2008 Miami Dolphins season From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search 2008 Miami Dolphins season Head Coach Tony Sparano General Manager Jeff Ireland Home Field Dolphin Stadium Results Record 11-5 Place 1st AFC East Playoff Finish Lost Wild Card Playoffs (Ravens) 27-9 Pro Bowlers 2 Uniform Timeline Previous Season Next Season 2007 2009 The 2008 Miami Dolphins season was the organization's 39th season in the National Football League and 43rd overall.[1] During the regular season the Dolphins completed the greatest single-season turnaround in NFL history[2][3], going from a 1-15 regular season record in 2007 to an 11-5 record in 2008. Additionally, they won their division, the AFC East, becoming the first team in NFL history to win their division after only having one win the previous season. The 2008 season was the first with Bill Parcells as Executive Vice President of Football Operations, Jeff Ireland as General Manager,[4][5], and Tony Sparano as head coach.[6][7] With a league-worst 1-15 record in 2007,[8] the Dolphins held the first pick in the 2008 NFL Draft and selected Michigan offensive tackle Jake Long. The offseason also saw the departure of two Pro Bowlers and long-time Dolphins with the release of linebacker Zach Thomas and trade of defensive end Jason Taylor. Contents [hide] 1 Offseason personnel moves 1.1 Front office 1.2 Coaches 1.2.1 Head coach 1.2.2 Assistants 1.2.3 Final staff 1.3 Players 1.3.1 Departures 1.3.2 Re-signings 1.3.3 Signings 1.3.4 Trades 1.3.5 Free agency 1.3.6 Free agents 1.3.7 2008 NFL Draft 1.3.7.1 Draft day trades 1.3.7.2 Draft pick signings 1.3.8 Undrafted free agents 1.3.9 Reserve lists 2 Training camp and preseason 2.1 Opening camp roster 2.2 Final preseason roster 2.3 Roster moves 2.3.1 July 2.3.2 August 2.3.3 Final cuts 2.4 Preseason schedule 2.5 Preseason recap 3 Regular season 3.1 Schedule 3.2 Opening day roster 3.3 Game summaries 3.3.1 Week 1: vs. New York Jets 3.3.2 Week 2: at Arizona Cardinals 3.3.3 Week 3: at New England Patriots 3.3.4 Week 5: vs. San Diego Chargers 3.3.5 Week 6: at Houston Texans 3.3.6 Week 7: vs. Baltimore Ravens 3.3.7 Week 8: vs. Buffalo Bills 3.3.8 Week 9: at Denver Broncos 3.3.9 Week 10: vs. Seattle Seahawks 3.3.10 Week 11: vs. Oakland Raiders 3.3.11 Week 12: vs. New England Patriots 3.3.12 Week 13: at St. Louis Rams 3.3.13 Week 14: at Buffalo Bills 3.3.14 Week 15: vs. San Francisco 49ers 3.3.15 Week 16: at Kansas City Chiefs 3.3.16 Week 17: at New York Jets 3.4 Postseason 3.4.1 AFC Wild Card: vs. Baltimore Ravens 3.5 Division standings 3.6 Transactions 3.6.1 August 3.6.2 September 3.6.3 October 3.6.4 November 3.6.5 December 4 References 5 External links [edit] Offseason personnel moves [edit] Front office On December 27, 2007, Dolphins owner Wayne Huizenga hired former NFL head coach and ESPN analyst Bill Parcells as Executive Vice President of Football Operations[4]. Parcells signed a four-year deal with the Dolphins less than a day after turning down a similar

offer from the Atlanta Falcons[9]. Just a few days after Parcells' hiring, three men were dismissed from the Dolphins' front office[10]. The most notable of which was general manager Randy Mueller, who was hired by the team in 2005[11]. Also dismissed were Assistant Director of Player Personnel Mike Baugh and College Scouting Coordinator Rick Thompson[10]. Three days after Mueller's dismissal, Parcells hired Jeff Ireland as the team's new general manager[5]. Ireland had worked for the Dallas Cowboys the past seven years, including the last three as Vice President of College and Pro Scouting[5]. Ireland had worked with Parcells previously, when the latter was head coach of the Cowboys from 2003 to 2006[5]. Although Ireland was officially given final say on personnel decisions, it was speculated that Parcells was actually in control, and did not hold the title of General Manager so that the team may hire a front office executive from another team.[12] On January 15, the Dolphins reeled in another former Cowboys executive when they hired Brian Gaine as Assistant Director of Player Personnel.[13] Gaine had previously spent the past three seasons as the Cowboys' Assistant Director of Pro Scouting, working with both Parcells and Ireland during that time.[13] Following the 2008 NFL Draft, it was reported on May 1 that the Dolphins had fired scouts Ellis Rainsberger, Jack Glowik and Roger Pollard.[14] The team's vice president of media relations, Harvey Greene, said Rainsberger had retired and did not comment on the other two reported firings.[14] [edit] Coaches [edit] Head coach Just one day after hiring of Jeff Ireland as general manager, the Dolphins fired head coach Cam Cameron after just one season on the job[6]. Cameron led the Dolphins to an NFL worst 1–15 record in 2007, which was also the worst in franchise history[8][15]. Additionally, all but two members of the coaching staff were dismissed[6]. The only coaches retained were assistant special teams coach Steve Hoffman and linebackers coach George Edwards[6]. Both Hoffman and Edwards were coaches for the Dallas Cowboys during Ireland's tenure with the team[16][17][5]. A search for Cameron's replacement began almost immediately after his firing[18]. Various candidates were rumored, many of which had some connection to Parcells and/or Ireland[19]. Rumored candidates included Cleveland Browns head coach Romeo Crennel, Dallas Cowboys assistant Tony Sparano, Cowboys secondary coach Todd Bowles, Arizona Cardinals running backs coach Maurice Carthon and Cardinals offensive coordinator Todd Haley[19]. Additionally, Baltimore Ravens defensive coordinator Rex Ryan and Minnesota Vikings defensive coordinator Leslie Frazier were contacted[20][21]. The Washington Post suggested that Washington Redskins defensive coordinator Gregg Williams could be a candidate as well.