Joey Porter News

Ricky Williams had a 14-yard touchdown catch and ran for a short score in the final 4 minutes of the second quarter to give the Miami Dolphins a 14-3 lead against the Carolina Panthers after the third quarter on Thursday night.

Powerful running games helped the Carolina Panthers and Miami Dolphins grind out what may have been season-saving victories last weekend, but there's not much time to recover.

With coach Tony Sparano expected to update the status of Ronnie Brown's ankle injury later in the day, Brown was noticeably absent Tuesday when the Dolphins went through their only full-scale workout in preparation for Thursday night's game at Carolina.

Watching Ronnie Brown hobble off the field late in the third quarter Sunday, Dolphins veteran Jason Ferguson feared the worst.

This is what we know atthis hour: Barring a dramatic and unexpected recovery by Thursday, running back Ronnie Brown's right ankle and foot injury will keep him out ofthe game at Carolina, according to a source.

The Dolphins will be without three starters today -- tight end Anthony Fasano, left guard Justin Smiley and outside linebacker Joey Porter -- and will be juggling the lineup more than any other time this regular season.

A controversial replay ruling went against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the closing minutes of the first half, upon which the Miami Dolphins capitalized for a touchdown and 16-6 lead.

Joey Porter won't be making any tackles this week, either. Less than 24 hours before kickoff, the Miami Dolphins' outspoken linebacker was ruled out of Sunday's game against Tampa Bay because of a coach's decision.

Buccaneers WR Antonio Bryant is listed as doubtful for Sunday's game against the Dolphins .

Just did a segment on the Jorge Sedano Show here on South Florida's radio waves and he tells me that Joey Porter was at the Heat game Thursday night, ostensibly to watch the Dwyane Wade and LeBron James matchup.

Quarterback Josh Freeman #5 of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers throws a pass during the Buccaneers Rookie Minicamp at One Buccaneer Place on May 1, 2009 in Tampa, Florida.

MIAMI a ' Three years ago, after using a derogatory slur to describe former Cleveland tight end Kellen Winslow Jr., Dolphins linebacker Joey Porter eventually delivered one of the more strangely entertaining apologies of all time.

Miami Dolphins starting guard Justin Smiley has been sent to a doctor and remains sidelined because of a shoulder injury.

During the first half of last season, the Dolphins' weekly injury report was too good to be true.

The Dolphins have stuck to the party line long established by their boss, Bill Parcells, who believes a team is as good as it record says.

Halfway through the season, the Miami Dolphins have already matched last year's loss total.

Is there anyone who plays the game with as much vigor and as much intensity as Dolphins LB Joey Porter ? Porter is the king of trash talk, and he always seems to turn it up a notch when he faces the Patriots.

They unleashed the WildPat, or Pat-Cat, or White-cat, or whatever you want to call the option Pat White ran to great effect.

Outspoken Dolphins' linebacker Joey Porter believes there is one set of rules for Tom Brady and another set of rules for the rest of the NFL.

Dolphins linebacker Joey Porter said earlier this week that he thinks the Patriots don't like him , but he might not be 100 percent correct.