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Miami Dolphins nose tackle Jason Ferguson is out for the season with a quadriceps injury.

It's been over a month since he was doused with rubbing alcohol and set on fire by schoolmates in a dispute over a bike , but 15-year-old Michael Brewer and his family are still on the community's mind.

The 2009 NFL season for the Miami Dolphins is a far cry from the 2007 and 2008 seasons.

It appears Miami Dolphins receiver Davone Bess is working his way out of a sophomore slump.

Why do the Miami Dolphins continue to throw new wrinkles into the game-plan each week? There's a simple answer to that.

The Week 11 NFL schedule will kick off with what could effectively be called a playoff elimination game, as the Carolina Panthers welcome the Miami Dolphins to Bank of America Stadium on Thursday night.

I'm embarrassed, really. That was too hard, and far too much work against an opponent the Dolphins should have beaten by double digits.

Share + Nov 14, 2009 4:17 pm US/Eastern Click here for more Dolphins coverage By Solange Reyner 1 of 1 MIAMI - AUGUST 17: Quarterback Chad Henne of the Miami Dolphins warms-up before entering the game while taking on the Jacksonville Jaguars during a preseason game at Landshark Stadium on August 17, 2009 in Miami, Florida.

Joey Porter won't be making any tackles this week, either. Less than 24 hours before kickoff, the Miami Dolphins' outspoken linebacker was ruled out of Sunday's game against Tampa Bay because of a coach's decision.

He'll chuckle at the memory of throwing a touchdown pass in a wild, 25-23 win over Tampa Bay that wound up in the hands of a tight end who had been signed from the practice squad just one day earlier.

The Josh Freeman Fun Train heads to Miami for the young quarterback's first taste of life on the road in the NFL.

Every team, every season, starts out thinking out about Roman numerals. This season, it was XLIV.

By going 3-5 the first half of the season, reigning AFC East champion Miami actually beat the odds.

They call them "attitude plays," those moments of machismo when a football offense sets out to impose its will and set a tone that can carry it through an entire afternoon.

South Posted by ESPN.com's Tim Graham Power Rankings: Preseason: 16. This week: 17.

As much as Sunday's 27-17 loss to the New England Patriots was an admirable effort by the Miami Dolphins, and a respectable showing by rookie cornerback Vontae Davis , who had the tough assignment of covering Randy Moss, one thing the Dolphins kept saying in the game's aftermath stood out the most.

It's been two weeks since the Patriots played a game; three weeks since they played a game in this country.

Have you ever seen that one Jim Carrey movie? It wasn't the one where he solves pet crimes, or the one where he finds a mask, or even the one where him and Jeff Daniels prove that IQ is just a state of mind.

By Lyle Fitzsimmons, Contributing NFL Editor -- - OK, this is an important game again.

Miami Dolphins receiver Davone Bess established himself as a key rookie contributor last season by becoming the team's ultimate hustler.