He took his talents to South Beach ... months before "the other guy" did.
The former is Miami Dolphins mercurial wide receiver Brandon Marshall. The latter? Well, we don't need to schedule a one-hour nationally televised program with Jim Gray to make that announcement.
Marshall will look to give the Dolphins an immediate return on their considerable investment when they open their season at the arch-rival Buffalo Bills on Sunday.
Acquired from the Denver Broncos for a pair of second-round draft picks, Marshall quickly signed a $47.5 million contract extension. As outspoken as he is effective, Marshall is one of five players in NFL history to produce three consecutive seasons of at least 100 receptions.
Marshall generated immediate buzz in South Florida when he proclaimed that the upcoming season is "probably (going to be) the best year I've ever had."
That's good news, considering the 2008 AFC East champion Dolphins limped toward a 7-9 finish last year.
With Marshall in tow, quarterback Chad Henne will begin his first season as the team's starter. The second-round selection of the 2008 draft, Henne took over in Week 3 last season and completed 274-of-451 attempts for 2,878 yards with 12 touchdowns and 14 interceptions.
He'll also have the services of running back Ronnie Brown, who rushed for eight touchdowns in nine games before a Lisfranc fracture in his right foot shelved the former first-round pick for the season.
Veteran Ricky Williams contributed mightily in his absence, but the "Wildcat" offense was eventually tamed as Miami faded down the stretch.
How disappointing were the Dolphins last season? Well, the lowly Bills finished one game behind them - and that's taking into account that they fired coach Dick Jauron on Nov. 17 and replaced him with interim coach Perry Fewell - and won three of their last four games to finish 6-10.
A late-season surge notwithstanding, Buffalo found itself watching the playoffs for the 10th consecutive year.
In January, Chan Gailey was announced as the team's new coach. Gailey spent the 2008 season as the offensive coordinator with the Kansas City Chiefs. He was out of football last season.
With a poor season comes a high draft selection - and the Bills used that ninth overall pick on ultra-fast running back C.J. Spiller.
With fellow rushers Marshawn Lynch and Fred Jackson have been injured in training camp, Spiller has drawn rave reviews during the preseason and was named the starter on Wednesday.
Keeping defenses honest will be the responsibility of quarterback Trent Edwards, who was officially named the starter on Saturday. The former Stanford star did not fare well under the tutelage of former Yale grad Jauron - and it showed on the field.
Edwards completed 110-of-183 passes for 1,169 yards with six touchdowns and seven interceptions in eight games last season.
Spiller and Edwards will need to improve the lackluster offense of the Bills, who finished with 258 points last season - the fifth-worst total in the league.