The New Miami Dolphins Credo Is Clearly Inspired By The US Army

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In an attempt to move past a bullying scandal that hit the Miami Dolphins football team last year, the organization has printed new t-shirts emblazoned with a new "credo" that pledges professionalism and respect amongst the players, The Palm Beach Post reports.

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"If you go around any locker room, they'll have all the mantras and the sayings," defensive end Cameron Wake told NBC Sports. "From my experience, it's been coach-driven, what they want the team statement to be. He said it should come from you guys. We sat down as a group of men, teammates, brothers and came up with a group of statements about what the Dolphins are and should be."

What they "came up with" is very similar to the "Soldier's Creed" which the U.S. Army adopted in 2003. SB Nation writer Kevin Nogle said it "parallels" the creed, though most other reports say the players came together to write it all by themselves.

"I thought they did a good job. I thought they gave some consideration and some thought to it and I think it's good," Head Coach Joe Philbin told the AP. "Probably 'I'm a professional,' is one of them I like. But I think I like them all. They're all good, but that one sticks to me."

Some people commenting on the NBC Sports article, however, are blasting it as a "rip-off." However it's characterized, the credo goes far beyond similarities.

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Here is the side-by-side (emphasis added):

I am a Miami DolphinI am a warrior and a member of an unbeatable teamI will always place the team firstIf I see something - I will say something - I commit to call it as it isI will develop undying trust with the man to my left and rightI will never accept defeatI will never quitI am the change that I want to see in my teamI live respect and truth tellingI am disciplined, physically and mentally tough, and proficient in my position tasks and drillsI am a professionalI am a Miami Dolphin I am an American SoldierI am a Warrior and a member of a teamI serve the people of the United States, and live the Army ValuesI will always place the mission firstI will never accept defeatI will never quitI will never leave a fallen comradeI am disciplined, physically and mentally tough, trained and proficient in my warrior tasks and drillsI always maintain my arms, my equipment, and myselfI am an expert and I am a professionalI stand ready to deploy, engage, and destroy the enemies of the United States of America in close combatI am a guardian of freedom and the American way of lifeI am an American Soldier
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