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| Around FCS: It's about time |
Division I-AA College Football |
02/24/2009 |
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| the 2008 season had a large photo of Rizzi splashed on it with the motto of "new coach, new look, new era." But a lot of that hope and hype went out the window this weekend when Rizzi announced he was resigning to accept a position on Tony Sparano's Miami Dolphins staff. Rizzi had previously worked under Sparano at University of New Haven for four years. Rizzi had junked Stowers' triple-option Georgia Southern-styled attack for the spread passing game, though the Rams personnel was more suited for the running |
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| Rhode Island football coach Rizzi steps down |
Division I-AA College Football |
02/21/2009 |
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| Kingston, RI (MySportsbook) - The University of Rhode Island announced Saturday that head football coach Darren Rizzi has stepped down to become an assistant coach with the Miami Dolphins. Rizzi had been an assistant for Rutgers for six years before taking the head coaching post at Rhode Island last season. He finished 3-9 overall with a 1-7 mark in the Colonial Athletic Association. Rizzi will reunite with Miami head coach Tony Sparano, as the pair coached together at the University of New Haven. Sparano |
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| Dolphins ink T Carey to contract extension |
NFL Football |
02/20/2009 |
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| Davie, FL (MySportsbook) - The Miami Dolphins signed offensive tackle Vernon Carey to a multi-year contract extension on Friday. Carey has started the last 59 consecutive games for the Dolphins at both tackle positions. He appeared in every game in 2008 on the right side after playing all of 2007 on the left side. Miami's first-round pick in 2005 out of Miami-Florida, Carey has helped the Dolphins' rushing attack average 4.0 yards or better in each of the last four seasons. For his career, Carey has appear |
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| Bears release veteran WR Booker |
NFL Football |
02/13/2009 |
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| e seasons in the league with the Bears. He set a franchise record with 100 catches in 2001, and then was voted to the Pro Bowl in 2002 after registering his second straight 1,000-yard season while making 97 receptions. The Bears traded Booker to the Miami Dolphins on August 21, 2004 along with a third-round draft pick in exchange for defensive end Adewale Ogunleye. In four seasons with Miami, Booker caught 194 passes for 2,627 yards and 11 touchdowns. After being cut by the Dolphins, the 32-year-old Booker re |
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| Eskimos extend DL Romero two years |
CFL |
02/10/2009 |
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| tar. "Dario is one of those players you want on your side when go into battle. He's intense and that carries over to the rest of the d-line," said Danny Maciocia, Edmonton general manager and director of football operations. Romero started his pro career in 2001 with Edmonton and played with the Eskimos for one season before spending four seasons with the NFL's Miami Dolphins. Romero went back to the CFL in 2006 and played two seasons with Montreal, then signed with Edmonton as a free agent in February 2008. |
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| Giants re-sign QB Carr, waive three others |
NFL Football |
02/09/2009 |
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| a trade with Cleveland for Tim Carter and led the Super Bowl XLII champion Giants with six rushing TDs while amassing 275 rushing yards that season. Madison played three seasons for New York after spending the first nine years of his career with the Miami Dolphins. In 2008 he played in seven games as a reserve defensive back and on special teams before suffering a broken ankle on December 28 in Minnesota. He has 38 career interceptions. Knight joined the "G-Men" on March 4 of 2008 after spending time with the |
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| Around the FCS: Recruiting Wars |
Division I-AA College Football |
02/06/2009 |
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| t. He never really got a legitimate shot at the NFL, where measurables often overshadow a player's true ability. In the press conference, announcing his retirement, Dickenson said he actually regretted his time in the NFL with the Detroit Lions, the Miami Dolphins, the Seattle Seahawks and the San Diego Chargers from 2001-2002 as a backup quarterback. He spent two of the most promising years of his career standing on the sidelines. He found his niche with the Calgary Stampeders and the British Columbia Lions |
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| Around the FCS: Demanding Loyalty |
Division I-AA College Football |
01/29/2009 |
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| I'd rather see get the job than Coach Holmes," Taylor said in the 2008 Hampton media guide. It was one of several testimonials from coaches such as Romeo Crennel of the Cleveland Browns, Ken Whisenhunt of the St. Louis Cardinals, Tony Sparano of the Miami Dolphins and renown defensive coordinator Bill Arnsparger. But none of that praise could overcome the loyalty issue that is becoming increasingly important to athletic directors. Just a couple of weeks earlier, Boston College AD Gene DiFilippo - at one time |
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| Lions hire Linehan to run offense |
NFL Football |
01/23/2009 |
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| coach of the St. Louis Rams. He was fired after Week 4 after the Rams started this past season 0-4. He finished with a mark of 11-25 at St. Louis. Prior to his stint with the Rams, Linehan spent the 2005 season as the offensive coordinator with the Miami Dolphins and was the offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach with the Minnesota Vikings from 2002-04. Linehan coached at the college level for 13 years before breaking into the NFL. The big three coaching positions are now filled for the Lions, who became t |
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| Dolphins' Long selected to Pro Bowl |
NFL Football |
01/20/2009 |
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| Miami, FL (MySportsbook) - Miami Dolphins offensive tackle Jake Long was named to the AFC's Pro Bowl roster on Tuesday. Long was picked to take the place of Buffalo's Jason Peters. The top pick in the 2008 NFL draft out of Michigan, Long is the first top choice to be named to the Pro Bowl in his rookie season since George Rogers of the New Orleans Saints in 1981. He is the first Dolphins offensive lineman to get a Pro Bowl nod since Tim Ruddy in 2000. |
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