The Roaming Photographer: Aquib Talib - Part 3 (Miami Dolphins And The Entire Article References)

Miami Dolphins

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On October 29th, 2019, Talib was traded, along with a fifth – round pick, to the Miami Dolphins for a 2022 seventh – round pick, reuniting Talib with former Patriots coaches, including head coach Brian Flores and wide receiver coach Chad O’Shea(91). Because he was on injured reserve, Talib did not play for the Dolphins before becoming a free agent at the end of the season.
Retirement

On September 9th, 2020, Talib announced his retirement. He had turned down an offer to return to the Patriots, saying he no longer felt like playing football(92). Talib worked as a commentator for Fox Sports up until 2021. He was set to join the Thursday Night Football broadcasting team for Amazon Prime Video, but stepped away from the position due to personal legal difficulties.(93)(94)

NFL career statistics

Green highlight: Won the
Super Bowl Bold: Career High

Buccaneers franchise records

* Most interceptions in a game – 3 (tied with Ronde

Barber and Andrew Adams)(95)

Personal Life

On March 26, 2016, Talib married his girlfriend of over seven years, Gypsy Benitez, in a ceremony outside of Dallas, Texas. Teammates from the Denver Broncos and New England Patriots attended, although the Broncos defeated the Patriots in the AFC Championship two months prior(96)(97). The couple have two children together. His son is named Jabril and is the youngest, and his daughter is named Kiara, the oldest from a previous relationship in college.(98)

Talib cites Michael Irvin and Deion Sanders as his favorite players as a child.(99)

Legal Issues

Talib had several conduct – related issues during his NFL career. At the NFL rookie symposium in July 2008, Talib was involved in a fistfight with fellow Buccaneers rookie Cory Boyd(100). In the early morning of June 5th, 2016, Talib claimed to have been shot in the leg while outside a Dallas strip club. He was released from the hospital the same day(101). It was later revealed that Talib falsified the report, having actually shot himself in the leg and lied to police, and that, while intoxicated, he never was at the strip club in question(102)(103). On August 20th, 2009, Talib allegedly battered a taxi driver and he was arrested by Florida Highway Patrol and booked into the Pinellas County jail, charged with resisting arrest without violence and simple battery.(104)

In March 2011, police in Garland, Texas, issued a felony warrant for Talib for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon after he was accused of firing a gun at his sister’s boyfriend(105). He was later released on $25,000 bond. Talib was indicted on the charge in May 2011(106). On June 18th, 2012, the charges were dropped due to insufficient evidence and credibility concerns with the accuser.(107)

In August 2022, Talib’s brother, Yaqub Talib, was sought by police in Lancaster, Texas, on a murder warrant after he fled the fatal shooting of youth football coach Michael Hickmon. He tuned himself in to the authorities two days later,(108)(109)(110) and was eventually sentenced to 37 years in prison(111). Youth football coaching staff and officials had gotten into a disagreement that became physical, resulting in Yaqub shooting Hickmon(110)(112). Witnesses said Aqib Talib had started the brawl that led to the fatal shooting of Hickmon.(113)(114)(115)

For more statistics about Aqib Talib, click here: https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/T/TaliAq99.htm

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