Chad Henne News

One down, one to go. The Dolphins signed defensive end Phillip Merling to a four-year contract today, a source said.

ESPN.com's Adam Rittenberg reacted to our photo gallery of the all-Lloyd Carr team released Monday.

Just another time-killer to get you through the last month-plus prior to the college football season.

Michigan football analyst Jim Brandstatter spoke with WXYT-FM recently. Some highlights: Over or under seven wins for Michigan in the fall: "I think over.

How much longer will Lane Kiffin be Raiders coach? Let's be honest; the NFL offseason borders on interminable.

Though Michigan planned to lose seniors Chad Henne, Jake Long and Mike Hart, there was always a possibility that the two elite receivers would return.

Can a football program succeed at Georgia State University? With the school announcing that former Georgia Tech coach Bill Curry will coach the Panthers in their inaugural 2010 season, that question remains.

Dolfans should be pleased to know what rookie QB Chad Henne went out of his way to do when he visited Canton earlier this week.

When summer seven-on-seven drills began a few weeks after spring practice, the Michigan football players needed a guide.

Tony Sparano has been anything but soft on his team during a demanding off-season. But Sparano also knows how to reward a job well done.

The Providence Journal recently wrote a story about New England quarterback Matt Gutierrez, who played for Michigan for two years until transferring after Chad Henne took the starting quarterback job.

A few weeks ago, former U-M football coach Lloyd Carr was on WJR radio with Michigan football broadcaster Frank Beckmann discussing the NFL draft.

Sports Illustrated's Ross Tucker recently wrote a column saying recent U-M grad Chad Henne is the most prepared rookie quarterback in the NFL.

Leave it to a quarterback competition to bring a game-day feel to a Friday in May.

Less than a week after enduring a forgettable rookie season, Dolphins quarterback John Beck instead chose to remember.

After a brief trip to the Magic Kingdom with his wife Barbara and son Ty, Beck canceled his customary fishing trip so he could get back to work on improving - and proving to himself and the 'Big Tuna' that he belonged in the organization's rebuilding process.

'I had to earn his confidence, do something to show what I can do,' Beck said of wanting to make a good impression on Bill Parcells, the team's vice president of football operations. 'If he based it on a 1-15 team, nobody looked great out there. I played a couple of games in the latter half of the season when things were really in the dumps. I knew he watched tapes but would want to see with his own eyes.

Former Michigan QB Jason Forcier is a candidate for the Stanford starter job, according to the Stanford Daily newspaper.

The Kansas City Star's NFL writer, Randy Covitz recently wrote about former Michigan teammates Jake Long and Chad Henne being reunited in Miami.

“Chad is really trained to be a thrower.”

The weekend's papers were filled with Michigan-related NFL news, but especially those in New England, where linebacker Shawn Crable had a chat with fellow Wolverine grad Tom Brady to open Patriots minicamp and ... via Flint Township/Swartz Creek Advance

CHARLES TRAINOR JR. / MIAMI HERALD STAFF An agent for former Michigan quarterback Chad Henne, the Dolphins' third pick, said the team had yet to initiate discussions. via The Miami Herald

“We wanted to see exactly how much sticks. He might've struggled just a little bit, but I thought he threw the ball pretty well at times.”

Former Michigan quarterback Chad Henne was solid in the beginning stages of Dolphins rookie minicamp, but struggled mightily on Sunday, the final day of camp. via Detroit Free Press