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Welcome to Miami: New Coach Inks $11M Deal

Posted Jan 17, 08 12:26 AM CST in Sports 

(Newser) – Miami's coaching hire Tony Sparano signed a 4-year deal worth almost $11 million with his new team, then told the press he wouldn't make any predictions regarding their performance under his administration. "There are no promises, there are no commitments, there are none of those things right now. That's not what I do," said Sparano.

The former Cowboys offensive line coach will be the fifth head coach for the Dolphins in the last five years - and the first hired by Bill Parcells - but Sparano dismissed the team's recent history, confiding, "I don't really care what happened in the past." Cornerback Will Allen expressed relief at the decision: "I'm just excited to get moving. That's it."

Source Miami Herald

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Miami Dolphins vice president of football operations Bill Parcells, left, and Ron Wolf, center, former general manager of the Green Bay Packers, stand for the national anthem before the Dolphins game...   (Associated Press)
Miami Dolphins' general manager Jeff Ireland, left, poses with Tony Sparano, the newly named Dolphins' coach after a news conference Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2008 at the Dolphins' Training Facility in Davie,...   (Associated Press)
Tony Sparano, the newly named coach for the Miami Dolphins, gestures as he speaks during a news conference Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2008 at the Dolphins' Training Facility in Davie, Fla. Sparano, who had been...   (Associated Press)
Dallas Cowboys assistant head coach Tony Sparano prepares for team practice at the Cowboys training facility in Irving, Texas, in this Jan. 10, 2008 file photo. Tony Sparano is going to work for Bill...   (Associated Press)
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