Tony Sparano has been fired as coach of the Miami Dolphins, the third dismissal of an NFL coach in the past two weeks. Owner Stephen Ross also plans to hire Carl Peterson, former president of the Kansas City Chiefs, to fill the role of executive vice president of football operations once held by Bill Parcells, a source told ESPN senior NFL analyst Chris Mortensen. Read more: http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/7345810/miami-dolphins-4-9-mark-fire-coach-tony-sparano