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SPORTSbyBROOKS found this 5/8/2008 on deseretnews.com [flag]

It likely won't make many NFL notebooks, but it may be a first. The Miami Dolphins may have the most Mormons on its roster than any NFL team ever. As the Dolphins began rookie mini camps and camps for veterans, there are six members of the LDS faith on the team right now, including a trio of veterans, quarterback John Beck (BYU), John Denney (BYU) and Sampson Satele (Hawaii) Steve Fifita ... [link]

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Miami Dolphins, Chock Full Of Mormon Goodness
Published 5/8/2008 by Matt Sussman at SPORTSbyBROOKS
... , Dick Harmon of the DESERET NEWS came across a curious discovery : while the Miami Dolphins haven’t made acquired any New Orleans Saints as of late, they are filled to the brim with Latter Day Saints. ...

ARE MORMONS HURTING THE DOLPHINS?
Published 5/8/2008 at With Leather
... I like to imagine that headline meaning any number of different things, but it's just a reference to how many players on the Miami Dolphins are members of the Church of Latter-Day Saints. ...

Dolphins Lead the League in Mormons
Published 5/10/2008 by Michael David Smith at FanHouse
... Of course, the NFL Record & Fact Book doesn't actually list "Most Mormons, Season" as an official record, but Dick Harmon of the Deseret News (a paper owned by the Mormon church) reports that if it were an official record, the Dolphins would be going for it: ...

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