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*** DOLPHINS NEWS ***
May 25, 1998: -- Update --

** Jerry Wilson Has Surgery

Cornerback Jerry Wilson, who came out of relative obscurity last season to secure himself a place on the team and who played especially well as a blitzing cornerback and special teams flyer, had arthoscopic surgery on his knee on May 14th to correct some minor problems. The surgery was completed successfully by team doctor John Uribe and Wilson should be back at full speed in plenty of time to compete in training camp.

Last season, Wilson had 12 total tackles, including 2 sacks on cornerback blitzes, 1 pass defensed and recovered a fumble. He also has distinguished himself on special teams as a flyer on punt coverage.

** Dolphins Sign Fullback Larry Jones

The Dolphins have announced the signing of former Miami Hurricane fullback Larry Jones to a one year deal for undisclosed terms. Jones, who was selected by Washington in the 4th round of the 1995 draft, was a standout with the Hurricanes in college, where he was selected as the MVP of the 1992 Orange Bowl against Nebraska.

After staying with the Redskins through the 1995 season, Jones was cut in 1996 and spent the year idle. Last year, he went to training camp with the Eagles, but was cut prior to the regular season.

Jones, at 6'0" and 257 pounds, will compete with Jim Kitts and Landon Smith for a backup spot on the roster behind Stanley Pritchett.

** Tickets Go On Sale for Game Packages

The Dolphins announced that their "Kickoff Package" for purchasing tickets will go on sale this weekend on Saturday, May 23rd. This package allows fans to purchase 2 regular season and 1 pre-season game for 2 dollars off the ordinary per-game price. However, fans buying this package must buy all three games.

You can purchase this package from the Dolphins End Zone ticket office at Joe Robbie Stadium or through Ticketmaster Charge-by-Phone at (305) 358-5885.

The regular individual season game tickets will go on sale on Saturday, June 13th at 1000 AM, EST. Tickets may be purchased through either Ticketmaster charge-by-phone, Ticketmaster Retail Centers at Sears, Specs, and Peaches Music, or in person at the Joe Robbie Stadium Box Office.

For more information, you can call the Dolphins' ticket office at (305) 620-257, check the Dolphins Endzone website or the Ticketmaster website.

** Former Dolphin Gene Atkins Arrested

Former Dolphins' safety Gene Atkins was arrested last Monday and charged with a plot to firebomb the home of a former business partner. According to authorities, he hired 3 men to firebomb the home of Alfred Simmons on March 29th. The men did hurl a molotov cocktail through Simmons' window, but Simmons and his family did escape unhurt.

Atkins, originally signed as a free agent by the Dolphins back in 1994, was released by JJ in 1996 after he made a series of serious errors in pass coverage during regular season games.

While on the team, Atkins had a history of behavior problems, including an attack on Sun-Sentinel reporter Jason Cole in the locker room in 1995.

** Curt Returns

Well known Internet Dolphins' reporter Curt Fennell apparently vanished for 2 weeks in May, leaving fans stranded without any Dolphins' news. However, he turned up unharmed in New Rochelle this weekend.

Upon resurfacing, Curt said that he had been away at a conference in Monterey California 2 weeks ago and his internet connection was unreliable from the left coast. Last week was apparently spent recovering from a week of too much sun, food and good weather.

"It took me a while to adjust to being back in New Rochelle", Curt said. "But now that I've returned, both physically and mentally, I'm ready to pick up where I left off."

My Comments:

Jerry Wilsons' injury is not serious and hopefully he'll be back at full speed before training camp. While never a serious contender to start, Wilson provided valuable backup coverage at the nickel position last year and also was especially effective on the cornerback blitz.

He also was effective as a flyer on the punt coverage team. He knocked a couple of bouncing punts out of the endzone during the season, allowing his teammates to pin opponents deep in their end of the field.

I don't know much about Larry Jones, but with the Dolphins only having 3 other fullbacks on the team, Jones will certainly get a chance to compete at that back position. However, it would surprise me to see Jones on the team in September.

Gene Atkins never lived up to the hopes of the team and like too many other fallen players, has apparently not been able to adjust to life outside of football. Hopefully, he'll stay in jail a long time and won't try to hurt anyone else.

As for me, well, all I can say is that I'm back now and ready to do some serious work. I did have to go to a conference in beautiful Monterey and it has taken me a while to get my head back on straight and get back to work.

Sorry for the lapse.

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