Joey Thomas News

The Dolphins have come as far as they have in such a short time under Tony Sparano because they have taken his "Tough. Smart.

Several former University of Montana players are on NFL rosters and practice squads after the teams made final roster decisions over the weekend.

The body count started to decrease for the Dolphins on Friday, as they released cornerbacks Joey Thomas and Will Billingsley.

Matt Roth's absence from the Miami Dolphins will stretch into at least October. The Dolphins placed Roth on the reserve/non-football injury list Saturday, a move that was hardly unexpected since the linebacker has a groin injury that kept him sidelined for the entire preseason.

The Miami Dolphins have not finalized all of their roster reductions that are due on Saturday by 4 p.m., but it doesn't appear that tailback Lex Hilliard will be amongst the players let go.

Matt Roth's absence from the Miami Dolphins will stretch into at least October. The Dolphins placed Roth on the reserve/non-football injury list Saturday, a move that was hardly unexpected since the linebacker has a groin injury that kept him sidelined for the entire preseason.

Cornerbacks Joey Thomas and Will Billingsley were predictably sent packing, and the team will get down to 53 players Saturday.

Dolphins linebacker Erik Walden had just turned in another solid performance, but he wasn't able to enjoy it for long.

Previous entry: Why Brandon London may not make the roster. Next entry: Back to main page Dolphins Roster Stock Watch Herea s my latest version of the Dolphin roster stock watch after Miamia s 10-6 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

As you can read here , The Miami Herald's Jeff Darlingtonis reporting at least two playersare suspected oftesting positive for swine flu and will not be allowed to attend tonight's preseason game against the Carolina Panthers.

As you can read here , The Miami Herald's Jeff Darlingtonis reporting at least two playersare suspected oftesting positive for swine flu and will not be allowed to attend tonight's preseason game against the Carolina Panthers.

Q & A With Dolphins Tony Sparano For 8/20/09 Share + Aug 20, 2009 3:16 pm US/Eastern Q & A With Dolphins Tony Sparano For 8/20/09 1 of 1 Head coach Tony Sparano of the Miami Dolphins yells out to his offense while taking on the Jacksonville Jaguars during a preseason game at Landshark Stadium on August 17, 2009 in Miami, Florida.

His passes looked crisp, he marched the team down the field and for the first time in training camp, rookie quarterback Pat White looked comfortable leading the Dolphins' offense.

Everyone knows rookie QB Pat White can run the ball. But he's raised red flags every day whether he has the ability to pass at the NFL level.

It's cool to watch NFL football again, even whenitcomes under three-quarter, no takedown situations.

It's cool to watch NFL football again, even whenitcomes under three-quarter, no takedown situations.

Linebacker Matt Roth attended today's second practice session, but didn't participate as he remains sidelined with a mysterious illness.

That leaves two openings, but possibly three, to be filled among eight candidates: Charlie Anderson , Canadian Football League pass-rushing sensation Cameron Wake , holdovers Quentin Moses and Erik Walden , William Kershaw , Tearrius George and rookies J.D. Folsom and Orion Martin .

Which cornerback has the best shot of being paired with Will Allen as the Dolphins' starter for the season-opener? Jason Allen 4.1% Will Billingsley 1.0% Vontae Davis 35.1% Eric Green 23.7% Nathan Jones 1.0% Sean Smith 35.1% Joey Thomas 0.0% 97 total responses Miami Dolphins Message Board Due to overwhelming feedback, we've resurrected our Dolphins ...

We've seen enough action during OTAs to provide an accurate picture of what the Miami Dolphins depth chart looks like heading into next weekend's mandatory minicamp, which will actually feature football pads.