[22] The first interview scheduled was Sparano, who met with the Dolphins on Saturday, January 11[23]. Sparano had previously met with the Atlanta Falcons and Baltimore Ravens regarding their head coaching vacancies.[24] On January 6, it was reported that Sparano would be offered the Dolphins' head coaching job, and that he would accept.[24] The Dolphins denied the report later that day, saying it was an initial interview only and that the team had interviews with others planned over the next few days.[25] However, the addition of quarterbacks coach David Lee, a former Cowboys assistant, fueled speculation that Sparano was indeed going to the next head coach of the Miami Dolphins.[26][27] The team then proceeded to interview Frazier, Ryan and Tennessee Titans defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz.[28][29] After the Dallas Cowboys lost to the New York Giants in the divisional

round of the 2007 NFL playoffs on January 13,[30] speculation grew that Sparano's hiring was imminent.[31][32] On January 16, the Dolphins ended their search by naming Sparano the eighth head coach in franchise history.[7] He received a four-year contract believed to be worth between $2.5 and $2.7 million per season.[33] [edit] Assistants Parcells and Ireland made their first coaching staff addition on January 7, luring Ole Miss offensive coordinator David Lee to be quarterbacks coach.[26] Lee, who briefly followed Houston Nutt to Ole Miss after serving as his offensive coordinator at Arkansas in 2007, worked with Parcells and Ireland as the Cowboys' quarterbacks coach from 2003 to 2006.[26] The addition fueled speculation that Sparano was indeed going to the next head coach of the Miami Dolphins.[26][27] Two days after hiring Sparano as their head coach, the Dolphins made their second assistance coach hiring. On January 18, Mike Maser was named the team's new offensive line coach. Maser had previously served in the same capacity for the Carolina Panthers from 2003 to 2006, and worked with Sparano when both were assistants for the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2002. Over the next week, the Dolphins filled various positions on Sparano's staff. On January 22, former Kansas City Chiefs running backs coach James Saxon was hired in the same capacity for the Dolphins.[34] Also hired that day was former Atlanta Falcons strength and conditioning coach Evan Marcus, who took the same job with Miami.[34] On January 23, the Dolphins added four more assistant coaches to their staff when they named Paul Pasqualoni as their defensive coordinator, Todd Bowles as assistant head coach/secondary, Kacy Rodgers as defensive line coach and David Corrao as defensive quality control coach.[35] Pasqualoni, Bowles and Rodgers all came from the Dallas Cowboys' staff, while Corrao was most recently linebackers coach at the University of Mississippi.[35] A day later, former UCLA head coach Karl Dorrell was named the team's new wide receivers coach.[36] Five more coaches were added to the staff on January 28 when the Dolphins named John Bonamego as their special teams coordinator, George DeLeone as their tight ends coach, David Puloka as assistant strength and conditioning coach, Jim Reid as outside linebackers coach and Steve Bush as offensive quality control coach.[37] The Dolphins made their final addition to the staff on February 4, hiring Dan Henning as offensive coordinator.[38] Henning, who had most recently served as offensive coordinator for the Carolina Panthers from 2002 to 2006, had previous worked for the Dolphins under Don Shula as quarterbacks and wide receivers coach in 1979-1980.[38] [edit] Final staff When the Dolphins' coaching staff was completed with the hiring of offensive coordinator Dan Henning on February 14, only two of the 17 assistant coaches under Sparano (Edwards and Hoffman) were holdovers from the previous season's staff.[39] Three of the new coaches (Bowles, Pasqualoni and Rodgers) had experience with Parcells, Ireland and Sparano in Dallas.[39] The completed staff was as follows: 2008 Miami Dolphins staff Head Coaches Head Coach - Tony Sparano Assistant Head Coach/Secondary - Todd Bowles Offensive Coaches Offensive Coordinator - Dan Henning Quarterbacks - David Lee Running Backs - James Saxon Wide Receivers - Karl Dorrell Tight Ends - George DeLeone Offensive Line - Mike Maser Offensive Quality Control - Steve Bush Defensive Coaches Defensive Coordinator - Paul Pasqualoni Defensive Line - Kacy Rodgers Inside Linebackers - George Edwards Outside Linebackers - Jim Reid Defensive Quality Control - David Corrao Special Teams Coaches Special Teams Coordinator - John Bonamego Kicking - Steve Hoffman Strength and Conditioning Head Strength and Conditioning - Evan Marcus Strength and Conditioning Assistant - David Puloka [edit] Players [edit] Departures February 11 - Terminated the contracts of quarterback Trent Green, wide receiver Marty Booker, offensive tackle L. J. Shelton and defensive tackle Keith Traylor.[40] February 11 - Waived offensive tackle Anthony Alabi, offensive tackle Marion Dukes, guard Marquay Love, offensive lineman Joe Toledo and defensive tackle Anthony Bryant.[40] February 14 - Released linebacker Zach Thomas.[41] April 24 - Released the following seven players: quarterback Casey Bramlet, linebacker Marcello Church, safety Tuff Harris, cornerback Jereme Perry, wide receiver Kerry Reed, linebacker Mark Washington and wide receiver Chandler Williams.[42] The team also waived safety Cameron Worrell, who tore his ACL in 2007,[43] after he failed a physical.