Former Dolphins wide receiver O.J. McDuffie on Wednesday won an $11.5 judgment from a malpractice lawsuit against former Dolphins team doctor John Uribe.
A Miami-Dade Circuit jury returned the verdict after a two-and-one-half-week trial.
McDuffie accused Uribe of malpractice in the treatment of a left big toe injury he suffered in 1999. McDuffie's lawyers said an MRI showed severe ligament damage, but Dr. Uribe told McDuffie he would recover without ever informing McDuffie of the ruptured ligament. His injury worsened as he continued to play with it. He has had two surgeries on the toe since 1999, and was released by the Dolphins on Feb. 28, 2002, after nine years. McDuffie officially retired in August of 2002.
McDuffie is said to have reached a settlement with other doctors involved in the case.
Both McDuffie and Uribe were unavailable for comment. A source said an appeal by Uribe is likely.
McDuffie played 116 games for the Dolphins from 1993 to 2000. He had 415 receptions for 5,074 yards and 29 touchdowns and also returned two punts for TDs. McDuffie, 40, was Miami's first round pick in the 1993 draft. He led the NFL with 90 catches in 1998.
Uribe was the team's chief orthopedic specialist throughout the Jimmy Johnson coaching tenure and until the final year of the Dave Wannstedt years. He is also the former team doctor for the University of Miami football team and has successfully treated patients such as Frank Gore, Willis McGahee, Javon Kearse and Shawne Merriman.
Uribe remains the team doctor for the Florida Panthers.
YOU GUYS SHOULD CHECKOUT WHERE SOME FOOL IN THE DOLPHINS FORUM IS SAYING DON SHULA IS A BUM.
Posted by: DyingBreed | May 06, 2010 at 12:37 AM
Posted by: DyingBreed | May 06, 2010 at 01:46 AM
Smiley faces are.........smiley.
It's so nice to see you boys playing....nice :)
Posted by: Geronimo | May 06, 2010 at 01:49 AM
OJ Got some didge because he got some bad cameltoe? WTF!
Go Phins!
Posted by: Martin | May 06, 2010 at 01:54 AM
YOU GUYS SHOULD CHECKOUT WHERE SOME FOOL IN THE DOLPHINS IN DEPTH BLOG IS PROVING TO EVERYONE HE' A FOOL!
Posted by: PLEASE Die Already | May 06, 2010 at 01:55 AM
5 pages of OJ McDuffie's cameltoe(sigh).
That should hold me for a while.
Oh well......I think I'll get some good ideas for the upcoming weekend by watching another episode of "I (Almost) Got Away With It"
Posted by: Geronimo | May 06, 2010 at 02:01 AM
YOU GUYS SHOULD CHECKOUT WHERE SOME FOOL IN THE DOLPHINS FORUM IS SAYING DON SHULA IS A BUM.
Posted by: DyingBreed | May 06, 2010 at 12:37 AM
Posted by: DyingBreed | May 06, 2010 at 02:04 AM
I knew some Vato that got a beatdown for trying to get his Toe in someones old lady. They jumped the fence at the apartments and jumped into the Spa. They were partying with some Boons Farm and smoking a big fat Lenyo. Lstening to some oldies. Marvin Gayes Lets Get it On Came on the Ghetto Blaster. The fool started trying to poke is Big Toe up the Rucas under the water. Pinche Guey missed and drove it up some OG's fundio. They searched the bushes for that Toe after the dude sliced it off with his Filero. That Vato now walks with a messed up limp. You ain't getting millions in the Barrio for a Toe. THE END.
Go Phins!
Posted by: Martin | May 06, 2010 at 02:06 AM
Don Shula is GOD!
He is a real American hero!
He is a Man among men!
(I'm humming the National Anthem in the background as I'm typing this)
He puts the CL in A S S? or is that the A S S in CLASS?
Anyways.........you know what I mean.
Don Shula = One Class Act.
Posted by: Aren't you Dead Yet? | May 06, 2010 at 02:13 AM
Wow! that's saddest toe story EVER!
Posted by: Sponge Bob | May 06, 2010 at 02:15 AM
Don Shula is going to sue because the Doctors took him off that little scooter too soon after he hurt his foot.
Go Phins!
Posted by: Martin | May 06, 2010 at 02:19 AM
YOU GUYS SHOULD CHECKOUT WHERE SOME FOOL IN THE DOLPHINS FORUM IS SAYING DON SHULA IS A BUM.
Posted by: DyingBreed | May 06, 2010 at 12:37 AM
Posted by: DyingBreed | May 06, 2010 at 02:22 AM
YOU GUYS SHOULD CHECKOUT WHERE SOME FOOL IN THE DOLPHINS FORUM IS SAYING DON SHULA IS A BUM.
Posted by: DyingBreed | May 06, 2010 at 12:37 AM
DON SHULA IS WHITE GHANDI!!!
Posted by: DyingBreed | May 06, 2010 at 02:24 AM
DON SHULA IS THE WHITE DALI LAMA!!!
Posted by: DyingBreed | May 06, 2010 at 02:25 AM
DON SHULA IS ADAM AND STEVE!!!
