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Deiter Lands Major Big Ten  Honor

Miami Dolphins offensive lineman Michael Deiter has been recognized as one of the best in the Big Ten for the past decade

Alain Poupart

Dolphins interior offensive lineman Michael Deiter is getting ready for his second NFL season, but he just got a nice reward for his performance at the University of Wisconsin.

Deiter was one of six offensive linemen revealed by the Big Ten Network as part of BTN's All-Conference Team of the 2010s.

Deiter was joined at guard on the All-Big Ten All-Decade Team by Dan Feeney from Indiana (now with the L.A. Chargers) and current Ohio State guard Wyatt Davis. 

The other members of the All-Decade Team were Michigan tackle Taylor Lewan (now with the Tennessee Titans), Iowa tackle Brandon Scherff (Washington) and Ohio State center Billy Price (Bengals).

During his time at Wisconsin, Deiter started all 54 games — 24 at left guard, 16 at center and 14 at left tackle — he played. His 54 starts were the most in school history and second in Big Ten history.

Deiter was named first-team All-Big Ten twice, and was first-team All-American and Big Ten Offensive Lineman of the Year in 2018 before the Dolphins selected him in the third round of the 2019 NFL draft.

As a rookie in the NFL, Deiter started 15 games, though he saw his streak of consecutive starts (which had begun in high school) end in December.

Deiter will enter his second season in a battle to maintain a starting job on a Dolphins offensive line that underwent a massive reconstruction project in the offseason.

But nothing that happens moving forward can take away from his accomplishments at Wisconsin.

"Pretty sweet," Deiter said. "Never would've thought I'd hear that. It's definitely something that I'm happy having. I'm definitely proud of it. It's a huge honor. Like I said, I would've never expected it. I was just out there playing football and having fun, and never thought I'd be named any awards ever, but it's definitely cool to have that be associated with your name and something I'm proud of having."

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Alain Poupart
ALAIN POUPART

Alain Poupart is the publisher/editor of All Dolphins and co-host of the All Dolphins Podcast. Alain has covered the Miami Dolphins on a full-time basis since 1989 for various publications and media outlets, including Dolphin Digest, The Associated Press, the Dolphins team website, and the Fan Nation Network (part of Sports Illustrated). In addition to being a credentialed member of the Miami Dolphins press corps, Alain has covered three Super Bowls (for NFL.com, Football News and the Montreal Gazette), the annual NFL draft, the Senior Bowl, and the NFL Scouting Combine. During his almost 40 years in journalism, which began at the now-defunct Miami News, Alain has covered practically every sport at one time or another, from tennis to golf, baseball, basketball and everything in between. The career also included time as a copy editor, including work on several books such as "Still Perfect," an inside look at the Miami Dolphins' 1972 perfect season. A native of Montreal, Canada, whose first language is French, Alain grew up a huge hockey fan but soon developed a love for all sports, including NFL football. He has lived in South Florida since the 1980s.

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