[42] April 29 - Released quarterback Matt Baker and defensive tackle Steve Fifita.[44] May 5 - Waived wide receiver Marcel Reece, defensive end Derreck Robinson, linebacker Abraham Wright and cornerback Aaron Lane. Reece and Lane were signed as undrafted free agents the previous week, while Robinson and Wright were with the Dolphins in 2007.[45] May 16 - Waived offensive lineman Drew Mormino after he failed a physical.[46] Mormino spent the 2007 season on injured reserve with a shoulder injury.[46] June 6 - Released placekicker Dave Rayner. [edit] Re-signings January 7 - Re-signed wide receivers Kerry Reed and Chandler Williams, guard Marquay Love and linebacker Marcello Church.[47] All finished the 2007 season on the Dolphins' practice squad.[47] March 3 - Re-signed safety Yeremiah Bell to a one-year, $1.4 million contract.[48] March 5 - Re-signed cornerback Michael Lehan to a three-year, $4.95 million contract.[49][50] [edit] Signings January 30 - Signed quarterback Matt Baker, offensive lineman Trey Darilek and linebacker Junior Glymph.[51] Baker was with the Dallas Cowboys in 2006,[52] while Darilek and Glymph were both in training camp with Dallas in 2007.[51] February 8 - Signed cornerback Joey Thomas.[53] He was originally drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the third round of the 2004 NFL Draft and had most recently spent training camp with the Cowboys in 2007.[53] February 28 - Signed wide receiver David Kircus, formerly of the Denver Broncos and Detroit Lions.[54] February 29 - Signed tight end Sean Ryan (Jets) to a one-year deal.[55] February 29 - Signed wide receiver Ernest Wilford (Jaguars) to a four-year, $13 million contract with $6 million guaranteed.[56] March 1 - Signed linebacker Charlie Anderson (Texans) to a three-year contract.[57] March 1 - Signed quarterback Josh McCown (Raiders) to a two-year, $6.25 million contract.[57][56] March 1 - Signed guard Justin Smiley (49ers) to a five-year, $25 million contract with $9 million guaranteed.[57][58] March 1 - Signed defensive end Randy Starks (Titans) to a five-year, $21 million contract with $7 million guaranteed.[57][59] March 1 - Signed linebacker Reggie Torbor (Giants) to a four-contract.[57][59] March 5 - Signed fullback Boomer Grigsby (Chiefs) to a one-year contract.[49] March 11 - Signed safety Keith Davis (Cowboys) to a two-year contract.[60] March 12 - Signed placekicker Dave Rayner (Chargers) to a one-year contract.[61] March 14 - Signed cornerback Nathan Jones (Cowboys) to a two-year contract.[62] March 16 - Signed wide receiver Tab Perry (Bengals) to a one-year contract.[63] March 28 - Signed safety Chris Crocker (Falcons) to a one-year, $1.15 million contract with a $300,000 signing bonus.[64][65] April 14 - Signed safety Will Billingsley (North Carolina A&T) as a street free agent. Billingsley was eligible for the 2007 NFL Draft but was not drafted and remained unsigned throughout the year.[66] May 19 - Signed offensive lineman Steve McKinney (Texans) to a one-year contract.[67] [edit] Trades February 29 - Acquired defensive tackle Jason Ferguson from the Dallas Cowboys for a sixth-round pick in the 2009 NFL Draft.[68] The teams also swapped sixth-round picks in the 2008 NFL Draft.[68] April 26 - Acquired linebacker Akin Ayodele and tight end Anthony Fasano from the Dallas Cowboys in exchange for the team's fourth-round pick (100th overall) in the 2008 NFL Draft.[69] The pick was later traded to the Oakland Raiders and used to select cornerback Tyvon Branch.[70] July 21 - Traded defensive end Jason Taylor to the Washington Redskins in exchange for a second-round pick in 2009 and a sixth-round pick in 2010.[71] See also: draft day trades. [edit] Free agency The Dolphins entered free agency $44 million under that year's $116 million salary cap - the highest in the league at the time.[72] The team cleared between $13-15 million by cutting players leading up to free agency.[72] [edit] Free agents UFA: Unrestricted free agent, RFA: Restricted free agent, ERFA: Exclusive-rights free agent Position Player Free agency status Date signed 2008 team SS Yeremiah Bell UFA March 3[48] Miami Dolphins WR Greg Camarillo ERFA March 19[73] Miami Dolphins RB Jesse Chatman UFA March 9[74] New York Jets RB Patrick Cobbs ERFA March 19[73] Miami Dolphins RB Samkon Gado RFA (not tendered) November 4[75] St. Louis Rams OG Rex Hadnot UFA March 10[76] Cleveland Browns CB Michael Lehan UFA March 5[49] Miami Dolphins OL Cory Lekkerkerker RFA (not tendered) May 14[77] Dallas Cowboys QB Cleo Lemon UFA February 29[78] Jacksonville Jaguars OG Gene Mruczkowski UFA June 6[79] New England Patriots OG Ike Ndukwe ERFA March 19[73] Miami Dolphins DL Chase Page ERFA (not tendered) LB Derrick Pope UFA March 14[80] Minnesota Vikings OT Mike Rosenthal UFA FS Lance Schulters UFA August 18[81] New Orleans Saints LB Donnie Spragan UFA August 2[82] Buffalo Bills = Retained by Dolphins [edit] 2008 NFL Draft With a league-worst 1-15 record in 2007,[8] the Dolphins secured the first overall pick in the 2008 NFL Draft on April 26.[83] In the weeks leading up to the draft, the Dolphins began contract negotiations with Michigan offensive tackle Jake Long.[84] On April 14, Peter King of Sports Illustrated reported that the Dolphins had given Long a deadline to accept their contract offer (believed to be worth less than 2007 No. 1 pick JaMarcus Russell received from the Oakland Raiders); otherwise, they would move on to another prospect.[85] On April 22, the Dolphins officially signed Long to a five-year, $57.75 million contract with $30 million guaranteed, assuring they would take him first overall.