Despite being passed over in the 1994 draft, defensive end Jay Williams signed with the Miami Dolphins as an undrafted free agent following his career at Wake Forest. Williams didn’t make the cut in Miami, but went on to play five seasons with the St. Louis Rams and two more with the Carolina Panthers before returning to Miami for the final three seasons of his NFL career.

In The Tank, Jay discusses how his father’s career as a detective with the Metropolitan Police Department in Washington D.C. launched a life-long passion (1:44), recalls being a rookie in training camp with veterans like Bryan Cox and Marco Coleman (5:36), reflects on being pranked by Jason Taylor and Adewale Ogunleye on The Jamie Kennedy Experiment (20:50), and shares details regarding his current career as a Personal Protection Specialist (42:04).

Contributors to this episode include Sean “DJ Prec” Todd and Dolphins Productions.
Theme song created and performed by The Honorable SoLo D.

A two-sport star at Liberty University, James McKnight applied his skills from the gridiron as well as from the track during his 11-year NFL career. McKnight worked his way up the ladder, first signing as an undrafted free agent, and then serving on the practice squad before ultimately being promoted to the Seahawks active roster. After five seasons in Seattle and two in Dallas, McKnight chose to return to his native Florida by signing with the Miami Dolphins in 2001, where he would remain for three seasons.

​In The Tank, James discussed playing football at Apopka High School where he was teammates with and had a unique relationship with future Pro Football Hall of Famer, Warren Sapp (4:46), explains how Chan Gailey was a major factor in his signing with the Dolphins in ’01 (24:25), fondly recalls his 80-yard TD reception against Washington on a Sunday night in 2003 (39:36), and candidly shares his frustrations with then Head Coach Dave Wannstedt (43:25).

Contributors to this episode include Sean Todd, aka DJ Prēc, and Dolphins Productions.
Theme song created and performed by The Honorable SoLo D.

Irving Fryar parlayed an All-American career at the University of Nebraska into becoming the number one overall pick of the 1984 NFL Draft by the New England Patriots. While Fryar was selected to one Pro Bowl during his nine seasons in New England, the 17-year pro experienced a career and personal rebirth upon arriving in Miami in 1993. Fryar instantly became a favorite target of Dan Marino and earned Pro Bowl honors in two of his three seasons with the Dolphins, on his way to reaching the league’s All-Star game four times after the age of 30.

​In The Tank, Irving candidly reveals personal challenges that lead to him making an attempt on his own life (20:15), discusses one of his more infamous plays that helped the University of Miami capture their first football National Championship (24:54), shares how he begged Don Shula to get him out of New England every time he faced the Dolphins (37:45), and brings us inside the helmet for his memorable fourth-down TD reception from Dan Marino in the Fins 1994 season opener.

​Contributors to this episode include Sean Todd, aka DJ Prēc, and Dolphins Productions.
Theme song created and performed by The Honorable SoLo D.

Jason Jackson is widely known to South Florida sports fans as the television host and courtside reporter for the Miami HEAT, and was recently named the NBA team’s radio play-by-play voice as well. The Ohio native and former ESPN anchor first took his talents to the Sunshine State in 1994, however, as a sports reporter for WSVN-TV, where he spent significant time covering the Miami Dolphins.

In The Tank, Jason reflects upon landing on the South Florida sports landscape at the same time as his sports hero, Bernie Kosar (12:00), vividly recalls his first and only, ill-fated Dan Marino Wednesday interview (16:37), shares his “Eureka” moment found during the famous Marino “Clock Play” (19:39), explains what covering legendary Fins Head Coach Don Shula was like through the lens of electronic media (22:58), and details how the HEAT, Dwyane Wade and Shaquille O’Neal revived his broadcasting career (31:44).
Contributors to this episode include Sean Todd, aka DJ Prēc, and Dolphins Productions.
Theme song created and performed by The Honorable SoLo D.