Miami Dolphins at Cleveland Browns - Connections

Former Teams:

Quentin Spears (LB, Cleveland) signed as an undrafted free agent and spent the 2011 preseason with Miami.
Jason Trusnik (LB, Miami) played for the Browns from 2009-2010.
Chuck Bullough (Defensive Assistant Coach, Cleveland) played linebacker three seasons for the Dolphins (1993‐1995)

Coaching / Front Office Former Teams:

Dawn Aponte (Senior VP of Football Operations, Miami) was the Browns VP of Football Administration in 2009
Todd Bowles (Assistant HC and Secondary Coach, Miami) served as a secondary coach in Cleveland from 2001-2004.
Bryan Cox (Pass Rush Coach, Miami) served as the Browns' Defensive Line Coach from 2009-2010.
Brian Daboll (OC, Miami) spent 2009-2010 as the Browns' Offensive Coordinator
Tony Sparano (HC, Miami) was the Offensive Quality Control Coach in 1999 and the Offensive Line Coach in 2000 for the Browns.

Former Teammates:

Reggie Bush (RB, Miami), Evan Moore (TE, Cleveland), Usama Young (DB, Cleveland), and Scott Fujita (LB, Cleveland) were all members of the New Orleans Saints in 2008
Marc Colombo (OL, Miami) and Brad Maynard (P, Cleveland) were both members of the Chicago Bears from 2002-2005
Ryan Cook (OL, Miami) was teammates with Jayme Mitchell (DE, Cleveland) and Artis Hicks (OL, Cleveland) with the Minnesota Vikings in 2008-2009
Fujita played with Kevin Burnett (LB, Miami) with the Dallas Cowboys in 2005
Richie Incognito (OL, Miami) and John Greco (OL, Cleveland) were together in St. Louis with the Rams in 2009
Tony McDaniel (DT, Miami) was a member of the Jacksonville Jaguars with Tony Pashos (OL, Jacksonville) in 2007-2008
Brandon Marshall (WR, Miami) and Peyton Hills (RB, Cleveland) played together with the Denver Broncos in 2009
Moore and Allen Barbre (OL, Miami) were in Green Bay together for two years (2008-2009)
Jason Trusnik (LB, Miami) and Nate Garner (OL, Miami) played with Brian Schaefering (DL, Cleveland) when all were members of the New York Jets in 2008

Coaching / Front Office Former Teammates:

Cox and Rick Lyle (Assistant Strength Conditioning Coach, Cleveland) were teammates with the New York Jets in 1998‐2000
Lyle coached Trusnik with the Jets in 2077-2008
Mike Nolan (Defensive Coordinator, Miami) was the Head Coach for the San Francisco 49ers from 2005‐2008 with George Warhop (Offensive Line Coach, Cleveland) as his offensive line coach
Nolan coached Mike Adams (DB, Cleveland) when they were both in San Francisco(2006‐2007)
Nolan's staff included Bill Davis (Linebacker Coach, Cleveland) was the defensive coordinator for the San Francisco 49ers (2005‐2006)
In 2009, Nolan and Hillis were together in Denver
Nolan worked with Tony Pashos (OL, Cleveland) in Baltimore in 2004
Pashos and Dave Fippwere (Assistant Special Teams Coach, Miami) in San Francisco together in 2009
Sparano, Bowles, and Kacy Rodgers (Defensive Line Coach, Miami) coached Fujita in Dallas in 2005
Sparano and Warhop were together as members of the Dallas staff in 2003-2004
Warhop coached Dolphins Tight End Coach Dan Campbell in Dallas (2003‐04)

Hometown Ties:

College Ties:

Hartline, Austin Spitler (LB, Miami), and Brian Robiskie (WR, Cleveland) were all together at the Ohio State University from 2005-2008
Hills and Garner were both at the University of Arkansas from 2005-2007
John Jerry (OL, Miami) and Emmanuel Stephens (DL, Cleveland) were together at Mississippi from 2008-2009
Mohamed Massaquoi (WR, Cleveland) and Reshad Jones (S, Miami) played at the University of Georgia from 2006-2008
Mike Pouncey (C, Miami) and Joe Haden (CB, Cleveland) both went to the University of Florida from 2007-2009
Randy Starks (DL, Miami) and D'Qwell Jackson (LB, Cleveland) were both on the University of Maryland team together from 2002-2003
Wake and Scott Paxson (DL, Cleveland) were both at Penn State in 2002-2004

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