Brian Hartline News

In the NFL , building a winning franchise starts with the draft and continues through several years of smart free-agent acquisitions and salary cap management.

Check out the Miami Dolphins stories you may have missed over the past day, including Lamar Miller was compared to Cliton Portis.

Anyone who watched the Miami Dolphins on HBO's Hard Knocks last season saw Joe Philbin begin his reign of terror as a head coach in the NFL .

Over the course of the offseason, we will take an in-depth look at every member of the Miami Dolphins' roster.

But the Miami Dolphins second-year head coach has a touch of the unexpected in him, too, and he revealed it to his team this past week.

With about 95 percent of the offense and defense installed, Thursday, the final day of this week's three-day minicamp, was time for the Dolphins to empty the playbook with a controlled scrimmage.

AVIE, Fla. -- Ryan Tannehill knows that for the Miami Dolphins to achieve a playoff leap year, it is up to him to emerge from the shadows of Andrew Luck, Robert Griffin III and Russell Wilson.

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As they jogged to the visiting locker room on Nov. 4, the Dolphins were beating the Colts, Ryan Tannehill was going toe-to-toe with Andrew Luck, and a playoff run seemed a real possibility.

The Miami Dolphins wrapped up their first of three practices at mandatory minicamp Tuesday.

Oct 7, 2012; Columbus, OH, USA; Miami Dolphins quarterback Ryan Tannehill throws a pass in the second quarter against the Miami Dolphins at Paul Brown Stadium.

Key free agents lost: TE Anthony Fasano, T Jake Long, RB Reggie Bush, CB Sean Smith, DT Tony McDaniel, S Jonathan Amaya, K Nate Kaeding, CB Bryan McCann Key free agents re-signed: DT Randy Starks, WR Brian Hartline, QB Matt Moore, S Chris Clemons, G Nate Garner Key free agents added: WR Mike Wallace, LB Dannell Ellerbe, LB Phillip Wheeler, TE ... (more)

Andrew Luck , Robert Griffin III , and even Russell Wilson hogged the majority of the rookie spotlight under center in 2012.

We are exactly 55 days from the Hall of Fame game in which the Miami Dolphins will be taking on the Dallas Cowboys .

The Miami Dolphins enter training camp with a cupboard full of offensive weapons, which is more than anyone would really say about this franchise last summer.

The Miami Dolphins wide receiving corps was the most upgraded part of what looks to be an improved offense in 2013.

I'm not referring to the expectations that were piled on his shoulders before he even took the field.

When it came to addressing their needs this offseason, the Miami Dolphins didn't throw darts at the board.

The Miami Dolphins began Week 3 of OTAs and are beginning to gel. They have brought in a lot of new players and while it will take time for everyone to be on the same page, they're off to a good start.

There is also less uncertainty for the franchise. Last year, during the first open practices, Brian Hartline was not present due to a recent appendectomy according to Barry Jackson of The Miami Herald .