New Dolphin - GIBRIL WILSON, Safety

Gibril Wilson, the most recent addition to the Dolphins' secondary, speaks with an accent. He was born in Sierra Leone but grew up in Northern California before turning down USC, UF, and Oregon to play at Tennessee.

The poor guy probably actually wanted to be a Raider growing up in San Jose. He got to play there for one year after winning the Super Bowl with the New York Giants.

I have to be honest, if I were Wilson, I'd have wanted to stay in New York. He is a New York kind of guy. Metropolitan, to say the least. Brandon London is not the only model/football player on the Dolphins roster. While I've seen the likes of Jake Long posing for sports-related advertisements, I doubt you'd see Long or Chad Henne walking the catwalk anytime soon. Wilson is the face of NYC's Eredi Pisano, an Italian upscale men's clothing line and store. So while Brandon London likes to take his shirt off, Wilson likes to dress up in a three-piece suit.

But what about his football side?

The first thing you notice about Wilson is that he's a lot bigger than recently-turned-Bronco, Renaldo Hill. He's not huge by any means, but Hill was an undersized Safety. Wilson is known as a strong tackler and can play both safety positions. With the re-signing of Yeremiah Bell, Wilson will likely move back to Free Safety, the position he played for the Giants.

After searching through dozens of photos of Wilson playing football, I was a bit distressed as it seemed that in 95% of them he was dropping the ball, getting scored on, or missing a tackle. I don't remember how he played against us last year, but I know we won the game. I also know from reading the Raider's injury report from 2008 that he had a terrible year health-wise, injuring an elbow, a knee, his back, a toe and missing time due to illness. All that time off allowed a rookie to come in and steal his job.

The truth is, Wilson is not by any means someone we can immediately consider an 'upgrade' over Hill at this point. This is a definite wait and see position we have put ourselves in. I think at this point we will be looking for more competition at Safety, as we now have Kilmer, Culver, and Bryan as our reserves, with Bell and Wilson starting. That is not a particularly solid group.

In any event, Wilson is here now in Aqua and Orange and will hope to make a 'splash' as a Dolphin.