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Miami Hurricanes, Suncoast High return great Devin Hester enters Pro Football Hall of Fame

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on August 4, 2024. Posted in Chicago Bears, College Sports, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Miami Hurricanes, NFL, Sports.

CANTON, Ohio — Devin Hester’s Hall of Fame enshrinement montage began where a Chicago Bears fan might expect. The footage on the big screen at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium on Saturday afternoon showed cameras flashing for the opening kickoff of the 2007 Super Bowl — and Hester stunning the country as he caught the football amid a downpour and returned it 92 yards for a touchdown against the Indianapolis Colts at what is now Hard Rock Stadium. Although, as Hester, a Miami Hurricanes star from 2003-05, explained as he started his speech in his gold jacket, opening a game with such a return...

Best in the NFL: Dolphins’ Tyreek Hill voted league’s No. 1 player by his peers

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on August 3, 2024. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Miami Dolphins, NFL, Sports.

Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill was deemed best in the NFL, as voted by fellow players in the NFL Top 100. After vying for the league’s first 2,000-yard receiving season and finishing with 1,799 in 2023, Hill got the No. 1 spot as the top 10 was unveiled Friday night on NFL Network. Hill topped, in order, Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson, 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey, Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, Browns edge rusher Myles Garrett, Chiefs defensive tackle Chris Jones, 49ers tackle Trent Williams, Steelers edge rusher T.J. Watt, Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce and...

Federal judge overturns $4.7 billion jury verdict in ‘Sunday Ticket’ lawsuit and rules for NFL

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on August 2, 2024. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, National News, News, NFL, Sports.

By JOE REEDY LOS ANGELES (AP) — A federal judge has overturned a jury’s $4.7 billion verdict in the class-action lawsuit filed by “Sunday Ticket” subscribers against the NFL and has granted judgment to the NFL. U.S. District Judge Philip Gutierrez ruled Thursday that the testimony of two witnesses for the subscribers had flawed methodologies and should have been excluded. “Without the testimonies of Dr. (Daniel) Rascher and Dr. (John) Zona, no reasonable jury could have found class-wide injury or damages,” Gutierrez wrote at the end of his 16-page ruling. The jury on June 27 awarded $4.7...

Better than Joe Burrow? Dolphins’ Tua comes in at No. 36 in NFL Top 100

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on July 30, 2024. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Miami Dolphins, NFL, Sports.

After locking in the four-year, $212.4 million extension on Friday that will solidify Tua Tagovailoa as the Miami Dolphins’ franchise quarterback, he was recognized among the league’s top 40 players in an esteemed player poll on Monday. Related Articles Miami Dolphins | Dolphins tackle Terron Armstead to practice for first time in camp Tuesday Miami Dolphins | Dolphins’ Jaylen Waddle pleased to know he’ll be catching passes from Tua for years to come in Miami Miami Dolphins | Dolphins Deep Dive: Furones, Hyde discuss...

Dave Hyde: Take a moment to see Dolphins’ Tua as the middle-class kid who achieved the American Dream

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on July 29, 2024. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Miami Dolphins, NFL, Sports.

MIAMI GARDENS — Tua Tagovailoa entered the room Sunday and immediately thanked the Miami Dolphins and Jesus, because he still considers himself a middle-class kid at heart with the instilled values of his family. So, he didn’t forget his manners or his place on the day he talked about becoming the richest Dolphins player and the fourth-highest-paid NFL quarterback ever. “I want to thank Mike McDaniel,” he said next, going down the line of Dolphins coaches and executives who came with his wife and two young children to enjoy the moment And so for this moment, set aside the debate if his...

Dolphins key pass-rush acquisition announces retirement

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on July 21, 2024. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Miami Dolphins, NFL, Sports.

Veteran edge rusher Shaq Barrett, who was being counted on to play a key role in the Miami Dolphins’ pass rush early in the season, has retired, the Sun Sentinel has confirmed on Saturday. ESPN was first to report the story. Barrett, the 31-year-old two-time Super Bowl champion who had a league-leading 19.5 sacks in 2019 and 10 sacks in 2021, informed the Dolphins he wants to spend more time with his family, according to ESPN. The Dolphins pass rushing unit is now in a bit of disarray days before training opens. The top three edge rushers are now 37-year-old Calais Campbell, rookie...

Kenyan Drake, scored winning touchdown in Dolphins’ ‘Miami Miracle,’ retires after eight seasons

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on July 20, 2024. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Miami Dolphins, NFL, Sports.

Kenyan Drake, who scored the Miami Dolphins’ stunning, winning touchdown against the New England Patriots at Hard Rock Stadium in 2018 on a multi-lateral final play that has been termed ‘The Miami Miracle,’ announced his retirement on his social-media accounts on Friday. Drake, drafted in the third round in 2016, played 54 games with Miami before being traded to the Arizona Cardinals for a conditional draft pick during the Dolphins’ stripping down of their roster in an effort to land the No. 1 pick in the 2020 NFL draft. On Dec. 9, 2018, the defending AFC champion Patriots, at 9-3, led...

Former NFL star Lawrence Taylor in and out of Broward jail — again

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on July 19, 2024. Posted in Crime and Public Safety, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Local News, News, NFL, Sports.

Former NFL star Lawrence Taylor, a Hall of Famer who played for the New York Giants from 1981 to 1993, spent several hours in a Broward County jail this week after he was accused of failing to accurately file his current address as a registered sex offender. Taylor, 65, was charged with one count of failure to comply with the sex offender registry law. He is supposed to report address changes due to a plea agreement in a 2010 incident in which he had sex with a 16-year-old who he said claimed to be 19 years old. Taylor pleaded guilty to sexual misconduct and sex with an underage...

Dolphins to sign DE Calais Campbell, acquiring one of NFL’s and UM’s best

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on June 14, 2024. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Miami Dolphins, NFL, Sports.

The Miami Dolphins, seeking pass-rushing help on the defensive line, will get a noteworthy boost by signing defensive end Calais Campbell, bringing home a University of Miami Hurricane and one of the NFL’s most-respected players, the Sun Sentinel has confirmed. NFL Network first reported the Campbell acquisition. In the last three seasons, Campbell has made 45 starts in 46 games, totaling 13.5 sacks for Baltimore (2021-22) and Atlanta (2023). The Dolphins would likely look for Campbell, arguably a Hall of Fame player with 105.5 career sacks, to be a rotational player for defensive...

Dolphins adding safety depth with veteran Marcus Maye

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on June 11, 2024. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Miami Dolphins, NFL, Sports.

The Miami Dolphins were thought to need depth at safety, and they addressed that hole Monday night after last week’s conclusion of the offseason workout program. The Dolphins are signing veteran safety Marcus Maye, according to a league source. Maye, 31, has 77 NFL starts over seven seasons — the first five with the New York Jets and the past two with the New Orleans Saints. He has 409 career tackles, eight interceptions and 28 pass deflections, having played both free and strong safety. Maye’s 2023 season with the Saints was cut short, on injured reserve due to a shoulder injury. He also...