Former Miami Dolphin weak but OK after long swim to shore
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Former Miami Dolphins fullback Rob Konrad had gone fishing alone Wednesday after being dropped off at a Boca Raton dock. The Coast Guard said Konrad apparently fell off the 36-foot boat
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. » Former Miami Dolphins fullback Rob Konrad says he’s weak but OK and recovering after he fell off his boat near the South Florida coast and swam nine miles to shore.
Konrad’s comments were made Friday through a family spokesman.
Konrad apparently fell off his boat while fishing Wednesday, the U.S. Coast Guard said. Unable to get back to the boat, Konrad swam in the dark and made it to shore after 4 a.m. Thursday.
Konrad played at Syracuse and then for the Dolphins from 1999 to 2004.
