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MIAMI DOLPHINS 2017 OFFSEASON GUIDE 2017 MIAMI DOLPHINS SCHEDULE PRESEASON MAY 22-24 TIME/ PRESENTING NFL Spring League Meeting DATE OPPONENT STADIUM NETWORK RADIO GIVEAWAY Chicago, Ill. RESULT SPONSOR 560 WQAM Thurs., Aug. 10 Atlanta Falcons Hard Rock Stadium 7 p.m. WFOR CBS4 KISS 99.9 560 WQAM Thurs., Aug. 17 Baltimore Ravens Hard Rock Stadium 7 p.m. WFOR CBS4 KISS 99.9 560 WQAM Thurs., Aug. 24 at Philadelphia Eagles Lincoln Financial Field 7 p.m. WFOR CBS4 KISS 99.9 560 WQAM MID-JULY Thurs., Aug. 31 at Minnesota Vikings U.S. Bank Stadium 8 p.m. WFOR CBS4 KISS 99.9 NFL Training Camps Open REGULAR SEASON TIME/ PRESENTING DATE OPPONENT STADIUM NETWORK RADIO GIVEAWAY SEPTEMBER 7, 10-11 RESULT SPONSOR 560 WQAM Kickoff Weekend 2017 Sun., Sept. 10 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Hard Rock Stadium 1 p.m. FOX KISS 99.9 560 WQAM Sun., Sept. 17 at Los Angeles Chargers StubHub Center 4:05 p.m. CBS KISS 99.9 560 WQAM Sun., Sept. 24 at New York Jets MetLife Stadium 1 p.m. CBS KISS 99.9 Wembley Stadium 560 WQAM Sun., Oct. 1 New Orleans Saints (London) 9:30 a.m. FOX KISS 99.9 JANUARY 28, 2018 560 WQAM Sun., Oct. 8 Tennessee Titans Hard Rock Stadium 1 p.m.* CBS KISS 99.9 Pro Bowl 560 WQAM Sun., Oct. 15 at Atlanta Falcons Mercedes-Benz Stadium 1 p.m.* CBS KISS 99.9 Orlando, Fla. 560 WQAM Sun., Oct. 22 New York Jets Hard Rock Stadium 1 p.m.* FOX KISS 99.9 CBS/NFLN/ 560 WQAM Thurs., Oct. 26 at Baltimore Ravens M&T Bank Stadium 8:25 p.m. Amazon KISS 99.9 560 WQAM Sun., Nov. 5 Oakland Raiders Hard Rock Stadium 8:30 p.m.* NBC KISS 99.9 FEBRUARY 4, 2018 560 WQAM Mon., Nov. 13 at Carolina Panthers Bank of America Stadium 8:30 p.m. ESPN KISS 99.9 Super Bowl LII BYE WEEK Minneapolis, Minn. 560 WQAM Sun., Nov. 26 at New England Patriots Gillette Stadium 1 p.m.* CBS KISS 99.9 560 WQAM Sun., Dec. 3 Denver Broncos Hard Rock Stadium 1 p.m.* CBS KISS 99.9 560 WQAM Mon., Dec. 11 New England Patriots Hard Rock Stadium 8:30 p.m. ESPN KISS 99.9 560 WQAM Sun., Dec. 17 at Buffalo Bills New Era Field 1 p.m.* CBS KISS 99.9 560 WQAM Sun., Dec. 24 at Kansas City Chiefs Arrowhead Stadium 1 p.m.* CBS KISS 99.9 560 WQAM Sun., Dec. 31 Buffalo Bills Hard Rock Stadium 1 p.m. CBS KISS 99.9 * Game subject to flex scheduling All times EASTERN All Dolphins games can be heard on 560 WQAM and Kiss 99.9, the flagship stations of the Miami Dolphins Radio Network, Dolphins.com and throughout South 2016 AFC EAST STANDINGS and Central Florida on stations that make up The Miami Dolphins Radio Network. In addition to the game broadcasts, the stations will feature expanded TEAM W L PCT PF PA pre-, halftime and postgame shows. Dolphins fans who tune into Miami's Sportsradio 560 WQAM will have the Patriots 14 2 .875 441 250 opportunity to listen to live broadcasts of Head Coach Adam Gase’s day-after game press conferences and Dolphins 10 6 .625 363 380 “Dolphins Friday,” a day of Dolphins’ centric-content on the station featuring interviews with players, coaches, Bills 7 9 .438 399 378 and team executives. Jets 5 11 .313 275 409 WFOR-TV, CBS4 will once again be the preseason home of the Dolphins as three of the four preseason contests will be shown on the CBS affiliate in the Miami- Ft. Lauderdale market. The N.Y. Giants, Dallas and Tennessee preseason games will all air on CBS4 while the Atlanta preseason game will be nationally televised on NBC. MIAMI DOLPHINS 2017 OFFSEASON GUIDE TABLE OF CONTENTS MEDIA INFORMATION & OFFSEASON SCHEDULE 2 IN THE COMMUNITY 3-5 COACHING STAFF 6-7 2017 ROOKIE CLASS 8-9 2017 NFL DRAFT RECAP 10 THE DOLPHINS IN THE FIRST ROUND 11 DOLPHINS DRAFT NOTES 12-13 DRAFT PICK BIOS 14-18 UNDRAFTED COLLEGE FREE AGENT BIOS 19-25 FREE AGENCY TRACKER 26 VETERAN NEWCOMER BIOS 27-52 TRANSACTIONS 53 NUMERICAL ROSTER 54 ALPHABETICAL ROSTER 55 POSITIONAL ROSTER/PRONUNCIATIONS 56 HOW THEY WERE ACQUIRED 57 MEDIA INFORMATION WHAT’S NEXT FOR MIAMI 2017 OFFSEASON SCHEDULE The Miami Dolphins are conducting team workouts in May and June. The The Dolphins began preparations for the 2017 season with the start of Organized Team Activities (May 25, May 31, June 5 and June 8) and the their offseason program on Monday, April 17 at the Baptist Health Training Three-Day Minicamp (June 13-15) will be open to the media. The remaining Facility at Nova Southeastern University. All practices are closed to the dates for the Dolphins’ offseason workout program are listed to the right. public. Those highlighted are open to media. As per Article 21 of the NFL Collective Bargaining Agreement, each club’s official, voluntary nine-week offseason program is conducted in three ORGANIZED TEAM ACTIVITY OFFSEASON WORKOUTS phases: Tuesday Wednesday Thursday S1 Phase I consisted of the first two weeks of the program with activities limited 5/23 5/24 5/25 to strength and conditioning and physical rehabilitation only. Phase II consisted of the next three weeks of the program. On-field Tuesday Wednesday Thursday S2 workouts included individual player instruction and drills as well as team 5/30 5/31 6/1 practice conducted on a “separates” basis. No live contact or team offense vs. team defense drills were permitted. Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday S3 Phase III consists of the next four weeks of the program. Teams may conduct 6/5 6/6 6/7 6/8 a total of 10 days of organized team practice activity, or “OTAs.” No live contact is permitted, but 7-on-7, 9-on-7, and 11-on-11 drills are permitted. Article 22 of the Collective Bargaining Agreement stipulates that clubs THREE-DAY MINICAMP* may hold one mandatory minicamp for veteran players. This minicamp, noted below, must occur during Phase III of the offseason program. Head Tuesday Wednesday Thursday coaches hired after the end of the 2016 season also are entitled to conduct an additional voluntary veteran minicamp. 6/13 6/14 6/15 Each club may hold a rookie football development program for a period * The team will conduct one on-field practice each day during the three-day team minicamp. These of seven weeks, which in 2017 began on May 1. During this period, no practices are open to the media in their entirety and closed to the public. activities were held on weekends, with the exception of one post-NFL draft rookie minicamp, which was conducted on either the first or second weekend following the draft. MIAMI DOLPHINS MEDIA WEBSITE media.miamidolphins.com The Miami Dolphins have recently launched a new media website, featuring everything a media member needs to cover the team. Visitors can find transcripts, press releases, weekly releases, credentials, notes, gamebooks, flip cards, an archive of old media guides and gamebooks and more by visiting media.miamidolphins.com. COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT JASON MATT THERESA BRETT RENZO GAYLE SYDNEY JOSEPH JENKINS TAYLOR MANAHAN BRECHEISEN SHEPPARD BADEN WADE BUSATTO Sr. Vice President, Director of Corporate Football Football Communications Communications Communications Communications & Football Communications Communications Communications Coordinator Coordinator Staff Assistant Community Affairs Communications Manager Manager Manager O: 954-452-7174 O: 954-452-7179 O: 305-943-1451 O: 954-452-7190 O: 954-452-7144 O: 954-452-7173 O: 954-452-7198 O: 954-452-7110 M: 954-290-6864 M: 954-649-7505 M: 904-838-7160 M: 954-663-1255 M: 904-616-1538 M: 954-610-8660 M: 305-720-5131 M: 305-989-2032 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] 2 Miami Dolphins 2017 Offseason Guide MIAMI DOLPHINS IN THE COMMUNITY QB Ryan Tannehill shows off a fish he caught at the 21st annual Fins Weekend MIAMI DOLPHINS FOUNDATION GIVES BACK TO EDUCATION THROUGH FINS WEEKEND MIAMI -- The Miami Dolphins Foundation hosted the 21st annual Fins Weekend on May 20-21, 2017, complete with golfing, fishing and parties amid the largest gathering of players, coaches, alumni and cheerleaders to give back to education in Miami Gardens, Fla. The signature charity event welcomed several new additions this year, from changes in venue and locale to enhanced fan experiences and added player access and involvement. Proceeds from the event weekend, through the educational pillar of the Miami Dolphins Foundation, benefit City Year Miami, an education-focused nonprofit organization that partners with public schools to help keep students on track to graduate. “The Dolphins commitment to the community flourishes during this annual event, with the entire organization coming together to truly embrace this cause for education,” Fins Weekend Chair Jeff Peck said. The festivities begin early Friday morning with the Fins Weekend Golf Tournament at Miami Beach Golf Club. Threesomes golfed with a Miami Dolphins current or former player or coach. Team Waste Management of James Bonillo, Matt Redmond and Brandon White with Dolphins QB Brandon Doughty took home the priceless first place prize – a flight on the team charter a 2017 Miami Dolphins away game. After the golf tournament, participants reveled in the Fins Friday Night Party presented by South Florida Ford and Hook & Tackle. Guests gathered at Marine Stadium to enjoy a live band, local food, games, live auction and a fireworks show.