As someone who has suffered most of my life with people mispronouncing my last name, I can relate. Roll call on the first day of school, hearing your name butchered at the doctor/dentist/podiatrist office, talking to the guy at the front of the restaurant who can't even find your name ("YES, we have reservations!")

Former Lions safety Ifeatu Melifonwu has agreed to a one-year, $4 million contract with the Dolphins, his agent told ESPN.

The Lions tenure of safety Ifeatu Melifonwu is officially over. The oft-injured free agent has agreed to sign with the Miami Dolphins on a one-year deal worth $4 million. Melifonwu spent four seasons in Detroit as part of GM Brad Holmes's first draft class.