[86] Including Long, the Dolphins selected the following nine players in the 2008 NFL Draft:[87] Draft Player name Position College Height Weight Rnd Pick 1 1 Jake Long Offensive tackle Michigan 6' 7" 315 lbs 2 32 Phillip Merling Defensive end Clemson 6' 4" 275 lbs 57 Chad Henne Quarterback Michigan 6' 3" 228 lbs 3 66 Kendall Langford Defensive end Hampton 6' 6" 287 lbs 4 110 Shawn Murphy Guard Utah State 6' 4" 314 lbs 6 176 Jalen Parmele Running back Toledo 5' 11" 225 lbs 195 Donald Thomas Guard Connecticut 6' 4" 305 lbs 204 Lex Hilliard Running back Montana 5' 11" 234 lbs 7 245 Lionel Dotson Defensive end Arizona 6' 4" 295 lbs Notes The Dolphins' own second-round pick, the first of the round, was the 32nd overall in the draft rather than the 33rd because the New England Patriots forfeited their first-round pick (31st overall) after the Spygate incident.[83] The Dolphins acquired a second-round pick from the San Diego Chargers in a trade that sent wide receiver Chris Chambers to San Diego on October 16, 2007.[88] The Dolphins sent their fifth-round pick to the Kansas City Chiefs in exchange for quarterback Trent Green on June 5, 2007.[89] The Dolphins and Dallas Cowboys swapped sixth-round draft picks in trade that brought defensive tackle Jason Ferguson to Miami.[68] The last of the Dolphins' picks in the sixth and seventh rounds were awarded by NFL due to free agents lost the previous offseason.[64] [edit] Draft day trades On the first day of the draft, the Dolphins traded second-year running back Lorenzo Booker to the Philadelphia Eagles in exchange for a fourth-round pick (115th overall) in the 2008 NFL Draft.[90] On the second day of the draft, the Dolphins acquired the Detroit Lions' third-round pick (66th overall) as well as their sixth-round pick (176th overall) in exchange for the Dolphins' third-round pick (64th overall).[91] The Lions used the pick to select running back Kevin Smith,[91] while the Dolphins took defensive end Kendall Langford with the third-round pick and running back Jalen Parmele with the sixth-rounder.[92] Later on Day 2, the Dolphins traded the fourth-round pick acquired from the Eagles, along with a seventh-round pick (208th overall), to the Chicago Bears in exchange for the 110th overall selection.[92] The Dolphins used this pick to select guard Shawn Murphy.[92] The 115th overall pick was eventually dealt by the Bears the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, who used it to select defensive tackle Dre Moore.[92] The Bears used the seventh-round pick to select defensive end Ervin Baldwin.[92] [edit] Draft pick signings Prior to the draft, the Dolphins signed first overall pick Jake Long to a five-year, $57.75 million contract with $30 million guaranteed.[86] On May 19, the Dolphins signed sixth-rounders Jalen Parmele and Lex Hilliard and seventh-rounder Lionel Dotson to contacts.[67] On May 23, sixth-round pick Donald Thomas was signed to a multi-year deal.[93] On July 11, the Dolphins signed third-round pick Kendall Langford to a multi-year deal. [edit] Undrafted free agents Following the 2008 NFL Draft, the Dolphins signed 18 undrafted free agents. They were:[94][95][45][67] Cornerback Scorpio Babers (Sam Houston State) Wide receiver Davone Bess (Hawaii) Linebacker Titus Brown (Mississippi State) Center Michael Byrne (Delaware) Placekicker Dan Carpenter (Montana) Wide receiver Jayson Foster (Georgia Southern) Offensive tackle Dan Gore (Boise State) Offensive tackle Daren Heerspink (Portland State) Cornerback Aaron Lane (Purdue) Wide receiver Selwyn Lymon (Purdue) Tight end Matthew Mulligan (Maine) Linebacker Kelly Poppinga (BYU) Wide receiver Marcel Reece (Washington) Defensive tackle Kory Robertson (Virginia Tech) Linebacker Keith Saunders (Alabama) Center Matt Spanos (Southern California) Defensive tackle Anthony Toribio (Carson-Newman) Wide receiver Justin Wynn (Grand Rapids CC) Two failed to survive a week with the team, as the Dolphins released Lane and Reece on May 5.[45] Less than a month after being signed, Robertson decided to retire.[96] On June 9, the Dolphins signed wide receiver John Dunlap (NC State) after he attended a minicamp on a tryout basis.[97] [edit] Reserve lists May 27 - Placed defensive tackle Kory Robertson on the reserve/retired list.[98] May 29 - Placed wide receiver Tab Perry on injured reserve with a torn Achilles tendon.[98] [edit] Training camp and preseason [edit] Opening camp roster Miami Dolphins 2008 opening training camp roster Quarterbacks 9 John Beck 7 Chad Henne 4 Josh McCown Running Backs 23 Ronnie Brown 38 Patrick Cobbs 46 Boomer Grigsby FB 26 Lex Hilliard FB 45 Reagan Mauia FB 31 Jalen Parmele 34 Ricky Williams Wide Receivers 11 Anthony Armstrong 15 Davone Bess 83 Greg Camarillo 17 John Dunlap 14 Jayson Foster 19 Ted Ginn, Jr. KR/PR 82 Derek Hagan 85 David Kircus 84 Selwyn Lymon 18 Ernest Wilford Tight Ends 81 Anthony Fasano 80 Aaron Halterman 88 David Martin 48 Matthew Mulligan 87 Justin Peelle 89 Sean Ryan Offensive Linemen 60 Mike Byrne C/G 72 Vernon Carey T 69 Trey Darilek OL 67 Daren Heerspink T 77 Jake Long T 76 Steve McKinney G/C 61 Shawn Murphy G 68 Ike Ndukwe G 73 Rueben Riley G 64 Samson Satele C 65 Justin Smiley G 75 Matt Spanos C 66 Donald Thomas G Defensive Linemen 71 Lionel Dotson DE 95 Jason Ferguson NT 91 Vonnie Holliday DE 70 Kendall Langford DE 97 Phillip Merling DE 98 Matt Roth DE 96 Paul Soliai NT 94 Randy Starks DE/NT 62 Anthony Toribio NT 90 Rodrique Wright DE Linebackers 56 Charlie Anderson OLB 51 Akin Ayodele ILB 57 Titus Brown OLB 52 Channing Crowder ILB 59 Junior Glymph OLB 50 Edmond Miles ILB 74 Quentin Moses OLB 93 Rob Ninkovich OLB 49 Kelly Poppinga ILB 43 Keith Saunders OLB 58 