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Miami Dolphins Weekly Release Preseason Game 3: Miami Dolphins (0-2) vs. Atlanta Falcons (1-1) Saturday, Aug. 29 • 7 p.m. ET • Sun Life Stadium • Miami Gardens, Fla. TABLE OF CONTENTS 2015 MIAMI DOLPHINS SEASON SCHEDULE 4-5 GAME INFORMATION 6-7 STEPHEN ROSS BIO 8 JOE PHILBIN BIO 9 2015 MIAMI DOLPHINS OFFENSIVE/SPECIAL TEAMS COACHES BIOS 10 2015 MIAMI DOLPHINS DEFENSIVE/STRENGTH COACHES BIOS 11 2014 NFL RANKINGS 12 2015 NFL PRESEASON RANKINGS 13 2014 DOLPHINS LEADERS AND STATISTICS 14 DOLPHINS PLAYERS VS. FALCONS/DOLPHINS-FALCONS SERIES FAST FACTS 15 LAST WEEK VS. CAROLINA 16-17 WHAT TO LOOK FOR IN 2015 18-19 2015 MIAMI DOLPHINS DRAFT CLASS 20 2015 MIAMI DOLPHINS OFF-SEASON RECAP 21 POSITION-BY-POSITION BREAKDOWN 22-24 DOLPHINS RECORD BOOK 25 SUN LIFE STADIUM MODERNIZATION 26-27 2015 MIAMI DOLPHINS ROOKIES IN THE COMMUNITY 28-30 MIAMI DOLPHINS 50TH SEASON 31 DOLPHINS PRESEASON TELEVISION 32 DOLPHINS ON THE AIR THIS SEASON 33 FLASHBACK...TO DOLPHINS TRAINING CAMP HISTORY 34 MAIMI DOLPHINS MEDIA WORKROOM ACCESS/PARKING INFO 35 GAME RECAPS AND POSTGAME NOTES 36-37 2015 MIAMI DOLPHINS TRANSACTIONS 38-39 2015 MIAMI DOLPHINS ALPHA ROSTER 40 2015 MIAMI DOLPHINS NUMERICAL ROSTER 41 2014 MIAMI DOLPHINS REGULAR SEASON STATISTICS 42 2015 MIAMI DOLPHINS TENTATIVE DEPTH CHART/PRONUNCIATION GUIDE 43 DOLPHINS-PANTHERS FLIP CARD DOLPHINS-PANTHERS GAME BOOK 2015 PRESEASON SUPPLEMENTAL STATS NFL IMPORTANT DATES MID-JULY NFL Training Camps Open SEPTEMBER 10, 13–14 AUG SEP 3 Kickoff Weekend 13 2015 @ Chicago Bears Tampa Bay Buccaneers OCTOBER 4 Soldier Field Sun Life Stadium International Series (London) Chicago 27, Miami 10 WFOR 7:00 P.M. (Miami vs. N.Y. Jets) NOVEMBER 3 22 13 All trading ends at @ Carolina Panthers @ Washington Redskins 4 p.m. New York Time Bank of America Stadium FedExField JANUARY 9-10 Carolina 31, Miami 30 CBS 1:00 P.M. Wildcard Playoff Games 29 20 JANUARY 16-17 Atlanta Falcons @ Jacksonville Jaguars Divisional Playoff Games Sun Life Stadium EverBank Field JANUARY 24 WFOR 7:00 P.M. CBS 4:05 P.M. AFC and NFC WFOR-TV, CBS4 will once again be the preseason home of the Championship Dolphins as each of the four preseason contests will be shown on 27 Games the CBS affiliate in the Miami-Ft. Lauderdale market. All preseason games will also be heard on WBGG 105.9FM and WINZ 940AM in Miami as well as across the Dolphins Radio Network. Buffalo Bills JANUARY 31 Sun Life Stadium Pro Bowl Honolulu, Hawaii CBS 4:25 P.M. FEBRUARY 7 Super Bowl 50 Santa Clara, Calif. 