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By Andy Kent MiamiDolphins.com Preparation and planning for the unforeseen are crucial to the success of any professional football player and Dolphins rookie linebacker J.D. Folsom exhibited those qualities before he was even chosen in the seventh round of April's NFL Draft.

Essex County Executive DiVincenzo Joins with Miami Dolphins Tight End Fasano, Feed the Children and Newark Emergency Services to Assist Needy Residents By The Alternative Press Staff 7/1/2009 Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr.

Akin Ayodele knows better than most what Brandon London is dealing with these days.

After finishing more than 10 weeks of intensive off-season work, the Dolphins last week embarked upon a six-week break before training camp begins Aug.

Wrote a front-page piece in today's Sun Sentinel about Dolphins receiver Brandon London and his potential as a model .

As the Dolphins' second-team defense lined up for another snap in team drills, 2009 first-round pick Vontae Davis dropped 10 yards off his receiver from his cornerback position.

To hear Dolphins coach Tony Sparano tell it, some of Pat White 's best throws at this minicamp have been the ones that sailed well beyond the back of the end zone.

Perched near the top of the bleachers Saturday as he watched yet another offseason practice, former Pro Bowl linebacker Kim Bokamper still easily recalls how it used to be.

But a year ago, Parcells also knew this: the Dolphins didn't have enough to field the kind of 3-4 defense he popularized in the 1980s as head coach of the New York Giants.

It was fun while it lasted. The Miami Dolphins have put the kibosh on any more smack talk.

Joey Porter is famous for inciting a war of words on any given day. And three months before the first game of 2009 is played, Porter, the Miami Dolphins outside linebacker who set a career high with 17.5 sacks last year, fired the first volley Friday as the team handed out its 2008 awards at Joe's Stone Crab on South Beach.

After the disastrous 1-15 2007 season, Dolphins linebacker Joey Porter bought a luxury box at then-Dolphin Stadium to protect his wife and kids from angry fans' not-so-friendly verbal fire.

Jun 5, 2009 11:16 am US/Eastern The Miami Dolphins remarkable turnaround from worst in the league to the AFC East championship had remarkable play from veterans and rookies alike.

Who knew peer pressure could also be used for constructive things, like a "voluntary" month-long NFL minicamp.

Dolphins newcomer Eric Green is no stranger to lifting weights, but in his first week of workouts with his new teammates the cornerback admits he threw up after every session.

Dolphins cornerback Will Allen, who turns 31 in August, received a two-year extension worth $16.2 million, including $10 million guaranteed - according to a tweet under Rosenhaus Sports.

May 19, 2009 1:17 pm US/Eastern Jason Taylor lined up for his first team activity with the Dolphins in 2009 after spending the 2008 season with the Washington Redskins.

Dolphins buzz from Akin Ayodele's charity event last week: * Several players expressed excitement about Pat White's addition and the prospect of even more offensive creativity.

Twitter Moore and Wooden on the value of experience Ran into a couple of former Dolphins players at the Jimmy Buffett concert announcement Friday.

Miami Dolphins linebacker Akin Ayodele loves the kids. I usually don't post press releases but this one is for a good cause, and I'm pretty sure some Dolphins heavyweights will be in the house participating .