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Miami Dolphins News and Rumors

Position statement: Is Nick Saban NFL-bound?

NBC Sports, yahoo.com

Nick Saban's future is considered uncertain at this point, and Mike Florio believes a return to the NFL may be next for the decorated college football coach. After a failed two-year stint with the Dolphins, Saban may be looking to turn his NFL legacy ar…

ESPN.com

The AFC East blog continues its ranking of the top dozen free agents. Here are Nos. 4-6: No. 6: Sean Smith, CB, Dolphins 2012 stats: 59 tackles, two INTs, three forced fumbles Analysis: The Miami Dolphins are in a tough spot with Smith. Miami cannot aff…

Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com

Mark Gaughan of the Buffalo News thinks the Bills got themselves a strong presence in coach Doug Marrone. Dolphins WR Davone Bess has some of the best fundamentals in the game. The Patriots have done well against defenses coordinated by Wade Phillips in…

Armando Salguero, miamiherald.com

As you know, Stephen Ross spoke on the state of the team Monday. And I came away from the talk absolutely certain that the Dolphins have some sort of plan for 2013 -- because the owner mentioned this plan half-a-dozen times. But when I asked him what th…