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James Walker, ESPN Staff Writer
DAVIE, Fla. -- Hip-hop artist, mega-music producer and businessman Andre "Dr. Dre" Young is well-known in pop culture for various things. He's made classic songs and albums, partnered to create "Beats" headphones and most recently had his music career depicted in the top-selling movie "Straight Outta Compton," which is tearing up the box office.
There aren't many people unfamiliar with Dr. Dre, who has over 2.6 million Twitter followers. However, count
Miami Dolphins head coach Joe Philbin used to be among them.
Philbin said Tuesday that he was first introduced to Young and his former hip-hop group after watching the movie last week in a team-sponsored movie night.
"I actually liked it," Philbin said of "Straight Outta Compton." "I had never heard of Dr. Dre until I went to the movie. I liked the history of it. I didn't know any of that stuff. I thought it was good."
Philbin won't get much street cred with this oversight. But expanding his horizons, such as seeing "Straight Outta Compton" with his team, is all part of Philbin's plan to be more personal with players.
Philbin has developed a reputation as being meticulous and tightly-wound during his first three years as head coach in Miami. This year Philbin is spending time at the movies, organizing kickball games and
performing embarrassing music shows in front of his team. The latter Philbin described Tuesday as "a lot of fun."
The Dolphins' chemistry hasn't been great during Philbin's tenure. Both "Bullygate" in 2013 and former Miami receiver
Mike Wallace's benching at the end of last season happened on Philbin's watch. Perhaps Philbin loosening up this year will have a trickle-down effect on the team chemistry as well.