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Dolphins’ Howard wins respect — and a lot more — by shutting down Amari Cooper

Time to start cranking up the Xavien Howard Pro Bowl hype.

Shoot, the way he’s played through three games, an All-Pro nod is not out of the question.

Just ask Amari Cooper, whom Howard rendered irrelevant in Sunday’s Dolphins win over the Raiders.

Cooper, with Howard covering him for much of the game, managed just two catches for 17 yards on five targets.

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One of those targets resulted in the first of Howard’s two interceptions.