Kelvin Smith ILB 53 Reggie Torbor ILB Defensive Backs 32 Jason Allen FS/CB 25 Will Allen CB 35 Scorpio Babers CB 37 Yeremiah Bell SS 27 Will Billingsley CB/S 47 Courtney Bryan SS 20 Chris Crocker FS 29 Travis Daniels CB 28 Keith Davis SS 21 André Goodman CB 24 Renaldo Hill FS 33 Nathan Jones CB 41 Joey Thomas CB Special Teams 1 Dan Carpenter K 92 John Denney LS 3 Jay Feely K 2 Brandon Fields P Reserve Lists 22 Michael Lehan CB (Active/PUP) -- Tab Perry WR (IR) 55 Joey Porter OLB (Active/PUP) Rookies in italics [edit] Final preseason roster Miami Dolphins 2008 final preseason roster Quarterbacks 9 John Beck 7 Chad Henne 4 Josh McCown 10 Chad Pennington Running Backs 23 Ronnie Brown 38 Patrick Cobbs 46 Boomer Grigsby FB 26 Lex Hilliard 45 Reagan Mauia FB 31 Jalen Parmele 34 Ricky Williams Wide Receivers 11 Anthony Armstrong 15 Davone Bess 83 Greg Camarillo 14 Jayson Foster 19 Ted Ginn, Jr. KR/PR 82 Derek Hagan 18 Ernest Wilford Tight Ends 80 Anthony Fasano 88 David Martin 48 Matthew Mulligan 87 Justin Peelle 89 Sean Ryan Offensive Linemen 60 Mike Byrne C/G 72 Vernon Carey T 69 Trey Darilek OL 67 Daren Heerspink T 77 Jake Long T 61 Shawn Murphy G 68 Ike Ndukwe T/G 64 Samson Satele C 65 Justin Smiley G 78 Pedro Sosa G/T 75 Matt Spanos G/C 66 Donald Thomas G Defensive Linemen 71 Lionel Dotson DE 95 Jason Ferguson NT 91 Vonnie Holliday DE 70 Kendall Langford DE 97 Phillip Merling DE 96 Paul Soliai NT 94 Randy Starks DE 62 Anthony Toribio NT 90 Rodrique Wright DE Linebackers 56 Charlie Anderson OLB 51 Akin Ayodele ILB 57 Titus Brown OLB 52 Channing Crowder ILB 44 Maurice Fountain OLB 59 Junior Glymph OLB 50 Edmond Miles ILB 74 Quentin Moses OLB 93 Rob Ninkovich OLB 49 Kelly Poppinga ILB 55 Joey Porter OLB 98 Matt Roth OLB/DE 53 Reggie Torbor ILB Defensive Backs 32 Jason Allen FS 25 Will Allen CB 37 Yeremiah Bell SS 27 Will Billingsley CB 47 Courtney Bryan SS 20 Chris Crocker FS 21 André Goodman CB 24 Renaldo Hill FS 33 Nathan Jones CB 22 Michael Lehan CB 41 Joey Thomas CB Special Teams 5 Dan Carpenter K 92 John Denney LS 2 Brandon Fields P Reserve Lists 80 Aaron Halterman TE (IR) -- Tab Perry WR (IR) 58 Kelvin Smith ILB (IR) Rookies in italics [edit] Roster moves [edit] July 25 - Signed second-round pick defensive end Phillip Merling.[71] 25 - Waived wide receiver Justin Wynn.[71] 25 - Signed wide receiver Anthony Armstrong (Desperados).[71] 26 - Placed linebacker Joey Porter on the Active/non-football injury list and cornerback Michael Lehan on the Active/PUP list.[71] 26 - Waived offensive tackles Dan Gore and Julius Wilson.[71] 28 - Activated linebacker Joey Porter (NFI).[71] 28 - Signed second-round pick quarterback Chad Henne.[71] 28 - Signed guard Rueben Riley (Panthers).[71] 30 - Waived cornerback Scorpio Babers.[71] 30 - Signed cornerback Chris Roberson (Jaguars).[71] [edit] August 2 - Waived/injured tight end Aaron Halterman and waived guard Rueben Riley.[99] 4 - Placed tight end Aaron Halterman on injured reserve.[99] 11 - Waived/injured linebacker Kelvin Smith.[99] 11 - Signed quarterback Chad Pennington (Jets) and linebacker Maurice Fountain (Blaze) August 12 - Released placekicker Jay Feely.[99] August 12 - Placed linebacker Kelvin Smith on injured reserve.[99] August 15 - Waived linebacker Keith Saunders and wide receivers John Dunlap and Selwyn Lymon.[99] August 18 - Released offensive lineman Steve McKinney.[99] August 18 - Activated cornerback Michael Lehan (PUP).[99] August 20 - Traded cornerback Travis Daniels to the Cleveland Browns in exchange for a seventh-round draft pick in the 2009 NFL Draft.[99] August 22 - Waived wide receiver David Kircus and cornerback Chris Roberson.[99] August 25 - Signed undrafted free agent offensive tackle Pedro Sosa (Rutgers).[99] August 27 - Released safety Keith Davis.[100] August 30 - Traded quarterback Josh McCown to the Carolina Panthers in exchange for a seventh-round pick in the 2009 NFL Draft.[99] [edit] Final cuts On August 30, the Dolphins made 17 roster moves to reach the NFL's 53-player limit.[101] The players released were:[101] Cornerback Will Billingsley Linebacker Titus Brown Safety Courtney Bryan Center Michael Byrne Wide receiver Jayson Foster Linebacker Maurice Fountain Linebacker Junior Glymph Offensive tackle Daren Heerspink Running back Lex Hilliard Fullback Reagan Maui'a Linebacker Edmond Miles Tight end Matthew Mulligan Tight end Justin Peelle Linebacker Kelly Poppinga Guard Pedro Sosa Center Matt Spanos Defensive tackle Anthony Toribio [edit] Preseason schedule The Dolphins' 2008 preseason schedule was announced on April 3.[102] Week Time* Date Opponent Result Record Game site TV NFL.com Recap 1 7:30 PM EDT August 9 TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS L 17-6 0-1 Dolphin Stadium WFOR Recap 2 7:38 PM EDT August 16 at Jacksonville Jaguars W 19-14 1-1 Jacksonville Municipal Stadium WFOR Recap 3 7:30 PM EDT August 23 KANSAS CITY CHIEFS W 24-0 2-1 Dolphin Stadium WFOR Recap 4 8:00 PM EDT August 28 at New Orleans Saints W 14-10 3-1 Louisiana Superdome WFOR Recap [edit] Preseason recap After losing their preseason opener to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers,[103] the Dolphins won their final three contests to finish the preseason 3–1.[103] Quarterback Chad Pennington was the Dolphins' most efficient passer of the preseason, leading the team in completion percentage (72.0) and passer rating (104.8).[104] Rookie quarterback Chad Henne led the team in passing yards (351) but also in interceptions (2) while matching Pennington in passing touchdowns (1).[104] Running backs Ricky Williams and Jalen Parmele tied for the team lead in rushing yards at 123.