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| Height: 6-4 Weight: 260 Born: Jan 28, 1977, Ocala, FL |
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| December 12, 2006 The Dolphins officially ended Daunte Culpepper's season by placing him on the IR Tuesday, according to the AP. Culpepper hadn't played since Week 4 because of recurring knee problems. |
| December 12, 2006 Coach Nick Saban admitted Monday that Daunte Culpepper is unlikely to return this season, acccording to the Miami Herald. "I would not disagree that it would be unlikely, based on what we know right now," Saban said. "We've kept that hope alive more as an insurance policy of late -- in case something happened to somebody else that that possibility existed that might be a better option." Culpepper's stalled rehabilitation program is set to restart this week. |
| December 5, 2006 Daunte Culpepper, who is recovering from arthroscopic knee surgery, will be on crutches for a few days this week, according to the Florida Sun-Sentinel. "Then he'll be able to get back to his rehabilitation [next week], and we'll see how it goes from there, but there has been no decision made relative to that future," coach Nick Saban said of the possibility of placing Culpepper on injured reserve. |
| November 30, 2006 Daunte Culpepper had arthroscopic knee surgery to remove a piece of cartilage that had hampered his recovery from last year's more serious procedure. "I had a minor procedure to remove some scar tissue that will help me in my rehabilitation," Culpepper said. "I played through some pain in the first four games and didn't feel that I had an explosive burst, but the problem couldn't be detected by an MRI." |
| November 17, 2006 Daunte Culpepper is admitting that he might not be ready to play again until 2007, the Palm Beach Post reports. He's been out six weeks while he attempts to rehabilitate his right knee. "Me being the positive person I am, of course I want to" play this year, Culpepper said Thursday in his first public comments since Oct. 11. "But I'm going to be very smart about it, we're going to be very smart about it as a team, and do what's best for me." |
| November 14, 2006 Daunte Culpepper, out since Oct. 1 while rehabilitating his right knee, probably won't return to practice this week, according to the Miami Herald. "I think it's week-to-week in how we feel he's progressing," Saban said of Culpepper's status for practice this week. "When Wednesday comes, we'll make that decision based on where he is. The focus is on the rehab." There have been some rumblings that the team is considering placing him on IR. |
| November 3, 2006 Daunte Culpepper's continued soreness in his patellar tendon is worrisome enough to the Dolphins that the team is considering putting him on injured reserve, the Miami Herald reports. "I don't have a date, but that's something you may consider at some point in time," head coach Nick Saban said Thursday. "I don't want to shut that door until we feel like it's going to take the season to get it back." Joey Harrington will continue to start at quarterback for Miami in the meantime, with Cleo Lemon the backup. |
| October 31, 2006 Daunte Culpepper is still suffering from knee soreness as a result of his rigorous rehabilitation regimen, the Miami Herald reports. "He'll do the football stuff on a day-to-day basis relative to how he can manage it," head coach Nick Saban said Monday. It's still not clear when Culpepper might be available to play again this season. |
| October 20, 2006 Nick Saban still doesn't have a specific timetable of when Daunte Culpepper may play again, the South Florida Sun-Sentinel reports. The quarterback is currently shut down from playing so can focus on rehabbing his knee. "He doesn't have (a timetable) until he feels like he's 100 percent and can move effectively," Saban said Thursday. Joey Harrington will continue to start for the Dolphins in the meantime. |
| October 13, 2006 Daunte Culpepper is effectively shut down for at least two weeks during his return to the rehabilitation program for his knee, the Miami Herald reports. This means Joey Harrington will start at least the next two weeks, though Harrington's stay could be a lot longer than that if he does anything productive against the Jets and Packers. Miami then gets its bye Week 8, followed by a trip to Chicago. |
| October 10, 2006 Dolphins coach Nick Saban has stated that Daunte Culpepper will remain on the bench until the quarterback regains his "explosion," according to the Miami Herald. "I don't have a timetable for it because I don't know when it's going to happen," Saban said. "We'll evaluate it on a week-to-week basis." Culpepper is recovering from knee surgery, as well as a sore shoulder. |
| October 9, 2006 Dolphins coach Nick Saban said that Daunte Culpepper was replaced by Joey Harrington as the starter yesterday not just because of Culpepper's bruised shoulder, according to the Miami Herald. eate a classic quarterback contrSaban said the decision was also based on Culpepper's lack of mobility in Wednesday's practice before sitting out Thursday's session. "He was struggling in practice," Saban said. "I had no intentions of doing anything until Wednesday's practice. You can say, well maybe it's unfair to make a decision based on a practice. But I don't think it's unfair when you're talking about somebody's physical condition." Culpepper and Saban reportedly had a heated exchange on Friday. |