4 Miami vs. Atlanta - 8.29.15 PRESEASON REGULAR SEASON — AWAY REGULAR SEASON — HOME OCT NOV DEC/JAN 4 8** 6** New York Jets @ Buffalo Bills Baltimore Ravens Wembley Stadium Ralph Wilson Stadium Sun Life Stadium CBS 9:30 A.M. CBS 1:00 P.M. CBS 1:00 P.M. 11 15** 14 @ Philadelphia Eagles New York Giants Bye Week Lincoln Financial Field Sun Life Stadium CBS 1:00 P.M. ESPN 8:30 P.M. 18** 22** 20** @ Tennessee Titans Dallas Cowboys @ San Diego Chargers LP Field Sun Life Stadium Qualcomm Stadium CBS 1:00 P.M. FOX 1:00 P.M. CBS 4:25 P.M. 25** 29** 27** Houston Texans @ New York Jets Indianapolis Colts Sun Life Stadium MetLife Stadium Sun Life Stadium CBS 1:00 P.M. CBS 1:00 P.M. CBS 1:00 P.M. ** Games whose starting time can potentially be moved, including 29 to 8:20 p.m. Sunday on NBC-TV. 3** All Dolphins home and away games can be heard on WBGG-FM @ New England Patriots (Big 105.9) and WINZ-AM (940 – The Sports Animal), the flagship New England Patriots stations of the Miami Dolphins Radio Network, Dolphins.com and throughout South and Central Florida on the more than 12 stations Gillette Stadium that make up The Miami Dolphins Radio Network. In addition Sun Life Stadium to the game broadcasts, a two-hour pregame and a two-hour postgame show rounds out “Dolphins Game Day Live” coverage CBS/NFLN 8:25 P.M. on WBGG, WINZ, the Miami Dolphins Radio Network and Dolphins. CBS 1:00 P.M. com. 2015 Miami Dolphins Weekly Release 5 GAME INFORMATION DOLPHINS VS. FALCONS The Miami Dolphins (0-2) open their 2015 home slate when they face the Atlanta Falcons (1-1) on Saturday, Aug. 29 at 7 p.m. at Sun Life Stadium. Atlanta holds an 8-5 preseason series advantage against the Dolphins. The last time the two teams met in the preseason, the Falcons defeated Miami 16-10 on Aug. 8, 2014 in Atlanta. DOLPHINS ON THE AIR Television: WFOR-TV (CBS 4 - Miami-Ft. Lauder- dale), WBBH/NBC (2) and WBBH-D2/ Comcast (Spanish) (216 - Naples/Ft. Myers), WTVX-CW (34) WWHB (Span- ish) (48 - West Palm Beach/Treasure Coast) and WRDQ (27 - Orlando) Broadcasters: Dick Stockton - Play-By-Play Bob Griese - Color Analyst Nat Moore - Color Analyst Kim Bokamper - Sideline Radio: DOLPHINS RADIO NETWORK CLEAR CHANNEL, WBGG 105.9-FM WINZ 940-AM Broadcasters: Jimmy Cefalo - Play-By-Play Joe Rose - Color Analyst Radio: DOLPHINS SPANISH RADIO WNMA-1210 AM Broadcasters: Raul Striker Jr. - Play-By-Play Eduardo Martell - Color Analyst 2015 AFC EAST PRESEASON STANDINGS 2014 AFC EAST STANDINGS TEAM W L PCT PF PA TEAM W L PCT PF PA Bills 1 1 .500 35 35 Patriots 12 4 .750 468 313 Jets 1 1 .500 33 45 Bills 9 7 .563 343 289 Patriots 1 1 .500 37 46 Dolphins 8 8 .500 388 373 Dolphins 0 2 .000 40 58 Jets 4 12 .250 283 401 Monday (8/24) Tuesday (8/25) Wednesday (8/26) Thursday (8/27) Friday (8/28) Saturday (8/29) Saturday (8/30) No open practice Open Locker Room Open Locker Room Practice No open practice Kickoff No open practice or media availability 12:35 p.m. 12:10 p.m. 10:25 p.m. or media availability vs. Atlanta Falcons or media availability (7 p.m.) Practice Practice Joe Philbin, 1:20 p.m. 12:55 p.m. Coordinators and Players Joe Philbin Joe Philbin Noon 3:30 p.m. 3:20 p.m. 6 Miami vs. Atlanta - 8.29.15 2015 TRAINING CAMP REVIEW PREGAME/IN-GAME ENTERTAINMENT The Miami Dolphins got “Back to Football Powered by South Florida Ford” for the 2015 NFL season on Thursday, July 30, 2015 when the players took the field at the Doctors Hospital