Posted by: DyingBreed | May 06, 2010 at 02:26 AM
Tedd Gin Jr. Is going to sue because.....?
Go Phins!
Posted by: Martin | May 06, 2010 at 02:26 AM
DON SHULA IS TEDDY GINN AND HIS FAMILY!!!
Posted by: DyingBreed | May 06, 2010 at 02:27 AM
I partied with a Lama! Then I made a snuggie out of it.
Go Phins!
Posted by: Martin | May 06, 2010 at 02:28 AM
DON SHULA IS THE LIBER AND THE RACHIE!!!
Posted by: DyingBreed | May 06, 2010 at 02:29 AM
Don Shula wants his Jaw back from Bill Cowher!
Go Phins!
Posted by: Martin | May 06, 2010 at 02:29 AM
DON SHULA IS THE H AND THE 2-O!!!
Posted by: DyingBreed | May 06, 2010 at 02:30 AM
Because his Mom(who may or may not be a prostitue) had his testicles removed at an early age.
She finally had the little girl that she always wanted.
Posted by: Te-Danisha Ginn | May 06, 2010 at 02:32 AM
DON SHULA HAS 17 SPERM CELLS LEFT. FAR FROM PERFECT!!!
Posted by: DyingBreed | May 06, 2010 at 02:33 AM
Don Shula could cap that oil leak in a second if he wanted to! With no boat, dive equipment or lighting. Just a pair of 1970s style denim shorty shorts and a wrench!
Go Phins!
Go Phins!
Posted by: Martin | May 06, 2010 at 02:34 AM
YOU GUYS SHOULD CHECKOUT WHERE SOME FOOL IN THE DOLPHINS FORUM IS SAYING DON SHULA IS A BUM.
Posted by: DyingBreed | May 06, 2010 at 12:37 AM
Posted by: DyingBreed | May 06, 2010 at 02:34 AM
DON SHULA COULD SOAK UP THAT GULF OIL SPILL WITH ONE SINGLE LAUNCHING OF HIS EXTRA HEAVY DUTY DEPENDS!!!
Posted by: DyingBreed | May 06, 2010 at 02:36 AM
Martin and DyingBreed
Equal
Beavis and ButtHead
Posted by: JugHead | May 06, 2010 at 02:37 AM
Don Shula was holding up the plane that landed on he Hudson River while the passengers and that stupid Scully got off. He was under water holding his breath and treading water!
Go Phins!
Posted by: Martin | May 06, 2010 at 02:37 AM
Martin and DyingBreed
Equal
Beavis and ButtHead
Posted by: JugHead | May 06, 2010 at 02:37 AM
Posted by: JugHead | May 06, 2010 at 02:39 AM
DON SHULA HAS MORE WRINKLES THAN EMALGUMATED TIN FOIL WRAP!!!
Posted by: DyingBreed | May 06, 2010 at 02:39 AM
Martin and DyingBreed
Equal
Beavis and ButtHead
Posted by: JugHead | May 06, 2010 at 02:37 AM
Posted by: JugHead | May 06, 2010 at 02:39 AM
Posted by: JugHead | May 06, 2010 at 02:39 AM
Martin and DyingBreed
Equal
Beavis and ButtHead
Posted by: JugHead | May 06, 2010 at 02:37 AM
Posted by: JugHead | May 06, 2010 at 02:39 AM
Posted by: JugHead | May 06, 2010 at 02:39 AM
Posted by: JugHead | May 06, 2010 at 02:40 AM
DON SHULA'S BLADDER'S SO WEAK IT WAS DISCOVERED HE ACTUALLY PISSED THE HUDSON RIVER INTO EXISTENCE!!!
Posted by: DyingBreed | May 06, 2010 at 02:41 AM
Don Shula was the voice of Beavis and Butthead. He is also going to replace the Jay Leno when he retires again!
Go Phins!
Posted by: Martin | May 06, 2010 at 02:41 AM
DON SHULA'S HEADS SO GREY HE WAS ACTUALLY LISTED AS A MAJOR STORM FRONT BY DOPPLER WEATHER SATTELITE!!!
Posted by: DyingBreed | May 06, 2010 at 02:44 AM
DON SHULA'S SO OLD HIS GREAT GRAND KID STUFFED HIM INTO HIS BOOKBAG MISTAKING HIM FOR HIS HISTORY LESSON!!!
Posted by: DyingBreed | May 06, 2010 at 02:46 AM
Don Shula parks in Sparano's parking space, Dates Jessica Simpson, and can beat Brian Cox and Peezy in an arm wrestling contest while playing beer pong with his feet!
Go Phins!
Posted by: Martin | May 06, 2010 at 02:48 AM
dON SHULA'S FEET ARE SO HARD WHEN HE WENT TO THE PODIATRIST THEY RUSHED HIM OVER TO THE INSTITUTE FOR PETRIFIED ROCK STUDIES!!!
Posted by: DyingBreed | May 06, 2010 at 02:49 AM
Don Shula actually is clinicly deceased but he gets to still live! He lost all vital signs in 2006!