| October 8, 2006 ESPN reports that Daunte Culpepper will be the No. 3 quarterback for the Dolphins today, with former first-round pick Joey Harrington getting the start. Culpepper was limited in practice this week because of a bruised shoulder. |
| October 7, 2006 The Sun-Sentinel cites a source that said Daunte Culpepper "took a lot of snaps in practice (Friday) and looked good." Culpepper was limited in practice the day before by a bruised right shoulder. Coach Nick Saban refused to say whether Culpepper or Joey Harrington will start Sunday, even though Culpepper is listed as probable. "He wants to play in the game," Saban said of Culpepper. "We have to make a decision if he's physically capable of doing that. He practiced OK today. We want to watch the tape." |
| October 6, 2006 ESPN.com reports that Daunte Culpepper may not start on Sunday because of a bruised right shoulder. The injury caused Culpepper to miss part of practice Thursday. "This is not an issue relative to results or anything that has happened in games," coach Nick Saban said Friday. "It's a physical, medical, ability issue. Can the guy do what he needs to do to be successful? If we were 4-0 right now, we'd be having the same conversation." Joey Harrington would get the start if Culpepper is unable to go. |
| October 6, 2006 Daunte Culpepper returned to practice Friday morning after being held out of most of Thursday's session with a sore shoulder, the South Florida Sun-Sentinel reports. Culpepper threw short passes to wide receivers and running backs during the early portion of the session. The rest of the practice was then closed to the media. |
| October 6, 2006 Nick Saban is confident Daunte Culpepper will play against New England, according to the Palm Beach Post. Culpepper rested his throwing shoulder Thursday while Joey Harrington took the first-team reps. "It's not been a significant issue with (Culpepper)," Saban said. "We thought a day's rest would be good for him. He really did practice some today, but we minimized his reps in practice. |
| October 5, 2006 Daunte Culpepper was added to the injury report as probable after missing at least a portion of team practice on Thursday with a shoulder injury, according to the Dolphins website. Culpepper will probably play this weekend, but we'll be looking for further updates. |
| September 7, 2006 In his Dolphins debut Thursday night, Daunte Culpepper was 18-of-37 for 262 yards but threw two interceptions, one of which was returned for a touchdown late in the game. |
| August 25, 2006 Daunte Culpepper admitted on Thursday that he still wasn't 100 percent recovered from his knee surgery, according to the Miami Herald. "I'm pretty close right now," he said. He completed 14 of 19 passes for 130 yards in Thursday's preaseason contest. |
| August 13, 2006 Daunte Culpepper played one series in the preseason opener, completing 1-of-2 passes for two yards. "I'm fully prepared to take a hit," Culpepper told the Miami Herald after the game. "I'm game-ready." |
| August 11, 2006 Daunte Culpepper will start Miami's preseason opener on Saturday, according to the Miami Herald. "He's been cleared," Dolphins coach Nick Saban said. "He's done everything in practice that he needs to do. He wants to play. Now, how much he plays, I'm not getting into that." |
| August 8, 2006 The availability of Daunte Culpepper for Saturday's preseason opener is yet to be determined, according to the Miami Herald. Doctors still need to be consulted before the quarterback is cleared to play. "Player safety is going to be the first thing," coach Saban said. "The second thing is the goal of this entire preseason relative to the quarterbacks is to get ready to play in the first game. Somebody has to play quarterback. Beyond that, that's going to be the goal." |
| August 7, 2006 Daunte Culpepper has progressed well enough in his recovery from knee surgery that he may play in Friday's preseason opener, according to the AP. "He's doing really well," coach Nick Saban said. "He's farther ahead in his rehabilitation than anticipated. We're very pleased with the progress he has made." A decision on whether Culpepper will play in the game will be made later this week. |
| July 30, 2006 Daunte Culpepper impressed his new team Saturday will the way he threw and ran the ball just nine months after knee surgery, according to the Miami Herald. "We are surprised at the progress that he has made, but we did have several medical meetings with Dr. [James] Andrews, who did the surgery, and felt pretty good about the result, and with his attitude, how he could overcome it," Dolphins coach Nick Saban said. "So, it's all been a pleasant surprise for us, and we are happy about it." It looks like Culpepper should be ready to go at the start of the season, but he isn't out of the woods just yet. |
| July 27, 2006 Even though he's not 100 percent, Daunte Culpepper has been cleared to practice and will be under center when Dolphins training camp opens up at 9:30am on Saturday morning, according to the Miami Herald. "I didn't say full speed. Full speed for him," head coach Nick Saban said. "Whatever his full speed is right now, which is how he did stuff in [organized team activity] days. I'm not saying he was 100 percent. But he was able to participate at a level where he could do the things effectively at his position. And we're going to continue to make progress toward that being 100 percent." |
