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Jacoby Brissett’s journey started at Dwyer; now he’s starting QB for hometown Dolphins at Raiders

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MIAMI GARDENS — Jack Daniels remembers seeing Jacoby Brissett for the first time as a chubby 6-foot-2 freshman who was more interested in basketball than football.

“That’s why I didn’t even know if he was going to play football. He was a big basketball guy, and that was his No. 1 love,” Daniels, the former Dwyer High football coach told the South Florida Sun Sentinel this week. “The first time I saw him throw, I was like, ‘Man, this kid could be special.’ ”

After a journey that saw him lead Dwyer to its first state championship, college at Florida and North Carolina State and 32 NFL starts between the Patriots and Colts, that tall-but-chubby kid will now be the starting quarterback for the Palm Beach Gardens high school’s hometown NFL team when the Miami Dolphins (1-1) take on the Raiders (2-0) in a 4 p.