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Advanced Analytics. Timeless History.

The Miami Dolphins data hub — 933 games and 60 seasons measured, position-by-position player archives, the current roster and cap, fantasy insight, and an aggregated newsroom.

17–0
The 1972 Perfect Season

The 2026 Cap Situation

As of August 4, 2026

Full financials

The offseason teardown left 59.5% of the salary cap paying players who are no longer on the roster — more than the active roster itself costs.

Dead money
$179.2M

59.5% of the cap

Active roster (top 51)
$112.6M

37.4% of the cap

Cap space
$16.1M

against a $301.2M cap

Dead vs active
1.59×

paid to players who left

  • Dead money
  • Active roster
  • Space & remainder

Biggest dead-money charges

  • Released March 2026; signed with Atlanta

  • Released March 2026 (avoided a ~$51M cap hit)

  • Traded to Denver for 1st/3rd/4th-round picks

  • 2025 trade to Pittsburgh — residual proration

Biggest active cap hits

The scale of it Tua Tagovailoa's $55.4M charge is 4.9× the largest cap hit on the current roster, and 18.4% of the cap on its own.

Analytics

Explore

933 games and 60 seasons measured — every opponent, opening quarterback, draft pick, and coaching regime.

AFC East

2025 final
  • 1New England Patriots143
  • 2Buffalo Bills125
  • 3Miami Dolphins710
  • 4New York Jets314

A Moment in History

1973

The Dolphins beat Washington in Super Bowl VII to complete the only Perfect Season in NFL history — 17–0.

Roster Moves

Roster

The latest transactions of the Hafley rebuild.

Roster Composition

Composition of the current squad by position group.

Full roster analytics

Franchise

Overview

Recent chapters from six decades of history, plus the money and the people behind the club.

  • 2026The Hafley–Sullivan era
  • 2025The reset begins
  • 2023Record-setting offense
Explore the full timeline

Players

Overview

Eight position archives. One franchise legend at a time.

Quarterbacks

Dan Marino

1983–1999

420

career passing touchdowns

Explore quarterbacks history →

Guess the Player

Quarterbacks·1983–1999·Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  • 61,361 passing yards
  • 420 passing touchdowns
  • 242 games in Miami
  • 9× Pro Bowl

Five quarterbacks went ahead of him in the 1983 draft. He threw for more yards than all five combined, and held the passing record for a decade after retiring.

Fantasy Insights

Best in dataset

The biggest fantasy season in Dolphins history (PPR):

Tyreek Hill 2023

376.9

PPR points · 23.6 per game

All fantasy analytics
Pro Football Rumors

Dolphins Activate WR Chris Bell

Chris Bell went through his first NFL practice Monday. The Dolphins rookie wide receiver had been sidelined since suffering an ACL tear last November, but Miami has activated him from the active/NFI list. On the first-ro

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Pro Football Rumors

Minor NFL Transactions: 8/17/26

Here are Monday’s minor moves: Atlanta Falcons Signed: WR Beaux Collins Waived: Matthew Hayball, Layden Robinson, WR Kristian Wilkerson Buffalo Bills Signed: LB Otis Reese Waived: FB Jackson Acker Carolina Panthers Waive

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