[104] Williams, Parmele and Ronnie Brown were the only Dolphins to rush for a touchdown during the preseason, scoring one each.[104] Lex Hilliard and Patrick Cobbs finished fourth and fifth, respectively, on the team in rushing yards.[104] No Dolphins player surpassed 100 receiving yards during the preseason, though wide receiver Ted Ginn, Jr. came closest at 97.[104] He also tied rookie Davone Bess for the team lead in receptions with eight.[104] Tight ends Anthony Fasano and Sean Ryan were the only Dolphins to catch a touchdown pass.[104][105] On special teams, rookie placekicker Dan Carpenter converted 7-of-8 field-goal attempts and all six extra-point attempts.[104] Punter Brandon Fields punted 21 times for a 44.1-yard average and two touchbacks.[104] Meanwhile, Davone Bess led the team in punt returns (6) but Ted Ginn, Jr. was the only Dolphins player to return a kick or punt for a touchdown.[104] Patrick Cobbs led the team in kick return yards with 106.[104] On defense, Linebackers Akin Ayodele and Reggie Torbor tied for the team lead with 17 tackles,[104] while Ayodele led the team in solo stops with 12.[104] Five others – Yeremiah Bell, Channing Crowder, Renaldo Hill, Nathan Jones, Edmond Miles – also reached double-digits in tackles.[104] Four players – Jason Allen, Renaldo Hill, Michael Lehan, Joey Thomas – recorded an interception during the preseason.[104] The Dolphins also totaled 14 quarterbacks sacks during the preseason.[104] Linebacker Rob Ninkovich and defensive end Randy Starks each record a team-high two sacks,[104] while ten other players each recorded a sack apiece.[104] Channing Crowder, Junior Glymph and Paul Soliai each forced a fumble during the preseason.[104] [edit] Regular season [edit] Schedule The Dolphins' 2008 regular season schedule was released on April 15, 2008.[106] Week Time* Date Opponent Result Record Game site TV NFL.com Recap 1 1:00 PM September 7, 2008 NEW YORK JETS L 14 - 20 0 - 1 Dolphin Stadium CBS Recap 2 4:15 PM September 14, 2008 at Arizona Cardinals L 10 - 31 0 - 2 University of Phoenix Stadium CBS Recap 3 1:00 PM September 21, 2008 at New England Patriots W 38 - 13 1 - 2 Gillette Stadium CBS Recap 4 Bye 5 1:00 PM October 5, 2008 SAN DIEGO CHARGERS W 17 - 10 2 - 2 Dolphin Stadium CBS Recap 6 1:00 PM October 12, 2008 at Houston Texans L 28 - 29 2 - 3 Reliant Stadium CBS Recap 7 1:00 PM October 19, 2008 BALTIMORE RAVENS L 13 - 27 2 - 4 Dolphin Stadium CBS Recap 8 1:00 PM October 26, 2008 BUFFALO BILLS W 25 - 16 3 - 4 Dolphin Stadium CBS Recap 9 4:05 PM November 2, 2008 at Denver Broncos W 26 - 17 4 - 4 INVESCO Field at Mile High CBS Recap 10 1:00 PM November 9, 2008 SEATTLE SEAHAWKS W 21 - 19 5 - 4 Dolphin Stadium FOX Recap 11 1:00 PM # November 16, 2008 OAKLAND RAIDERS W 17 - 15 6 - 4 Dolphin Stadium CBS Recap 12 1:00 PM # November 23, 2008 NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS L 28 - 48 6 - 5 Dolphin Stadium CBS Recap 13 1:00 PM # November 30, 2008 at St. Louis Rams W 16 - 12 7 - 5 Edward Jones Dome CBS Recap 14 4:05 PM # December 7, 2008 at Buffalo Bills (Toronto) W 16 - 3 8 - 5 Rogers Centre CBS Recap 15 1:00 PM # December 14, 2008 SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS W 14 - 9 9 - 5 Dolphin Stadium FOX Recap 16 1:00 PM # December 21, 2008 at Kansas City Chiefs W 38 - 31 10 - 5 Arrowhead Stadium CBS Recap 17 4:15 PM # December 28, 2008 at New York Jets W 24 - 17 11 - 5 The Meadowlands CBS Recap * All games are Eastern Time.[106] # Games that can be potentially moved to Sunday Night Football at 8:15 p.m. on NBC-TV.[106] [edit] Opening day roster Miami Dolphins 2008 regular season opener roster view • talk • edit Quarterbacks 9 John Beck 7 Chad Henne 10 Chad Pennington Running Backs 23 Ronnie Brown 38 Patrick Cobbs 46 Boomer Grigsby FB 31 Jalen Parmele 34 Ricky Williams Wide Receivers 15 Davone Bess 83 Greg Camarillo 19 Ted Ginn, Jr. KR/PR 82 Derek Hagan 17 Brandon London 18 Ernest Wilford Tight Ends 80 Anthony Fasano 88 David Martin 89 Sean Ryan Offensive Linemen 57 Andy Alleman C/G 72 Vernon Carey T 75 Nate Garner T 77 Jake Long T 61 Shawn Murphy G 68 Ike Ndukwe T/G 64 Samson Satele C 65 Justin Smiley G 66 Donald Thomas G Defensive Linemen 71 Lionel Dotson DE 95 Jason Ferguson NT 91 Vonnie Holliday DE 70 Kendall Langford DE 97 Phillip Merling DE 96 Paul Soliai NT 94 Randy Starks DE 90 Rodrique Wright DE Linebackers 56 Charlie Anderson OLB 51 Akin Ayodele ILB 52 Channing Crowder ILB 74 Quentin Moses OLB 55 Joey Porter OLB 98 Matt Roth OLB 53 Reggie Torbor ILB Defensive Backs 32 Jason Allen FS/CB 25 Will Allen CB 37 Yeremiah Bell SS 20 Chris Crocker FS 29 Tyrone Culver FS 21 André Goodman CB 24 Renaldo Hill S 33 Nathan Jones CB 22 Michael Lehan CB Special Teams 5 Dan Carpenter K 92 John Denney LS 2 Brandon Fields P Reserve Lists -- Aaron Halterman TE (IR) -- Tab Perry WR (IR) -- Kelvin Smith ILB (IR) Practice Squad 11 Anthony Armstrong WR 27 Will Billingsley CB 67 Daren Heerspink OT 26 Lex Hilliard RB 48 Matthew Mulligan TE 93 Rob Ninkovich OLB 58 Tyson Smith ILB 62 Anthony Toribio NT Rookies in italics [edit] Game summaries [edit] Week 1: vs. New York Jets 1 2 3 4 Total Jets 7 6 7 0 20 Dolphins 0 7 0 7 14 at Dolphin Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida Game time: 1:00 PM EST Game weather: 88° Mostly Sunny Game attendance: 65,859 Referee: Mike Carey TV announcers (CBS): Jim Nantz & Phil Simms [edit] Week 2: at Arizona Cardinals 1 2 3 4 Total Dolphins 0 0 3 7 10 Cardinals 14 3 14 0 31 at University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona Game time: 4:15 PM EST Game weather: None (Dome Closed) Game attendance: 63,445 Referee: Carl Cheffers TV announcers (CBS): Bill Macatee & Steve Beuerlein [edit] Week 3: at New England Patriots 