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Undrafted, undersized DE may crack Dolphins lineup
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08:05 AM ET 08.16 | As he grew up, Utah grad Derrick Shelby knew he wasn't going to be the next Julius Peppers, but he still had NFL dreams. like many kids, Shelby realized as he grew up that he did not have the superhuman gifts of his favorite athlete. But, unlike others, Shelby would not let that dose of reality stand in his way of fulfilling his dream to play in the NFL. Nor would he let the fact that he had never been a star at the high school or college level. Or that he had not been drafted. Now this undrafted, undersized rookie from Utah is on the cusp of making the 53-man roster for the Miami Dolphins. "I liked Julius Peppers, but as you grow up you see that you don't have the same gifts as those guys," Shelby said. "You've just got to find your own way."
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Derrick looks kinda old for a rookie..........
Mickey Bad Arse
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Weeden's still got a couple of years on him, though.
Mornin', Mick.
Debbie Does
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Morning DD.................Football is back !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Mickey Bad Arse
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Not quite. It's still pre-season. Foolball.
Debbie Does
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Miami is one of the youngest teams in the league if not the youngest, that being said, if Philbin can get them going this year, things could be interesting in years to come!
Not4Nutten
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Fools Gold ?????????????
Mickey Bad Arse
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It's not enough just to have young kids. You have to have the right young kids.
Debbie Does
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Yeah, the owners still get the season ticket holders' money.
I heard about a guy up here who was trying to unload 4 pre-season Patriots tickets, 5 bucks each, and he was having trouble finding buyers.
Debbie Does
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Fools gold is still pretty. Iron is after all the the grand stable end product of the universe churning. Beats the stuffing out of Olympic Volleyball or basketball. I'd rather see the fourth team scrubs bustin' a hump than the NBA Championship.
SteveDallas
Amarillo, TX
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The video of Philbin giving Ochocinco his walking papers was like breaking up with a girlfriend..... "things just aren't working out, it's better if we go our separate ways, but we can still be friends..."
Mangler.
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Yeah... but it was a more definitive conversation than the old "I'm confused" speeches I've been a part of once or twice in my long-ago youth.
Otis B. Driftwood
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Had a co-worker once whose girlfriend broke up with him. He told her, "Let's not keep in touch. Let's not be friends." He got his next girlfriend knocke up and was stuck with her.
Debbie Does
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Enough of all this Florida Coast media bias. That photo is getting more face time( sic, very sick) than Madonna.
50yearfan
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You're jealous of the Florida media types, because they can spend 10 minutes writing a worthless piece like this, run spellcheck and grammar check, and then spend the rest of the day on the beach drinking pina coladas and ogling surgically-augmented nymphs, aren't you?
Debbie Does
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Amen brother! As long as they have on helmets and shoulder pads..I will be watching
DR_Universal
Charlotte , NC
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Sounds like he should have started out with "I'm confused"...
Otis B. Driftwood
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Second that
Mr Steeler
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That being said, they did win 6 games last year that's 3 less than the Super Bowl winner, I would say they got the right Kids, do they have the right Quarterback?
Not4Nutten
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