The first time that I really noticed Lt. Commander Joe Cardona was when he was doing pass defense drills with the Dolphins linebackers. Cardona, a 33-year-old supply and logistics officer attached to a West Coast-based Navy special warfare unit, seemed to move pretty well for a long snapper. Yes, Lt. Commander Joe Cardona is Dolphins long snapper Joe Cardona, perhaps the most intriguing guy in the locker room. Cardona attended the Naval Academy and is an active reservist in the Navy.
Bill Belichick and Robert Kraft both played essential roles in orchestrating a two-decade dynasty that resulted in six Super Bowl titles in New England. But the success the former Patriots head coach and current team owner achieved together during Belichick's 24-year run in Foxborough has now given way to an icy relationship - one that doesn't appear to be thawing any time soon.
