The Miami Dolphins enlisted the services of Hall of Fame quarterback Troy Aikman when filling their general manager and head coach openings this offseason. The former Cowboys great was so instrumental in helping to hire Jon-Eric Sullivan and Jeff Hafley, the Dolphins retained Aikman as a consultant to the organization despite never playing for Miami.
Aikman’s former teammate — Hall of Fame wide receiver Michael Irvin — is not a fan of his quarterback working for the Dolphins and not the Cowboys.
Speaking on Thursday morning, Irvin had this to say about Aikman benefiting Miami and not Dallas:
“It does pain me to see [Aikman working with Miami]… For any club not to try to glean as much as you can from a guy like Troy Aikman whose job… is to go and talk to teams and talk to coaches and bring an understanding of what’s going on behind the scene to the world — so he understands each thing that’s going on in your organization — I mean, there is no better place for information than to get it from a guy like Troy Aikman… So yeah, absolutely it hurts me. It pains me to see that happening because I know Troy wanted to do that. Troy wanted a John Elway situation here in Dallas… But it’s not going to happen.”
Dallas’ loss is Miami’s gain. While the team’s new power structure is in the middle of rebuilding the Dolphins, and results may take awhile to show themselves in a positive way, Irvin clearly believes that Aikman is pointing Miami in the right direction.