New Coaches

• Head Coach - Jimmy Johnson
• Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks - Gary Stevens
• Offensive Backs - Kippy Brown
• Offensive Line - Larry Beightol
• Receivers - Larry Seiple
• Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers - George Hill
• Defensive Backs - Mel Phillips
• Special Teams - Mike Westhoff
• Asst Offensive Line - Rich McGeorge
• Defensive Line - Gary Godette
• Tight Ends - Pat Jones
• Defensive Nickel Coach - Bill Lewis
• Strength - John Gamble

Fired Coaches

• Offensive Line - Monte Clark
• Offensive Backs - Tony Nathan
• Defense - Tom Olivadotti
• Defensive Line - Joe Greene
• Conditioning - Junior Wade

Players

Status Codes

U - Unsigned Unrestricted Free Agent

T - Designated Transition Player

F - Designated Franchise Player

R - Unsigned Restricted Free Agent

X - Unsigned exclusive rights Free Agent

+ - Newly signed Free Agent

$ - Re-signed Dolphins Free Agent

& - Restructured Contract

! - Unsigned Draft selection

@ - Signed Draft selection

* - Trade pick-up

= - Undrafted rookie signee

? - Status Unknown

                                          Signed 
 #   Name              Pos.    Ht    Wt  Through  Exp    College

Quarterbacks:

   7 Craig Erickson     QB    6-3    209   1997    6    Miami
  13 Dan Marino         QB    6-4    224   1998   14    Pittsburgh   
$ 19 Bernie Kosar       QB    6-5    215   1996   12    Miami

Running Backs:

+ 28 Brandon Bennett    RB    5-11   203   1996    1    South Carolina
  30 Bernie Parmalee    RB    5-11   196   1996    5    Ball State 
@ 33 Karim Abdul-Jabbar RB    5-10   195   1998    R    UCLA
@ 36 Stanley Pritchett  FB    6-1    232   1998    R    South Carolina
  40 Irving Spikes      RB    5-8    206   1996    3    N.E.Louisiana
$ 49 Robert Wilson      FB    6-0    254   1996    4    Texas A&M

Wide Receivers:

+ 80 Fred Barnett       WR    6-0    200   2001    7    Arkansas St.
  81 O.J.McDuffie       WR    5-10   188   2000    3    Penn State
  83 Scott Miller       WR    5-11   185   1997    6    UCLA 
+ 85 Lamar Thomas       WR    6-2    173   1996    4    Miami
+ 87 Kirby Dar Dar      WR    5-9    183   1996    1    Syracuse
+ 88 Charles Jordan     WR    5-10   183   1999    4    Long Beach City
$ 89 Randal Hill        WR    5-10   180   1996    6    Miami

Tight Ends:

$ 82 Frank Wainwright   TE    6-3    245   1996    6    U of N. Colorado   
* 84 Troy Drayton       TE    6-3    255   2000    4    Penn State
+ 86 Brett Carolan      TE    6-3    241   1996    3    Washington St.

Offensive Linemen:

+ 60 John Bock          G/C   6-3    295   1996    4    Indiana State
  61 Tim Ruddy          C     6-3    290   1999    3    Notre Dame
+ 63 Cal Dixon          C/G   6-4    302   1996    5    U of Florida
+ 66 Everitt McIver     OG    6-6    315   1997    3    Elizabeth City State
$ 69 Keith Sims         G     6-3    309   2001    7    Iowa State
* 76 James Brown        OT    6-6    329   1996    4    Virginia State
@ 77 Jeff Buckey        OL    6-4    300   1998    R    Stanford
  78 Richmond Webb      OT    6-6    302   1998    7    Texas A&M

Defensive Tackles:

@ 92 Daryl Gardener     DT    6-6    320   2000    R    Baylor
& 94 Steve Emtman       DT    6-4    284   1999    4    Washington
  95 Tim Bowens         DT    6-5    310   1997    3    Mississippi
  98 Norman Hand        DT    6-3    329   1997    2    Mississippi

Defensive Ends:

@ 75 Shane Burton       DE    6-5    300   1998    R    Tennessee
  93 Trace Armstrong    DE    6-4    260   2000    8    Florida
+ 96 Daniel Stubbs      DE    6-4    272   1996    9    U of Miami
+ 97 Oscar Sturgis      DE    6-5    278   1996    2    North Carolina

Linebackers:

  50 Dwight Hollier     LB    6-2    250   1996    5    North Carolina
= 51 Anthony Harris     LB    6-1    224   1996    R    Auburn
= 53 Larry Izzo         LB    5-10   220   1996    R    Rice
@ 54 Zack Thomas        LB    5-10   236   1998    R    Texas Tech
  55 Chris Singleton    LB    6-2    246   1999    7    Arizona
+ 58 O.J.Brigance       LB    6-0    220   1996    R    Rice

Cornerbacks:

