Dolphins release longest tenured player John Denney

Miami continues to rebuild roster

DAVIE, Fla. – The Miami Dolphins released their longest tenured player.

Miami parted ways with long snapper John Denney on Monday.

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Denney had been with the team since 2005.

He had appeared in 224 consecutive games.

His agent released a statement on Denney's behalf: "Today, unfortunately, marks the end of my time with the Miami Dolphins. I want to thank the Dolphins for giving me a chance back in 2005. Over the last 14 years, I have had many wonderful, hard-working teammates, all of whom I would like to thank.  I also want to thank all of the coaches that I have worked with in Miami."

The special teams ace also thanked the fans.

"Organizationally, we  just felt like, look, John has done a tremendous job for this organization for a long time," head coach Brian Flores said. "I think it's something like 224 games or something like that he's played in a row. From a leadership standpoint, from a coming in and working every day standpoint, no one has done more than he has, so I'm very appreciative of the time I spent with him. At the end of the day, we felt like this was a move we needed to make. Again, I'm appreciative of the time I spent with him."


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David Lang is executive producer of the Local 10 sports department.