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Dolphins sign 14 college free agents

By Alex Marvez
Sun-Sentinel.com Posted
May 4 2007, 11:14 AM EDT


DAVIE – The Dolphins announced the signing today of 14 college free agents that are participating in this weekend's minicamp.Those players are defensive end Bruce Mkristo (Washington State), defensive tackle Marquay Love (Houston), linebacker Edmond Miles (Iowa), cornerbacks Tuff Harris (Montana) and Geoff Pope (Howard), guards Tala Esera (Hawaii) and Stephen Parker (Arkansas), tackles Marion Dukes (Clemson) and Julius Wilson (Alabama-Birmingham), safeties Courtney Bryan (New Mexico State) and Chris Vedder (San Jose State), and wide receivers Gabe Hatchett (Oregon State), Kerry Reed (Michigan State) and David Sutton (Texas-El Paso).
Sam Houston State wide receiver Michael Malone is one of five college free agents receiving a tryout. He is the son of NBA Hall of Fame center Moses Malone.The other tryout players are wide receiver Charles Futrell (North Carolina Central), long snapper Jake Weber (Illinois State), punter Cameron Muro (Hampton) and safety David Lofton (Stanford). Lofton is the son of San Diego Chargers wide receivers coach James Lofton, a 16-year Hall of Fame inductee who was the first player in league history with 14,000 career receiving yards.The Dolphins also selected 10 players in last weekend's draft, although first-round draft choice Ted Ginn Jr. isn't participating in this minicamp as the Ohio State wide receiver recovers from a sprained foot.


Cameron has easier time at awards banquet

By Harvey Fialkov
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Posted May 4 2007


DAVIE · Five days after being booed by angry fans during a draft party at the Dolphins' indoor practice facility for selecting Ohio State receiver Ted Ginn instead of Notre Dame quarterback Brady Quinn in the first round, coach Cam Cameron returned to the scene at Thursday's awards banquet.This time, the audience, mostly consisting of season-ticket holders, current and past players, greeted him with polite applause each time he was introduced.
"This is probably only the second or third time I've been in here, but to be honest with you, after tonight I'm starting to warm up to it a little bit more," Cameron joked in his speech.Dolphins General Manager Randy Mueller, who didn't speak at the draft-day public relations nightmare, also joked about the friendlier greeting."I'm glad to see we have a little more hospitable crowd than the last time we gathered here," Mueller said. "I'd like to thank Coach Cameron for letting me come up here first this time just to make sure everything was all right."The audience also gave warm receptions to injured quarterback Daunte Culpepper, as well as Ginn, quarterback John Beck, a second-round pick, and running back Lorenzo Booker, chosen in the third round, when they were introduced among the 10-deep draft class.Ginn didn't have a protective boot on his sprained left foot Thursday as ESPN.com has reported. However, a source confirmed that the injury, which will keep him out of this weekend's minicamp, is what is known as a midfoot Lisfranc (ligament) sprain and most likely will have to be immobilized next week.Plantation orthopedic surgeon Dr. Richard Linn agreed with Mueller's recent assessment that Ginn, barring any reaggravation of the injury, should be fine by July's training camp."Depending on the severity of the sprain, it probably needs to be immobilized, and by training camp, which would be about six to seven months since the injury occurred, he should be ready," Linn said. "It's not unusual to take this long to heal."According to the American Family Physician Web site, Lisfranc joint injuries "are rare, complex and often misdiagnosed" and can range from mild sprains to fracture dislocation.Cameron thanked wide receiver Chris Chambers for not making any Super Bowl predictions this year, and said it was former Dolphins coach Don Shula who recently drilled into him the value of character and work ethic when building a championship team.
CHIP OFF ...
The Dolphins signed 10 undrafted free agents this week, including Sam Houston State wide receiver Michael Malone, the son of Hall of Fame NBA center Moses Malone....Dolphins safety Yeremiah Bell and quarterback Cleo Lemon, both unsigned restricted free agents, will sign waivers to participate in minicamp.
Taylor IS TEAM MVP
Dolphins Pro Bowl defensive end Jason Taylor, the reigning Associated Press NFL Defensive Player of the Year, won the team MVP and leadership awards named for Hall of Fame quarterback Dan Marino and Shula, respectively.Safety Renaldo Hill received the Nat Moore Community Service award for repeatedly giving back to children and people in need through his South Florida Top of the Hill Foundation. His brother Ray Hill won the same award in 1999.The leadership award is decided by the players, while the MVP award is determined by votes from the South Florida media. The South Florida Sun-Sentinel does not participate in awards voting.