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When the Dallas Cowboys play Miami on Thanksgiving Day, a lot of familiar faces will be on the Dolphins side of the field. A total of 12 former Dallas Cowboys currently work or play for the Dolphins.
Jeff Ireland - When Bill Parcells left Dallas and headed to Miami, the first person he hired was Cowboys scouting director Jeff Ireland. Starting in 2001 at Dallas, he scouted players such as Roy Williams, Andre Gurode, Terrence Newman and Jason Witten. In 2005, he received a promotion to the head of scouting and served there until Parcells hired him away in 2008 to be the new Miami general manager, a position he has held since.
Tony Sparano - The first hire that Ireland made as general manager was Tony Sparano as head coach. Sparano worked for Parcells in Dallas, originally as the tight ends coach in 2003 and eventually becoming the team's assistant head coach. Sparano called the plays in 2006 and eventually gave that up to Jason Garrett in 2007. In 2008, he took over as the head coach at Miami.
Anthony Fasano - Dallas drafted Anthony Fasano in the second round of the 2006 NFL Draft, despite the fact that Jason Witten was already a star at the tight end position. Fasano played alongside Witten in the Cowboys lineup but was nothing more than a luxury. Dallas traded Fasano to Miami in 2008 where he has caught 121 passes for 1,579 yards and 17 touchdowns since arriving in Miami.
Marc Colombo - Marc Colombo began his career in Chicago but signed with Dallas as a free agent in 2005. A powerful offensive tackle, he stepped right into the starting right tackle role and blocked for an offense that scored 425 points, the fourth most in the NFL, and averaged 360.8 yards a game, the most for Dallas since 1995. After breaking his left fibula in 2010, Dallas released him after the season. He signed with Miami this year.
Igor Olshansky - Defensive end Igor Olshansky signed a four-year deal in 2009. In his first two years, he accumulated 78 tackles before they released Olshansky after the 2010 season. He signed with Miami in the off-season and has played in eight games for Miami, not starting a game.
Kevin Burnett - Dallas drafted linebacker Kevin Burnett in the second round of the 2005 NFL Draft. In his four years with Dallas, Burnett was strictly a role player and backup but still finished with 146 tackles, four sacks and one interceptions. He went to San Diego for two seasons after that, where he finally developed into a starter before joining Miami in 2011. He has started all ten games and has 56 tackles on the season.
Matt Moore - When Tony Romo was named quarterback, a youngster named Matt Moore was part of the quarterback roster and looked great in preseason, trying to earn a spot as the backup. Dallas waived him despite the solid play and he was quickly claimed by Carolina. Since that time, Moore has bounced between starter and backup at Carolina and now starts at Miami.
Brian Gaine (player personnel assistant director), Todd Bowles (secondary), Kacy Rodgers (defensive line coach) and Dan Campbell (tight ends coach) also used to work for the Cowboys and Will Barker played for Dallas as an undrafted free agent in 2010.
Author Shawn S. Lealos has followed the Dallas Cowboys since he was a child, his favorite players range from Roger Staubach and Tony Dorsett to the Triplets of the 90s. Through the great years of the '90s and the hard times of the '80s, Shawn never turned his back on America's Team.
Source: dallascowboys.com
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