The Miami Dolphins tied an NFL record for losses in a season last year, with 15. They may be looking to break a record for Mormons on a team this year, with six.Of course, the NFL Record & Fact Book doesn't actually list "Most Mormons, Season" as an official record, but Dick Harmon of the Deseret News (a paper owned by the Mormon church) reports that if it were an official record, the Dolphins would be going for it:
As the Dolphins began rookie mini camps and camps for veterans, there are six members of the LDS faith on the team right now, including a trio of veterans, quarterback John Beck (BYU), John Denney (BYU) and Sampson Satele (Hawaii) Steve Fifita (Utah), who was cut and picked up by New England, would have been the seventh, had he stayed on the roster.And as Matt Sussman at Sports By Brooks notes, the Dolphins are so desperate at quarterback, Ty Detmer could be next.
The others are Utah State offensive lineman Shawn Murphy, son of former Atlanta Brave star Dale Murphy, who was drafted in the fourth round by Miami, No. 115 overall; free agent signee Kelly Poppinga (BYU) and free agent receiver Devone Bess (Hawaii), who was thought to be taken in the fifth round by Miami but was picked up after the draft.
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Reader Comments ( Page 1 of 1)
1. Mormons working on sunday "tisk tisk" sorry Michael i had to say it
Murph
Posted at 3:37PM on May 10th 2008 by Murph
2. Very interesting article. At least the Dolphins will have "good guy" image instead of thugs or a rogues gallery image.
Posted at 12:50AM on May 11th 2008 by George B Vieto