1 2 3 4 Total Dolphins 7 14 7 10 38 Patriots 0 6 7 0 13 at Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts Game time: 1:00 PM EST Game weather: 72°F Sunny Game attendance: 68,756 Referee: Bill Carollo TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle & Solomon Wilcots [edit] Week 5: vs. San Diego Chargers 1 2 3 4 Total Chargers 3 0 7 0 10 Dolphins 3 14 0 0 17 at Dolphin Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida Game time: 1:00 PM EST Game weather: 86°F (Partly Cloudy) Game attendance: 65,063 Referee: Walt Coleman TV announcers (CBS): Gus Johnson & Steve Tasker [edit] Week 6: at Houston Texans 1 2 3 4 Total Dolphins 7 7 7 7 28 Texans 3 10 7 9 29 at Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas Game time: 1:00 PM EST Game weather: 79°F (Cloudy) Game attendance: 70,023 Referee: Ed Hochuli TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle & Solomon Wilcots [edit] Week 7: vs. Baltimore Ravens 1 2 3 4 Total Ravens 3 14 3 7 27 Dolphins 3 3 7 0 13 at Dolphin Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida Game time: 1:00 PM EST Game weather: 80°F (Partly Cloudy) Game attendance: 64,972 Referee: Bill Leavy TV announcers (CBS): Bill Macatee & Steve Beuerlein [edit] Week 8: vs. Buffalo Bills 1 2 3 4 Total Bills 3 6 7 0 16 Dolphins 7 0 10 8 25 at Dolphin Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida Game time: 1:00 PM EDT Game weather: 78°F (Cloudy) Game attendance: 65,011 Referee: Walt Anderson TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan & Rich Gannon [edit] Week 9: at Denver Broncos 1 2 3 4 Total Dolphins 13 3 0 10 26 Broncos 7 0 3 7 17 at Invesco Field at Mile High, Denver, Colorado Game time: 4:05 PM EST Game weather: 77°F (Partly Cloudy) Game attendance: 75,499 Referee: Tony Corrente TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel & Dan Dierdorf [edit] Week 10: vs. Seattle Seahawks 1 2 3 4 Total Seahawks 0 7 6 6 19 Dolphins 7 7 0 7 21 at Dolphin Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida Game time: 1:00 PM EDT Game weather: 84°F (Partly Cloudy) Game attendance: 64,862 Referee: Peter Morelli TV announcers (FOX): Sam Rosen, Tim Ryan, & Chris Myers [edit] Week 11: vs. Oakland Raiders 1 2 3 4 Total Raiders 0 3 2 10 15 Dolphins 7 0 7 3 17 at Dolphin Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida Game time: 1:00 PM EDT Game weather: 67°F (Sunny) Game attendance: 65,113 Referee: Ed Hochuli TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle & Solomon Wilcots [edit] Week 12: vs. New England Patriots 1 2 3 4 Total Patriots 3 14 14 17 48 Dolphins 7 7 7 7 28 at Dolphin Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST Game weather: 73°F (Partly Cloudy) TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel (play-by-play) and Dan Dierdorf (color commentator) Referee: Alberto Riveron Game attendance: 67,176 [edit] Week 13: at St. Louis Rams 1 2 3 4 Total Dolphins 0 10 3 3 16 Rams 6 3 0 3 12 at Edward Jones Dome, St. Louis, Missouri Game time: 1:00 PM EST Game weather: None (Domed Stadium) Game attendance: 61,046 Referee: Ron Winter TV announcers (CBS): Gus Johnson & Steve Tasker [edit] Week 14: at Buffalo Bills 1 2 3 4 Total Dolphins 7 6 0 3 16 Bills 3 0 0 0 3 at Rogers Centre, Toronto, Ontario Game time: 4:05 PM EST Game weather: None (Domed Closed) Game attendance: 52,134 Referee: John Parry TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan & Rich Gannon [edit] Week 15: vs. San Francisco 49ers 1 2 3 4 Total 49ers 3 0 3 3 9 Dolphins 7 7 0 0 14 at Dolphins Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida Game time: 1:00 PM EST Game weather: 77°F (Cloudy) Game attendance: 65,893 Referee: Scott Green TV announcers (FOX): Sam Rosen, Tim Ryan, & Chris Myers [edit] Week 16: at Kansas City Chiefs 1 2 3 4 Total Dolphins 10 14 7 7 38 Chiefs 7 21 3 0 31 at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri Game time: 1:00 PM EST Game weather: 10°F (Sunny) Game attendance: 73,689 Referee: Jeff Triplette TV announcers (CBS): Dick Enberg, Randy Cross, Dan Fouts [edit] Week 17: at New York Jets 1 2 3 4 Total Dolphins 0 14 7 3 24 Jets 0 9 8 0 17 at The Meadowlands, East Rutherford, New Jersey Game time: 4:15 PM EST Game weather: 65°F (Cloudy) Game attendance: 79,454 Referee: Bill Leavy TV announcers (CBS): Jim Nantz and Phil Simms [edit] Postseason [edit] AFC Wild Card: vs. Baltimore Ravens 1 2 3 4 Total Ravens 3 10 7 7 27 Dolphins 3 0 0 6 9 at Dolphin Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida Game time: 1:00 PM EST Game weather: 79°F (Cloudy) Game attendance: 65,859 Referee: Ed Hochuli TV announcers (CBS): Entering the postseason as the AFC's #3 seed, the Dolphins began their playoff run at home in the AFC Wild Card Round, with a Week 7 rematch against the #6 Baltimore Ravens. Miami would deliver the game's first points with rookie kicker Dan Carpenter's 19-yard field goal. The Ravens would later respond with a 23-yard field goal from kicker Matt Stover. Baltimore would take the lead with safety Ed Reed returning a Chad Pennington interception 64 yards for a touchdown. The Ravens would then close out the half with Stover's 31-yard field goal. Baltimore would increase their lead in the third quarter with running back Le'Ron McClain's 8-yard touchdown run. The Dolphins tried to comeback in the fourth quarter as Pennington completed a 2-yard touchdown pass to running back Ronnie Brown (with a failed PAT), but the Ravens would pull away as quarterback Joe Flacco got a 5-yard touchdown run. With the loss, Miami's impressive turnaround season ended with an overall record of 11-6. Despite having only 16 turnovers throughout the entire regular season, the Dolphins committed 5 turnovers (4 interceptions and a lost fumble). [edit] Division standings AFC East view • talk • edit W L T PCT PF PA STK Miami Dolphins 11 5 0 .688 345 317 W-5 New England Patriots 11 5 0 .688 410 309 W-4 New York Jets 9 7 0 .563 405 356 L-2 Buffalo Bills 7 9 0 .438 336 342 L-1 [edit] Transactions [edit] August 31 - Signed running back Ricky Williams to a one-year contract extension through the 2009 season.