| May 6, 2006 Dolphins coach Nick Saban said Friday that Daunte Culpepper is progressing well from his November knee surgery, according to the Miami Herald. Culpepper recently had the joint examined by Dr. James Andrews, who performed the surgery. "''Dr. Andrews gave him an A-plus grade in terms of where he was in his rehab," Saban said. "We're just going to continue to progress with him. We can make no predictions about when he'll be 100 percent, and we certainly won't put him in a situation that he can't continue to make progress. He has already participated in just about everything that we do in our offseason program. His straight-line running is fine. He's throwing the ball. He's dropping back. He runs the plays and does the handoffs. He wears a knee brace and he probably does it about three-quarter speed, but we're very pleased with his progress." Only time will tell if he'll be ready for the start of the season, but things look good so far. |
| April 11, 2006 During a news conference on Monday, Daunte Culpepper backed off the statement he made last month when he said that he would be ready for the start of the regular season, according to the Miami Herald. "Well, me personally, that's my goal, but there really is no timeline on when I am going to be 100 percent or ready to play,'' Culpepper said Monday. ``Me personally, that's my personal goal, but I still have a good picture of the whole thing, and I'm real good with reality and I know that an injury like this, it's tough to come back from that quick.'' He is recovering from knee surgery. |
| April 7, 2006 As part of the restructuring of the contract of Daunte Culpepper when he was acquired in March, the Dolphins added incentive clauses, according to the Miami Herald. He can earn an additional $1.35 million if he is the NFL Most Valuable Player, Offensive Player of the Year, plays at least 75 percent of the offensive plays, leads Miami to the Super Bowl title and is named Super Bowl MVP. The bulk of the incentives are tied to him playing at least 75 percent of the plays and winning a playoff game. |
| April 4, 2006 Daunte Culpepper was cleared Tuesday morning of misdemeanor charges stemming from last year's infamous boat-party sex scandal in Minnesota, according to the AP. |
| March 14, 2006 The Dolphins acquired Daunte Culpepper from the Vikings on Tuesday in exchange for a second-round pick, according to the AP. The deal is contingent on him passing a Dolphins-administered physical exam. Culpepper is recovering from knee surgery, but he has told the Dolphins that he's ahead of schedule and may be able to play before September. |
| March 10, 2006 The Raiders are one of the favorites to acquire Daunte Culpepper from the Vikings, according to the Contra Costa Times. However, a person in the Raiders front office emphasized that a deal is not imminent. Culpepper told the Vikings on Wednesday that he wanted to be released if the team failed to trade him. |
| March 8, 2006 Daunte Culpepper stated on Wednesday that he wants to be released if the team fails to trade him, according to the AP. "If a trade does not happen then I am asking the Vikings to terminate my contract as soon as possible," Culpepper said. He had asked the Vikings if he could speak to interested teams on his own behalf, but they denied his request. However, Culpepper did state that he would fulfill his contractual obligations to the team if they didn't honor his request. |
| February 23, 2006 Daunte Culpepper had his surgically repaired knee examined recently, according to the Star-Tribune. He's making very good progress in his recovery and should be able to play football this upcoming season. |
| February 21, 2006 The Ravens apparently were among the teams the Vikings contacted last week in an effort to gauge the trade value of Daunte Culpepper, but no deal with the Ravens or any other team appears imminent, according to the Star-Tribune. The Dolphins also have interest in Culpepper. |
| February 17, 2006 Neither the Vikings nor Daunte Culpepper on Thursday would address the news that Culpepper is now available via trade, possibly for as little as a second-round draft pick, according to the Star-Tribune. Culpepper said in an e-mailed statement that "trying to delve into speculation, innuendo, rumor or anything else of this nature would be a waste of energy." Baltimore, Miami, Oakland and the New York Jets all are teams expected to pursue quarterbacks this offseason. Culpepper is due a $6 million roster bonus March 14, and the Vikings seemingly would want to make a decision by then. |
| February 16, 2006 The Star-Tribune reports that the Vikings are gauging how much they could get for Daunte Culpepper in a trade. Baltimore, Miami, Oakland and the New York Jets all appear interested in Culpepper, despite his knee injury. |
| January 24, 2006 The Ravens have dismissed the speculation that they have shown any interest in Daunte Culpepper, according to the Baltimore Sun. General manager Ozzie Newsome said yesterday that there have been no trade talks between the two teams. Culpepper is recovering from a knee injury. |