Training Facility at Nova Southeastern University in Davie at 8 a.m. In all, the Dolphins hosted 13 public practices, including a Finatics Season Ticket Members only practice as they prepared for the upcoming 2015 NFL season. Thirteen National Anthem: Isabella Pena of the practices were held at the Doctors Hospital Training Facility at Alumni Captains: Mark Higgs and Tony Nathan Nova Southeastern University in Davie and one evening scrimmage was Pregame Entertainment: Cheerleader Performance at Ocean Bank Field at FIU Stadium on Friday, Aug. 7. Honor Guard: Astronaut Army JROTC Halftime: Flag Camp Super Bowl PRESEASON SERIES HISTORY VS. ATLANTA ATLANTA 8, MIAMI 5 8/19/67 ATLANTA 27, AT MIAMI 17 9/7/68 AT MIAMI 19, ATLANTA 13 9/12/70 ATLANTA 20, AT MIAMI 17 8/25/72 AT MIAMI 24, ATLANTA 10 8/30/85 AT ATLANTA 19, MIAMI 17 8/6/93 MIAMI 28, AT ATLANTA 27 8/11/95 AT ATLANTA 37, MIAMI 0 8/22/03 AT MIAMI 30, ATLANTA 21 9/1/05 ATLANTA 20, AT MIAMI 17 8/27/10 ATLANTA 16, AT MIAMI 6 8/12/11 MIAMI 28, AT ATLANTA 23 8/24/12 ATLANTA 23, AT MIAMI 6 2015 Training Camp once again opens at the Doctors Hospital Training Facility at Nova Southeastern University 8/8/14 AT ATLANTA 16, MIAMI 10 COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT INTERVIEW REQUESTS All interview requests for Miami Dolphins executives, coaches and players should go through the Dolphins JASON MATT THERESA HANK GAYLE TIM Communications JENKINS TAYLOR MANAHAN NATHAN BADEN AKINS Department. These Sr. VP, Communications Director of Football Communications Football Communications Communications Staff should be submitted and Community Affairs Communications Manager Communications Coordinator Assistant no later than 24 hours Manager O: 954-452-7174 O: 954-452-7179 O: 305-943-1451 O: 954-452-7033 O: 954-452-7173 O: 954-452-7187 in advance. M: 954-290-6864 M: 954-649-7505 M: 904-838-7160 M: 443-804-3674 M: 954-610-8660 M: 863-899-7915 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] 2015 Miami Dolphins Weekly Release 7 Mr. Ross graduated from the University of Michigan with a Bachelor Stephen Ross of Business Administration degree and from Wayne State University Law School with a Juris Doctor degree. He later received a Master Chairman of the Board/ of Laws in Taxation from New York University School of Law. In Managing General Partner 2004, the University of Michigan renamed its business school the Stephen M. Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan COLLEGE: MICHIGAN and in 2011, the school awarded him an honorary Doctor of Laws NFL: EIGHTH SEASON degree at its commencement. DOLPHINS: EIGHTH SEASON Mr. Ross is Chairman of the Board of Directors of Equinox Holdings, Inc., and serves on the Executive Committee and is Stephen M. Ross, Chairman and Founder of Related Companies – an a trustee of Lincoln Center. In addition, he is a trustee of New international real estate firm – began his ownership interest in the York-Presbyterian Hospital and the Guggenheim Foundation.