Miami Dolphins: Who is this Stanley Cobbs?

It turns out Derek – I mean Cameron – Wake isn’t the only Miami Dolphins player enrolled in the NFL’s witness protection program, hiding his real government name. Patrick Cobbs needs you to know the truth. For two years the NFL has listed Patrick Cobbs as “Stanley Cobbs” on it’s Pro Bowl balloting under the special teams contributor category. The first year I though it was some kind of mistake. But after discovering Cobbs, the Dolphins’ special teams captain, was again listed as Stanley on the online ballot I knew something had to be up. The NFL doesn’t make too many errors, and they certainly don’t repeat them. So I asked Cobbs on Friday. Turns out Stanley is Cobbs first name. Patrick is his middle name, but the one that he’s used all his life considering he was named after his father. “My day’s name is Stanley and when I grew up everyone just called me Patrick so that’s what I go by. I’ve bee...