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MIAMI DOLPHINS WEEKLY RELEASE WEEK 5 • MIAMI DOLPHINS (1-3) AT SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS (2-2) SUNDAY, OCT. 11, 2020 I 4:05 PM ET I LEVI’S STADIUM | SANTA CLARA, CALIF. 2020 MIAMI DOLPHINS SCHEDULE REGULAR SEASON TIME/ PRESENTING DATE OPPONENT STADIUM NETWORK RADIO GAME THEME RESULT SPONSOR at New 560 WQAM Sun., Sept. 13 England Gillette Stadium L, 11-21 CBS KISS 99.9 Hard Rock 560 WQAM Sun., Sept. 20 Buffalo Stadium L, 28-31 CBS KISS 99.9 305 Day Thurs., Sept. 24 at Jacksonville TIAA Bank Field W, 31-13 NFL Net 560 WQAM KISS 99.9 Hard Rock 560 WQAM Sun., Oct. 4 Seattle Stadium L, 23-31 FOX KISS 99.9 Crucial Catch at San 560 WQAM Sun., Oct. 11 Francisco Levi’s Stadium 4:05 p.m. FOX KISS 99.9 Empower Field 560 WQAM Sun., Oct. 18 at Denver at Mile High 4:05 p.m.* CBS KISS 99.9 Hard Rock 560 WQAM Celebrating Sun, Oct. 25 L.A. Chargers Stadium 1 p.m.* CBS KISS 99.9 Everyday Heroes Sun., Nov. 1 L.A. Rams Hard Rock 1 p.m.* FOX 560 WQAM Stadium KISS 99.9 Play Football State Farm 560 WQAM Sun., Nov. 8 at Arizona Stadium 4:25 p.m.* CBS KISS 99.9 Hard Rock 560 WQAM Sun., Nov. 15 N.Y. Jets Stadium 4:05 p.m.* CBS KISS 99.9 Salute to Service Sun., Nov. 29 at N.Y. Jets MetLife Stadium 1 p.m.* CBS 560 WQAM KISS 99.9 Hard Rock 560 WQAM My Cause, My Sun., Dec. 6 Cincinnati Stadium 1 p.m.* CBS KISS 99.9 Cleats Sun., Dec. 13 Kansas City Hard Rock 1 p.m.* CBS 560 WQAM Stadium KISS 99.9 Football Unites Hard Rock 560 WQAM Sun., Dec. 20 New England Stadium 1 p.m.* CBS KISS 99.9 Thank You Fans 560 WQAM Dec. 26 or 27 at Las Vegas Allegiant Stadium TBD** TBD KISS 99.9 560 WQAM Sun., Jan. 3 at Buffalo Bills Stadium 1 p.m.* CBS KISS 99.9 * Game subject to flexible scheduling in Weeks 5-17 ** In each of Weeks 15 and 16, up to three of five designated matchups will be played on Saturday with the remainder to be played on Sunday. Specific dates and start times for such designated Week 15 and Week 16 matchups will be determined and announced no later than four weeks prior to game day. All Dolphins games can be heard on 560 The Joe and Kiss 99.9, the flagship stations of the Miami Dolphins Radio Network, Dolphins.com and throughout South and Central Florida on stations that make up The Miami Dolphins Radio Network. In addition to the game broadcasts, the stations will feature expanded pre-, halftime and postgame shows. Dolphins fans who tune into 560 The Joe will have the opportunity to listen to live broadcasts of Head Coach Brian Flores’ day-after game press conferences and “Dolphins Friday,” a day of Dolphins’ centric-content on the station featuring interviews with players, coaches, and team executives. Fans can also listen to the Dolphins in Spanish on Univision Deportes Radio WQBA 1140 AM. Fans can visit Ticketmaster, the Official Ticketing Partner of the Dolphins and Hard Rock Stadium or Dolphins.com to purchase single-game tickets. To learn more about becoming a Member of the Dolphins and guarantee the best ticket price and location, call 1-888-FINS-TIX or visit Dolphins.com. WEEK 5: SAN FRANCISCO TABLE OF CONTENTS IN MEMORIAM – DON SHULA 2 DON SHULA PATCH 3 MEDIA INFORMATION 4 HARD ROCK STADIUM HEALTH & SAFETY 5 HARD ROCK STADIUM 6-7 NEW BAPTIST HEALTH TRAINING COMPLEX 8 DOLPHINS IN THE COMMUNITY 9-14 DOLPHINS NOTES 15-20 WHAT TO LOOK FOR IN 2020 21-22 DOLPHINS VS. 49ERS 23-25 THE LAST MEETING AGAINST THE 49ERS 26 2020 ROOKIE CLASS 27 RADIO 28 DEPTH CHART 31 PROJECTED CONTRIBUTORS 32-33 TRANSACTIONS 34-35 ROSTERS 36-39 PRONUNCIATION GUIDE 39 CONTRACT STATUS 40 SUPPLEMENTAL STATS 43-54 THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED 55-59 GAME SUMMARIES 63-66 LAST WEEK’S GAME BOOK 67-83 EXECUTIVE BIOS 87-89 HEAD COACH BRIAN FLORES 89-90 COACH BIOS 91-92 PLAYER BIOS 93-214 PRACTICE SQUAD & RESERVE LISTS 215 HISTORY & RECORDS 219-297 IN MEMORIAM DON SHULA 1930 - 2020 2 • Miami Dolphins Weekly Release: Week 5 at San Francisco IN MEMORIAM – DON SHULA MIAMI DOLPHINS WEARING JERSEY PATCH TO HONOR LEGENDARY FOOTBALL COACH DON SHULA The Miami Dolphins are wearing a jersey patch during the 2020 season to commemorate legendary football coach and Pro Football Hall of Famer Don Shula. The patch features Shula’s name and “347” to signify his all-time career wins, the most in NFL history. Dolphins coaches and team personnel are also wearing a pin with the patch design throughout the year. “Don Shula’s lasting impact on the Miami Dolphins, NFL and South Florida community is immeasurable,” said Miami Dolphins Owner Stephen Ross. “We are proud to continue honoring his historic life and legacy with