The Miami Dolphins had quite the 2008 season, which was even more surprising since they finished the 2007 season with a record of 1-15. The headlines are continuing for the Dolphins as a Miami music legend, Gloria Estefan, and her husband recently bought a minority share in the team. That isn’t the only good news coming from the Dolphins camp. They have also signed Tyrone Culver to a two-year extension and brought back legendary defensive end Jason Taylor. With all of the returning talent as well as the new, this is shaping up to be another exciting season for the Miami Dolphins. This is also a season fans will want to see in person, and fans can get Miami Dolphins tickets online.
Gloria Estefan may have little ties to sports, but she and her husband are quite the stars in the music scene. Estefan was born in Cuba but her parents left her home country when Fidel Castro came into power. After her father became sick because of exposure to Agent Orange while in Vietnam, Estefan turned to music as a way to cope. She met her husband, Emilio Estefan, in 1975, and the two have been musical counterparts ever since. She first rose to fame with the Miami Sound Machine, which started grabbing attention in the 1980s. She remained on top of the Latin and pop scene into the 1990s with singles like “Conga,” “Anything for You,” “Don’t Wanna Lose You,” “Coming Out of the Dark” and “1-2-3.” Her stake in the Dolphins makes history, as the Estefans are the first Cuban-Americans to own part of an NFL team.
The signing of an extension by safety Tyrone Culver means that coach Tony Sparano has big plans for Culver that expand beyond what he has done for the team already. Culver caught attention while he was a standout at Fresno State from 2002 to 2005. He was selected in the sixth round of the 2006 NFL Draft by the Green Bay Packers. That first year, he played in 14 games but didn’t start any, finishing with nine tackles and one pass defended. He was out the entire 2007 season because of a shoulder injury. The Dolphins picked him up as a free agent right before the start of the 2008 season. Though he had mostly a special team’s role last year, he still tallied 35 tackles, three passes defended and one interception.
Jason Taylor coming back to the Miami Dolphins holds special meaning for both player and team, as Taylor departed after the embarrassing 2007 season and spent the 2008 season with the Washington Redskins. To come back to the Dolphins he took a major pay cut, but to Taylor it was well worth it. Taylor was with the Miami Dolphins from 1997, which was when he entered the league, until 2007. He was even named the Associated Press NFL Defensive Player of the Year in 2006. Taylor is also known outside the football scene for his performance on the hit show Dancing with the Stars.
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