Chris Perkins: What is Troy Aikman’s role with the Dolphins?
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — I like the move by Dolphins owner Steve Ross to utilize Troy Aikman, the Hall of Fame quarterback, as an advisor. It’s smart.
At the same time, I’m a bit confused on this whole Aikman/Dolphins thing. Let’s start here: Appearances matter. And it appears Aikman has been a loud voice, one of the loudest single voices in the Dolphins’ rebuild.
I’m a bit confused because Aikman isn’t on the Dolphins’ payroll. Regardless, Aikman, whose undefined role with Miami is still evolving, said he’ll be at the Dolphins’ facility for the draft. He was on the selection committee to hire general manager Jon-Eric Sullivan.
He was on the selection committee to hire coach Jeff Hafley. And listen to what Hafley said Tuesday when I asked about Aikman. “Troy has been a good sounding board,” Hafley said.
“He’s a guy that I’ve talked to a few times. We’ve had some really good conversations, and I’ll continue to do that. ” I think it’s wise that Ross recognized what he was doing with the Dolphins wasn’t working and that he needed to make a change.
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