+ 23 Robert Bailey      CB    5-9    174   1996    6    Miami
  24 Jerry Wilson       CB    5-10   185   1996    2    Southern U.
& 27 Terrell Buckley    CB    5-9    176   1996    5    Florida State
+ 34 Tim Jacobs         CB    5-10   185   1996    4    Delaware 
  37 J.B.Brown          CB    6-0    191   1997    8    Maryland
  38 Calvin Jackson     CB    5-9    185   1999    2    Auburn

Safeties:

@ 22 Shawn Wooden       S     5-11   189   1997    R    Notre Dame
& 25 Louis Oliver       S     6-2    224   1996    8    Florida
  31 Sean Hill          S     5-10   179   1998    3    Montana State
  35 Michael Stewart    S     5-11   202   1996   10    Fresno State

Special Teams:

+  6 Joe Nedney         K     6-4    207   1996    1    San Jose State
  17 John Kidd          P     6-3    214   1997   13    Northwestern

(I) - Injured...

Offense:

Pos  Starters		2nd Team	3rd Team	

QB - Marino		Erickson	Kosar
RB - Abdul-Jabbar	Spikes		Parmalee	Bennett
FB - Pritchett		Wilson
WR - Barnett		Hill		L.Thomas
WR - Mcduffie		Miller		Jordan		Dar Dar
TE - Drayton		Carolan		Wainwright
LT - Webb		Buckey
LG - Sims               Buckey
C  - Ruddy		Dixon
RG - McIver		Bock
RT - Brown		Buckey

Defense:

RDE - Stubbs		Sturgis
RDT - Bowens		Hand
LDT - Gardener		Emtman 
LDE - Burton		Armstrong
WLB - Harris		Singleton
MLB - Z.Thomas		Hollier         Izzo
SLB - Hollier		Brigance
CB  - Jackson		JB Brown	Wilson
CB  - Buckley		Bailey		Jacobs
SS  - Wooden            Oliver          Stewart
FS  - Hill              Oliver

• P - Kidd
• K - Nedney
• Pr - McDuffie, Buckley, Miller, Jordan
• Kr - Spikes, Dar Dar, McPhail (I)

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• G Garrin Patrick
• G John Elmore
• T Mike Sheldon
• DE Larry Jackson

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• OG Chris Gray (fractured right fibula)
• LB Marc Lillibridge (Practice squad)
• RB Jerris McPhail (fractured Left wrist)

*** Reserve "Pup" List

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• November 23rd, 1996
  • DE Jeff Cross

• November 19th, 1996
  • DE Aaron Jones

• October 7th, 1996
  • S Gene Atkins

• October 1st, 1996
  • FB/TE Keith Byars
  • OL Bert Weidner

• September 3rd, 1996
  • G Everett McIver

• August 25th, 1996
  • DE Mel Agee
  • QB Mike Buck
  • TE Kerry Cash
  • G Andrew Greene
  • LB Jeff Kopp
  • C Gene McGuire
  • G Garin Patrick

• August 24th, 1996
  • WR Brice Hunter

• August 20th, 1996
  • OT Ethan Albright
  • CB Dorian Brew
  • CB Kirk Pointer
  • WR Kirby Dar Dar
  • WR A.C. Tellison
  • WR Sir Mawn Wilson
  • QB Dan McGwire
  • S Walter Smith
  • DT Lamar Mills
  • LB LaCurtis Jones
  • FB Lee McClinton
  • TE/FB/LB Dewayne Dotson
  • DT Ed Hawthorne

• August 13th, 1996
  • Bill Kushner, P
  • Joe Planansky, TE

• August 5th, 1996
  • Jack Del Rio, Lb
  • William Yarborough, Cb

• July 29, 1996
  • Johnny Mitchell, Te, Retired

• July 26, 1996
  • Demetrius Edwards, Dt/De

• July 25, 1996
  • Craig Keith, TE

• July 23, 1996
  • Aubrey Beavers, LB

• July 17, 1996
  • Pat Johnson, S
  • Shannon Myers, WR
  • Ronnie Williams, TE
  • Rodney Ray, CB

• July 16, 1996
  • Walter Smith, S

• July 15, 1996
  • Andy Fuller, TE
  • Derrick Oden, LB

• July 10, 1996
  • Eric Green, TE

• June 19, 1996
  • Marvin Cross, DE

• June 6, 1996
  • Rod Williams, DE
  • Antonio Armstrong, LB
  • Chuck Klingbeil, NT
  • Henry Neal, WR

• June 3, 1996
  • Ron Heller, OT - Retired

• April 27, 1996
  • Elbert Betts, OL

• February 17, 1996
  • Keith Byars, FB
  • Tom McHale, T/G
  • Chico Nelson, S
  • Frankie Smith, CB

• February 5, 1996
  • Gary Clark, WR
  • Bert Weidner, OG/C