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Raiders at Dolphins Connections

Here is a look at the connections between the Oakland Raiders and the Miami Dolphins. The two teams meet Sunday at Sun Life Stadium, Miami.

Former Teams:

J.P. Losman (QB, Miami) was a backup quarterback for the Raiders at the end of the 2009 season

Brad Roll (Strength and Conditioning Coach, Oakland) served as the Assistant Strength and Condition Coach in Miami from 1996 to 2003.

Samson Satele (C, Oakland) was the 2nd round draft pick by the Dolphins in 2007 and started all 32 games in the 2007 and 2008 seasons for Miami

Former Teammates:

Daryl Blackstock (LB, Oakland) and Karlos Dansby (LB, Miami) were teammates in Arizona with the Cardinals from 2005-2007.

Tony McDaniel (DT, Miami), Khalif Barnes (OL, Oakland) and John Henderson (DL, Oakland) all played together with the Jacksonville Jaguars from 2006-2008

Mike Nolan (DC, Miami) coached Rod Woodson (CB Coach, Oakland), when Woodson was a player, in Baltimore in 2001

Richad Seymour (DT, Oakland) was teammates with then linebacker Bryan Cox (Pass Rush Coach, Miami) for a year in New England (2001)

Tony Sparano (HC, Miami) and Hue Jackson (HC, Oakland) were both members of the Washington Redskins coaching staff in 2001 when Sparano served as the tight ends coach while Jackson was the running backs coach

Jason Taylor (LB, Miami), Jason Campbell (QB, Oakland), and Rock Cartwright (RB, Oakland) were all part of the 2008 Washington Redskins franchise

Kamerion Wimbley (LB, Oakland) played for the Cleveland Browns in 2009, when Brian Daboll (OC, Miami) and Bryan Cox (Pass Rush Coach, Miami) were both with the Browns

College Connections:

Kevin Burnett (LB, Miami) was teammates with John Henderson (DT, Oakland) for two seasons (2000-2001)

Dan Campbell (Tight Ends Coach, Miami) and Shane Lechler (P, Oakland) were teammates at Texas A&M University (1996‐99)

Nolan Carrol (CB, Miami) played at Maryland with Bruce Campbell (OT, Oakland) from 2007-2009 and with Darrius Heyward-Bey (WR, Oakland) from 2005-2008

Chris Clemons (S, Miami) and Phillip Merling (DE, Miami) played with Jacoby Ford (WR, Oakland) from 2006 to 2007 at Clemson

Jon Condo (LS, Oakland) and Randy Starks (DE, Miami) were teammates in 2001-2003 for Maryland

Karlos Dansby (LB, Miami) played at Auburn from 2001-2003, the same time Jason Campbell (QB, Oakland) was there

Karl Dorrell (QB Coach, Miami) was the head coach at UCLA during Bruce Davis' (LB, Oakland) college career with the Bruins from 2003-2006

Brian Hartline (WR, Miami), Austin Spitler (LB, Miami) and Chimdi Chekwa (CB, Oakland) were all together at Ohio -State

Stephon Heyer (T, Oakland) played with Randy Starks (DE, Miami) from 2002-2003 at Maryland; he also played with Nolan Carroll (CB, Miami) from 2005-2006.

Darren McFadden (RB, Oakland) and Nate Garner (OL, Miami) were teammates at Arkansas from 2005-2007

Mike Pouncey (C, Miami) and Louis Murphy (WR, Oakland) were together at Florida from 2007-2008

Samson Satele (C, Oakland) played with Ikaika Alama-Francis (LB, Miami) (2002-2005) and Davone Bess (WR, Miami) (2005-2006) at the University of Hawaii

Roberto Wallace (WR, Miami) was at San Diego State with Chaz Schilens (TE, Oakland) in 2007

Stefen Wisniewski (C, Oakland) and Jared Odrick (DE, Miami) were teammates at Penn State from 2007 to 2009