Longtime assistant Mike Maser was hired Thursday to oversee the line, no doubt one of the most important hirings on Sparano's list since that's the position Miami's new boss coached last season in Dallas.
As for Maser, Don't expect Sparano to be looking over his new assistants shoulder too often, either. Sparano's first hire has far more experience with the position than he does. Maser has been a coach for 37 years, most recently with the Carolina Panthers in 2006.
Both with roots from the northeast, Maser and Sparano were also on the same staff in Jacksonville in 2001 and 2002 when Maser coached the offensive line while Sparano coached the tight ends.
Maser later coached with the Carolina Panthers under John Fox, but he was fired last February when the team underwent an offensive shakeup after a disappointing season in 2006.
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