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New Orleans Assistant Head Coach/Tight Ends Dan Campbell served on the Dolphins staff from 2010-15

SAINTS-DOLPHINS CONNECTIONS New Orleans Assistant Head Coach/Tight Ends Dan Campbell served on the Dolphins staff from 2010-15, serving as interim head coach for the final 12 contests of his final season in South Florida…Saints Senior Offensive Assistant/Wide Receiver Curtis Johnson served as wide receivers coach at the University of Miami (Fla.) from 1996 -2005...New Orleans Linebackers Coach Mike Nolan served as the Dolphins' defensive coordinator from 201011…Saints WR Ted Ginn Jr.  was a first round draft choice (ninth overall) of the Dolphins in 2007 out of Ohio State and played for Miami from 2007-09...New Orleans RB  Mark Ingram II's father, Mark Ingram played wide receiver for the Dolphins from 1994-95 as one of the former Dolphins signal-caller Dan Marino's top targets....Miami Head Coach Adam Gase served as an assistant at LSU from 2000-03. Gase and Miami Run Game Coordinator Chris Foerster served on Nolan's staff in San Francisco in 2008. Miami Defensive Line Coach Andre Carter played for Nolan with the 49ers in 2005 and under Saints Defensive Coordinator Dennis Allen in Oakland in 2012. Allen and Gase served on the same coaching staff in Denver in 2011. Houston Defensive Line Coach Terrell Williams served on Allen's staff in Oakland from 2012-14...Miami Assistant Strength And Conditioning Coach Jim Arthur was an assistant at Louisiana Tech in 2001 and served on the same Chicago staff as Saints Assistant Offensive Line Coach Brendan Nugent from 2013-14...Miami G/T Jermon Bushrod was a fourth round draft pick by the Dolphins 
out of Towson in 2007 and played for New Orleans for six seasons, including serving as the club's starting left tackle from 2009-12 with one Pro Bowl selection...New Orleans Special Teams Coordinator Bradford Banta, Miami Defensive Coordinator Matt Burke and Wide Receivers Coach Shawn Jefferson served on the same coaching staff together in Detroit...New Orleans Asst. General Manager/ College Scouting Dir. Jeff Ireland served as general manager for the Dolphins from 2008-13...Saints Area Scout Cody Rager served in the Dolphins player personnel department from 2012-13...New Orleans Analyst Ryan Herman spent six years in various capacities in the Dolphins front office from 2010-15...Dolphins Offensive Coordinator Clyde Christensen served on the University of Mississippi coaching staff in 1979...Miami Quarterbacks Coach Bo Hardegree served on the LSU coaching staff from 2011-13...Dolphins WR Jarvis Landry is a Lutcher native who played for the Tigers...New Orleans WR Tommylee Lewis prepped at both William T. Dwyer (Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.) HS and Palm Beach Lakes (West Palm Beach, Fla.) HS...Miami WR Kenny Stillas was a fifth round draft pick of the Saints in 2013 and played his first two NFL seasons in Black and Gold...New Orleans DT Sheldon Rankins and Dolphins WR DeVante Parker were college teammates at Louisville...Dolphins Tight Ends Coach Shane Day served on Nolan's San Francisco staff from 2007-08...New Orleans CB P.J. Williams starred at Florida State...Saints LB Alex Anzalone played at the University of Florida...New Orleans DE Trey Hendrickson starred at Florida Atlantic where he finished his college career with a school-record 29.5 sacks...Saints DE AlQuadin Muhammad played at the University of Miami (Fla.) in 2013 and 2015...Miami OL Laremy Tunsil played at the University of Mississippi...Saints TE Coby Fleener and G/T Andrus Peat played with Dolphins S Michael Thomas at Stanford...New Orleans S Vonn Bell, CB Marshon Lattimore and WR Michael Thomas played with Miami LB Raekwon McMillan at Ohio State...New Orleans G Larry Warford and Miami DT Ndamukong Suh were teammates in Miami from 2013-14...New Orleans RB Trey Edmunds' father, Ferrell Edmunds played for the Dolphins from 1988-92...Saints DL Kendall Langford was a third round draft pick of the Dolphins in 2008 and played in Miami from 2008-11. 
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SAINTS-DOLPHINS CONNECTIONS


