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Ex-Dolphins player blasts Bill Belichick's 'moral character' when discussing Don Shula

Folks in Miami aren't fond of Bill Belichick inching closer to Don Shula's all-time NFL head coaching wins record.

With 304 career victories, Belichick needs 44 more to pass Shula and become the winningest head coach in league history. Belichick will have a chance to narrow that margin when his New England Patriots host Shula's former team, the Miami Dolphins, on Sunday.

One of Shula's former players, defensive tackle Manny Fernandez, doesn't particularly enjoy the Belichick/Shula comparisons.

"I just think it's a shame that a guy who constantly gets caught cheating is even there because - I don't know - his moral character leaves me kind of questioning," Fernandez told the Palm Beach Post.