[107] 31 - Waived wide receiver Anthony Armstrong, offensive lineman Trey Darilek and linebacker Rob Ninkovich.[107] 31 - Claimed offensive lineman Andy Alleman (Saints), offensive tackle Nate Garner (Jets) and wide receiver Brandon London (Giants) off waivers.[107] [edit] September 1 - Signed cornerback Will Billingsley, wide receiver Jayson Foster, offensive tackle Daren Heerspink, running back Lex Hilliard, tight end Matthew Mulligan and linebacker Tyson Smith (Cowboys) to the practice squad.[107][108] 2 - Released cornerback Joey Thomas.[108] 2 - Signed safety Tyrone Culver (Packer).[108] 2 - Released wide receiver Jayson Foster from the practice squad.[108] 2 - Re-signed wide receiver Anthony Armstrong, linebacker Rob Ninkovich and defensive tackle Anthony Toribio to the practice squad.[108] 9 - Released fullback Boomer Grigsby.[108] 9 - Signed fullback Casey Cramer (Titans).[108] 9 - Placed guard Donald Thomas on injured reserve.[108] 9 - Signed guard Evan Mathis (Panther).[108] 11 - Released tight end Sean Ryan.[108] 11 - Claimed offensive tackle Kirk Barton (Bears) off waivers.[108] 12 - Released offensive tackle Daren Heerspink from the practice squad.[108] 12 - Signed tight end Drew Atchison (Cowboys) to the practice squad.[108] 23 - Waived running back Jalen Parmele.[108] 23 - Released tight end Drew Atchison from the practice squad.[108] 23 - Signed guard Matt McChesney (Jets) to the practice squad.[108] 24 - Signed tight end Joey Haynos off the practice squad of the Green Bay Packers.[108] 25 - Released cornerback Will Billingsley from the practice squad.[108] 25 - Re-signed running back Jalen Parmele to the practice squad.[108] [edit] October 4 - Released defensive tackle Anthony Toribio from the practice squad.[109] 4 - Re-signed cornerback Will Billingsley to the practice squad.[109] 6 - Released linebacker Tyson Smith from the practice squad.[109] 6 - Signed linebacker Marc Magro (Rams) to the practice squad.[109] 8 - Released cornerback Will Billingsley from the practice squad.[109] 8 - Re-signed defensive tackle Anthony Toribio to the practice squad.[109] 11 - Released defensive tackle Anthony Toribio from the practice squad.[109] 11 - Re-signed cornerback Will Billingsley to the practice squad.[109] 14 - Released safety Tyrone Culver.[109] 14 - Released linebacker Marc Magro from the practice squad.[109] 14 - Signed linebacker William Kershaw (Saints) to the practice squad.[109] 15 - Waived offensive tackle Kirk Barton.[109] 15 - Signed safety Brannon Condren (Rams).[109] 15 - Signed fullback Lousaka Polite (Bears).[109] 18 - Suspended defensive tackle Paul Soliai for one game.[109] 18 - Released cornerback Will Billingsley from the practice squad.[109] 18 - Re-signed defensive tackle Anthony Toribio to the practice squad.[109] 20 - Lifted suspension of defensive tackle Paul Soliai.[109] 21 - Released safety Chris Crocker.[109] 21 - Re-signed safety Tyrone Culver.[109] 24 - Placed cornerback Michael Lehan on injured reserve.[110] 24 - Re-signed cornerback Joey Thomas.[110] [edit] November 4 - Waived wide receiver Derek Hagan.[111] 4 - Released tight end Matthew Mulligan from the practice squad.[111] 4 - Re-signed cornerback Will Billingsley to the practice squad.[111] 5 - Signed offensive tackle Brandon Frye off the practice squad of the Houston Texans.[111] 7 - Waived guard Evan Mathis.[111] 7 - Signed guard Matt McChesney from the practice squad to the active roster.[111] 10 - Waived safety Brannon Condren.[111] 10 - Re-signed safety Courtney Bryan.[111] 10 - Signed wide receiver Todd Lowber (Cowboys) to the practice squad.[111] 11 - Released defensive tackle Anthony Toribio from the practice squad.[111] 11 - Signed offensive tackle Kirk Barton (49ers) to the practice squad.[111] 15 - Placed guard Matt McChesney on injured reserve.[111] 15 - Signed linebacker Rob Ninkovich from the practice squad to the active roster.[111] 18 - Signed defensive tackle Joe Cohen (49ers) to the practice squad.[111] 19 - Waived linebacker Rob Ninkovich.[111] 19 - Claimed linebacker Erik Walden (Chiefs) off waivers.[111] 21 - Released cornerback Will Billingsley from the practice squad.[111] 21 - Re-signed linebacker Rob Ninkovich to the practice squad.[111] 24 - Placed wide receiver Greg Camarillo on injured reserve.[111] 28 - Practice squad offensive tackle Kirk Barton signed by the Cincinnati Bengals.[111] 29 - Signed center Al Johnson (Cardinals).[111] 29 - Re-signed cornerback Will Billingsley to the practice squad.[111] [edit] December 2 - Placed guard Justin Smiley on injured reserve.[112] 3 - Claimed wide receiver Chris Hannon off waivers from the San Francisco 49ers.[112] 3 - Practice squad linebacker Rob Ninkovich signed by the New Orleans Saints.[112] 9 - Re-signed offensive tackle Daren Heerspink to the practice squad.[112] 10 - Practice Squad running back Jalen Parmele signed by the Baltimore Ravens.[112] 10 - Signed fullback Chris Brown to the practice squad.[112] 10 - Waived cornerback Michael Lehan from injured reserve.[112] 20 - Waived fullback Casey Cramer.[112] 20 - Signed linebacker William Kershaw from the practice squad to the active roster.[112] 22 - Waived wide receiver Chris Hannon. 22 - Signed linebacker Derek Smith (Chargers). 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