trumaine Johnson CB LG 70 Kelechi Osemele 61 Alex Lewis 69 Ben Braden DL 96 Henry Anderson 91 Bronson Kaufusi 98 Kyle Phillips 59 Justin Alexandre 23 Marshon Lattimore CB 23 Godwin Igwebuike S 24 Vonn Bell S 25 Alex Brown CB C 55 Ryan Kalil 78 Jonotthan Harrison 64 Jon Toth 60 Ryan Anderson OLB 48 Jordan Jenkins 50 Frankie Luvu 93 Tarell Basham 25 Eli Apple CB 25 Elijah McGuire RB RG 67 Brian Winters 77 Tom Compton 66 Jordan Morgan ILB 57 C.J.
  • 2017 National College Football Awards Association Watch Lists

    2017 National College Football Awards Association Watch Lists

    2017 NATIONAL COLLEGE FOOTBALL AWARDS ASSOCIATION WATCH LISTS Bednarik Award (Mon., July 10) DT Derrick Nnadi, Florida State 85 players selected DT Kendrick Norton, Miami CB Jaire Alexander, Louisville LB Ogbonnia Okoronkwo, Oklahoma S Marcus Allen, Penn State DT Ed Oliver, Houston DE Dorance Armstrong Jr., Kansas NG Da’Ron Payne, Alabama S Dravon Askew-Henry, West Virginia DT Harrison Phillips, Stanford LB Jerome Baker, Ohio State LB Shaq Quarterman, Miami S Quin Blanding, Virginia CB D.J. Reed, Kansas State DE Nick Bosa, Ohio State DE Malik Reed, Nevada LB Jason Cabinda, Penn State S Justin Reid, Stanford LB Jermaine Carter, Maryland DT Steve Richardson, Minnesota S Sean Chandler, Temple DE Ja’Von Rolland-Jones, Arkansas State DE Bradley Chubb, N.C. State LB Tegray Scales, Indiana LB Jack Cichy, Wisconsin DT Conor Sheehy, Wisconsin LB Koron Crump, Arizona State DE KJ Smith, Baylor CB Duke Dawson, Florida LB Roquan Smith, Georgia LB Troy Dye, Oregon LB Cameron Smith, USC LB Tremaine Edmunds, Virginia Tech CB M.J. Stewart, North Carolina DE Duke Ejiofor, Wake Forest LB Ty Summers, TCU DE Jaylon Ferguson, Louisiana Tech LB Jahlani Tavai, Hawaii DE Kylie Fitts, Utah LB Matthew Thomas, Florida State DB Minkah Fitzpatrick, Alabama LB Micah Thomas, Navy DE Marcell Frazier, Missouri CB Jordan Thomas, Oklahoma DE Rashan Gary, Michigan DT Trenton Thompson, Georgia LB Shaquem Griffin, UCF CB Kevin Toliver, LSU LB Porter Gustin, USC DT Vita Vea, Washington CB Heath Harding, Miami (Ohio) LB Azeem Victor, Washington DE Marquis Haynes, Ole Miss CB
  • PLAYERS in the PROS (Veteran Players That Are on NFL Rosters, As of June 22, 2020)

    PLAYERS in the PROS (Veteran Players That Are on NFL Rosters, As of June 22, 2020)

    PLAYERS IN THE PROS (Veteran players that are on NFL rosters, as of June 22, 2020) Chase Litton QB Free Agent Ty Long P Los Angeles Chargers Albert McClellan LB Free Agent Garrett Marino DT Dallas Cowboys C.J. Reavis DB Atlanta Falcons J.J. Nelson WR Free Agent Darryl Roberts CB Detroit Lions Anthony Rush DT Philadelphia Eagles Justin Rohrwasser K New England Patriots Nick Vogel K Baltimore Ravens Lee Smith TE Buffalo Bills Joe Webb QB Free Agent Kaare Vedvik P Buffalo Bills Darious Williams CB Los Angeles Rams MIDDLE TENNESSEE UTEP Chandler Brewer G Los Angeles Rams Will Hernandez OG New York Giants Kevin Byard S Tennessee Titans Aaron Jones RB Green Bay Packers CHARLOTTE Darius Harris LB Kansas City Chiefs Cedrick Lang OT Indianapolis Colts Cameron Clark OL New York Jets Richie James, Jr. WR San Francisco 49ers Nik Needham CB Miami Dolphins Nate Davis OL Tennessee Titans Jovante Moffatt S Cleveland Browns Roy Robertson-Harris DE Chicago Bears Alex Highsmith LB Pittsburgh Steelers Tyshun Render DE Miami Dolphins Kahani Smith S Denver Broncos Benny LeMay RB Cleveland Browns Charvarius Ward CB Dallas Cowboys Eric Tomlinson TE New York Giants Larry Ogunjobi DL Cleveland Browns Nick Usher LB Las Vegas Raiders NORTH TEXAS FIU Nate Brooks CB Miami Dolphins UTSA Ike Brown CB Buffalo Bills Jalen Guyton WR Los Angeles Chargers Eric Banks DL Los Angeles Rams Johnathan Cyprien S Free Agent Kemon Hall CB Minnesota Vikings Marcus Davenport DE New Orleans Saints T.Y. Hilton WR Indianapolis Colts LaDarius Hamilton DE Dallas Cowboys Josh Dunlop G Los Angeles Chargers Anthony Jones RB Seattle Seahawks Jamize Olawale FB Dallas Cowboys David Morgan TE Free Agent Dieugot Joseph OL Free Agent Craig Robertson LB New Orleans Saints Brian Price DT Jacksonville Jaguars Napoleon Maxwell RB Chicago Bears Jeff Wilson, Jr.
  • Patriots at Philadelphia Game Notes

    Patriots at Philadelphia Game Notes

    GAME NOTES New England Patriots at Miami Dolphins– January 3, 2016 TEAM NOTES PATRIOTS FINISH 12-4 FOR FOURTH STRAIGHT SEASON The Patriots finished 12-4 for the fourth straight season. PATRIOTS HAD A SACK IN EVERY GAME IN 2015; PUSH STREAK TO 29 GAMES WITH AT LEAST ONE SACK The Patriots recorded at least one sack in every game in 2015. The Patriots also finished with a sack in every game in 1979, 1977, 1973 and 1963. They had one sack against the Miami Dolphins. The Patriots have a streak of 29 straight games with at least one sack, the longest streak in the NFL. The last time the Patriots did not have a sack was vs. Oakland on Sept. 21, 2014. PATRIOTS SACK RECORD The Patriots entered the Miami game with 48 sacks, one behind the NFL-leading Denver Broncos with 49 sacks and registered one sack against Miami to close the season with 49 sacks. The Patriots have led the league in sacks three times: 1963, 1977 and 1979.The 49 sacks are the sixth highest total in team history. Most Single Season Sacks in Patriots History 1 Boston Patriots, 1963 66 2 New England Patriots, 1977 58 3 New England Patriots, 1979 57 4 New England Patriots, 1984 55 5 New England Patriots, 1985 51 6 New England Patriots, 2015 49 Bold- NFL leader PATRIOTS SET FOR MOST SACKS UNDER BELICHICK The Patriots defense had 49 sacks in 2015, the most sacks the team has recorded under Bill Belichick. The previous best was 48 sacks in 2013.