Go Phins
Posted by: Martin | May 06, 2010 at 02:50 AM
DON SHULA'S ANKLES ARE SO DIRTY INSTEAD OF RECOMMENDING A HUB-AROUND AT THE WHEELCHAIR STORE THEY RECOMMENDED THE SCRUB AROUND FOR HIS FILTHY ANKLES.
Posted by: DyingBreed | May 06, 2010 at 02:52 AM
Don Shula has never been asked if his Mom is a Prostitute!
Go Phins!
Posted by: Martin | May 06, 2010 at 02:52 AM
DON SHULAS TOES ARE SO BIG, HARD, AND OLD THEY WERE OFFICIALLY DECLARED ANTIQUE DOORNOBS BY RIPLEYS BELIEVE IT OR NOT!!!
Posted by: DyingBreed | May 06, 2010 at 02:55 AM
Don Shula broke up the fight between Tiger and Elan before Tiger got his ass kicked. He kept Tiger's cell phone, looked at the phone numbers proclaiming "I did em"!
Go Phins
Posted by: Martin | May 06, 2010 at 02:55 AM
WHEN SHULA WAS A KID THEY WEREN'T CALLED PROSTITUTES THEY WERE CALLED HOMEMAKERS!!!
Posted by: DyingBreed | May 06, 2010 at 02:57 AM
Dying Kicks Ass! I'm fricken rolling on the floor!
I'm out!
Go Phins!
Posted by: Martin | May 06, 2010 at 02:57 AM
lmao somebody has alot of time on their hand
Posted by: Fishfan | May 06, 2010 at 02:59 AM
SHULA'S SO OLD WHEN ASKED HAD HE MET TIGER YET HE REPLIED,"HAD A BOWL OF THEM JUST THIS MORNING AND THEY SURE DO GET SOGGY QUICK ONCE YOU ADD A LITTLE MILK."
Posted by: DyingBreed | May 06, 2010 at 03:01 AM
Armando is Shula's Latin lovechild and will someday inherit the scooter and some Steak Houses!
Go Phins!
Posted by: Martin | May 06, 2010 at 03:01 AM
Always liked McDuffie. It's a shame his career got ended early because of this.
Posted by: Scalzo | May 06, 2010 at 04:10 AM
So his Sgt. Hulka is worth 11.5 mil, huh?
Posted by: Turd Ferguson | May 06, 2010 at 06:15 AM
NJ was sup? Payaso called u out!!
Posted by: capricho | May 06, 2010 at 08:28 AM
Terrell Owens just tweete he is Miami Bound. Whatever that means.
Posted by: Jrljr2 | May 06, 2010 at 08:56 AM
Armando, anything to this?
Posted by: Jrljr2 | May 06, 2010 at 09:02 AM
Can't we just trust our peers, the jury, to make the right decision. They heard all of the evidence and you uneducated, over opinionated, envious, and bitter people didn't. Support the troops and support your judicial system. Isn't that what we are fighting for. Footnote: see your Constitution and the clause that grants you the right to access to the courts. Acceptance is the answer to all your bitterness today.
Posted by: SMR | May 06, 2010 at 09:18 AM
Just heard Mando on Jorge Sedano! Mando, I will protect your 1st Amendment with my 2nd Amendment! Good stuff!
Posted by: Standley23 | May 06, 2010 at 09:32 AM
not sure who Hot Ashley, but she sounds hot
I always thought big toes were something that could not be fixed. this seems really whacked to me.
Posted by: Jeff | May 06, 2010 at 09:52 AM
No wonder McDuffie won. It was tried in Miami. Urine shouldve motioned to have the case transfered to New York!!
Posted by: phinPickSack | May 06, 2010 at 10:00 AM
Dear Mr. Salguero
Is this blog located near a Navy shipyard ?
After midnight this place is loaded with drunk sailors swearing left and right.
For any fellow Phin fans who have not been to this blog after midnight here's acouple of pointers.
Walk briskly and keep your head down.
Try not to make eye contact with any of the other posters.
Let others know you are comming to this blog and when you should be home.
Have emergancy contact information on your body in case somthing goes wrong.
If possible have a blog buddy come with you.(strength in numbers)
Watch what you say...some of these ruffians are just looking for a reason to start a fight.
Well I hope these little pointers help other Phin fans navigate your blog after midnight.
You really should move this blog to a nicer part of the internet.
Soiled :)
Posted by: SoiledBottom | May 06, 2010 at 10:18 AM
payaso del carajo,
You are a liar. I never said that BS. You make bold face lies through misinformation because you have no reasonable argument. You have no honor or soul. I will pray for you.
Posted by: Dolphin Disciple | May 06, 2010 at 10:23 AM
Dolphin D who said the part about the Irish thing? It was yesterday. I am glad that u will pray for me. You have issues with this race thing.
Posted by: payaso del carajo | May 06, 2010 at 10:36 AM
Good for McDuffie...He too got off to a slow start as a Dolphin but really became VERY good until this injury. I would say this settlement is fair based on loss wages as a result of this malpractice.
Posted by: flipper013 | May 06, 2010 at 10:42 AM