a patch that is emblematic of his success on the football field as the winningest coach in our league’s history.” This is the first time in the Dolphins’ 55 seasons that a patch is being worn to honor an individual. In 2019, the team wore special helmet decals with the initials of Hall of Fame alumni who passed away, including linebacker Nick Buoniconti and center Jim Langer. The team had previously worn helmet stickers with their uniform numbers to honor the memories of active Dolphins players who had passed away, including running back David Overstreet (1984) and linebacker Larry Gordon (1983). The Dolphins wore a black armband on their jerseys with the initials “JR” in 1990 to honor the passing of team founder Joe Robbie. Shula is survived by his wife, the former Mary Anne Stephens. At the time of his passing, their family together included eight children, 16 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Miami Dolphins Weekly Release: Week 5 at San Francisco • 3 WEEKLY MEDIA SCHEDULE: WEEK 5 AT SAN FRANCISCO 29 TUE 30 WED 1 THU 2 FRI 3 SAT 4 SUN 5 MON Coordinators & Head Coach Brian Head Coach Brian Head Coach Brian No media Week 5 TBD Offensive Position Flores Flores Flores availability at San Francisco Coaches 8:45 a.m. (Zoom) 8:45 a.m. (Zoom) 12:30 p.m. (Zoom) 4:05 p.m. ET 10 a.m. (Zoom) TV - FOX Players Players Players 1:15 p.m. (Zoom) 12:35 p.m. (Zoom) 12:40 p.m. (Zoom) Kyle Shanahan Conference Call 3:40 p.m. * Please contact the communications department if you would like to cover practice; Practice will be open to media for approximately 30 minutes DOLPHINS ON THE AIR MIAMI DOLPHINS MEDIA WEBSITE TV: FOX media.miamidolphins.com Broadcasters: Adam Amin – Play-By-Play Mark Schlereth – Color Analyst The Miami Dolphins media website features Lindsay Czarniak – Sideline everything a media member needs to cover the team. Visitors can find transcripts, press releases, Local Radio: Dolphins Radio Network weekly releases, credentials, notes, flip cards, an KISS 99.9-FM archive of old media guides and gamebooks and WQAM 560-AM more by visiting media.miamidolphins.com. Broadcasters: Jimmy Cefalo – Play-By-Play Jason Taylor – Color Analyst Joe Rose – Color Analyst Spanish Dolphins Spanish Radio Radio: WQBA-1140 AM Broadcasters: Roly Martin – Play-By-Play Eduardo Martell – Color Analyst COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT JASON MATT BRETT RENZO SYDNEY PAOLA VIRA JENKINS TAYLOR BRECHEISEN SHEPPARD WADE ARGUETA HALIM Sr. Vice President, Sr. Director of Football Football Corporate Corporate Football Communications & Football Communications Communications Communications Communications Communications Community Affairs Communications Manager Manager Manager Coordinator Staff Assistant O: 954-452-7174 O: 954-452-7179 O: 954-452-7190 O: 954-452-7144 O: 954-452-7198 O: 305-943-6703 O: 954-452-7177 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] 4 • Miami Dolphins Weekly Release: Week 5 at San Francisco MIAMI DOLPHINS AND HARD ROCK STADIUM HEALTH AND SAFETY INITIATIVES The Miami Dolphins and Hard Rock Stadium announced a limited stadium capacity for the 2020 home opener. A maximum of 13,000 fans were allowed at the first two regular season home games. The organization conducted a thorough review starting in late March of the fan experience with the intent to provide minimal contact for guests and announced a series of initiatives in July designed to create a safe environment in 2020. Policies for the 2020 season will include: • GBAC Star certification • Socially distanced seating clusters • All fans and stadium employees will be required to wear a mask when not actively eating or drinking • Upgrading Air Conditioning filters from Minimum Efficiency Reporting Value (MERV) 10 to MERV 14 (Hospital Grade) • Mobile touchless entry with more points of entries and exits to help avoid bottlenecks at ingress/egress • Staggered gate entry with entry times listed on game tickets • Cashless experience for food service, parking and retail • New walk through metal detectors with touchless security screening to allow fans to keep all items in their pockets for faster entry • 1 metal detector for every 104 fans vs 1 metal detector for every 394 fans in 2019 • Changing from manual to contactless toilets and faucets • No smoking inside the stadium or helixes • No tailgating for 2020 season with parking lots open two hours before kickoff instead of four hours Upon entry, fans will go through a touchless security scan. Food, beverage, parking and retail will become a cashless experience supported by in-app mobile and credit card payment options.