• New Orleans Assistant Head Coach/Tight Ends Dan Campbell served on the Dolphins staff from 2010-15, serving as interim head coach for the final 12 contests of his final season in South Florida.
• Saints Senior Offensive Assistant/Wide Receiver Curtis Johnson served as wide receivers coach at the University of Miami (Fla.) from 1996 -2005.
• New Orleans Linebackers Coach Mike Nolan served as the Dolphins' defensive coordinator from 2010-11.
• Saints WR Ted Ginn Jr. was a first round draft choice (ninth overall) of the Dolphins in 2007 out of Ohio State and played for Miami from 2007-09.
• New Orleans RB  Mark Ingram's father, Mark Ingram played wide receiver for the Dolphins from 1994-95 as one of the former Dolphins signal-caller Dan Marino's top targets.
• Miami Head Coach Adam Gase served as an assistant at LSU from 2000-03. Gase and Miami Run Game Coordinator Chris Foerster served on Nolan's staff in San Francisco in 2008. Miami Defensive Line Coach Andre Carter played for Nolan with the 49ers in 2005 and under Saints Defensive Coordinator Dennis Allen in Oakland in 2012. Allen and Gase served on the same coaching staff in Denver in 2011. Houston Defensive Line Coach Terrell Williams served on Allen's staff in Oakland from 2012-14.
• Miami Assistant Strength And Conditioning Coach Jim Arthur was an assistant at Louisiana Tech in 2001 and served on the same Chicago staff as Saints Assistant Offensive Line Coach Brendan Nugent from 2013-14.
• Miami G/T Jermon Bushrod was a fourth round draft pick by the Dolphins out of Towson in 2007 and played for New Orleans for six seasons, including serving as the club's starting left tackle from 2009-12 with one Pro Bowl selection.
• New Orleans Special Teams Coordinator Bradford Banta, Miami Defensive Coordinator Matt Burke and Wide Receivers Coach Shawn Jefferson served on the same coaching staff together in Detroit.
• New Orleans Asst. General Manager/ College Scouting Dir. Jeff Ireland served as general manager for the Dolphins from 2008-13.
• Saints Area Scout Cody Rager served in the Dolphins player personnel department from 2012-13.
• New Orleans Analyst Ryan Herman spent six years in various capacities in the Dolphins front office from 2010-15.
• Dolphins Offensive Coordinator Clyde Christensen served on the University of Mississippi coaching staff in 1979.
• Miami Quarterbacks Coach Bo Hardegree served on the LSU coaching staff from 2011-13.
• Dolphins WR Jarvis Landry is a Lutcher native who played for the Tigers.
• New Orleans WR Tommylee Lewis prepped at both William T. Dwyer (Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.) HS and Palm Beach Lakes (West Palm Beach, Fla.) HS.
• Miami WR Kenny Stillas was a fifth round draft pick of the Saints in 2013 and played his first two NFL seasons in Black and Gold.
• New Orleans DT Sheldon Rankins and Dolphins WR DeVante Parker were college teammates at Louisville.
• Dolphins Tight Ends Coach Shane Day served on Nolan's San Francisco staff from 2007-08.
• New Orleans CB P.J. Williams starred at Florida State.
• Saints LB Alex Anzalone played at the University of Florida.
• New Orleans DE Trey Hendrickson starred at Florida Atlantic where he finished his college career with a school-record 29.5 sacks.
• Saints DE AlQuadin Muhammad played at the University of Miami (Fla.) in 2013 and 2015.
• Miami OL Laremy Tunsil played at the University of Mississippi.
• Saints TE Coby Fleener and G/T Andrus Peat played with Dolphins S Michael Thomas at Stanford.
• New Orleans S Vonn Bell, CB Marshon Lattimore and WR Michael Thomas played with Miami LB Raekwon McMillan at Ohio State.
• New Orleans G Larry Warford and Miami DT Ndamukong Suh were teammates in Miami from 2013-14.
• New Orleans RB Trey Edmunds' father, Ferrell Edmunds played for the Dolphins from 1988-92.
• Saints DL Kendall Langford was a third round draft pick of the Dolphins in 2008 and played in Miami from 2008-11. 

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