Even when the team hasn't found much success, the Miami Dolphins are always in the news because of the market they play in. Still, the team has rostered some players that most fans don't typically associate with the franchise.

Here are five players you may have forgotten played for the Dolphins.

5. Daunte Culpepper, 2006

The 11th overall pick in 1999, Culpepper took over for Randall Cunningham in 2000 as the starter for the Minnesota Vikings, and made three Pro Bowls in his six years with the team. In 2004, he set a then-NFL record for total yards by a quarterback with 5,123 yards, and totaled 20,162 passing yards and 135 touchdowns with the Vikings.

Despite Culpepper's statistical success, Minnesota had a winning record just once under him, and after suffering a serious knee injury in 2005, Culpepper was traded to the Dolphins in exchange for a second-round pick. Miami famously chose Culpepper over Drew Brees, a decision that certainly did not work out.

Culpepper started the first four games of the 2006 campaign, but did not play well. He was benched due to issues with his knee and shoulder, and ended up undergoing another procedure on his knee, landing him on injured reserve. His time with the Dolphins did not end well, and he was released in July of 2007.

4. Mario Williams, 2016

The Houston Texans shocked the NFL world by selecting Williams first overall in 2006 over Heisman Trophy-winning running back Reggie Bush, but it was the right decision, even if Williams never became a truly great player.

He spent the first six years of his career in Houston, collecting 53 sacks and making two Pro Bowls. He then played four seasons with the Buffalo Bills, logging 43 sacks and appearing in two more Pro Bowls, as well as making the All-Pro team in 2014 with a career-high 14.5 sacks. Williams had 10 or more sacks in three of his four seasons in Buffalo, and two of his six years with the Texans.

Williams signed a two-year deal with Miami worth $17 million, $12 of which was guaranteed, in 2016. However, he had just 1.5 sacks that season, and the team quickly moved on from him, releasing him less than a year later.

Williams was a good player, but one of the more forgettable top picks in recent memory, as he was neither elite nor a complete bust, so that just makes his lone season in Miami even more forgettable.

3. Cris Carter, 2002

A fourth-round pick in the 1987 Supplemental Draft by the Philadelphia Eagles, Carter was released in 1990 due to substance abuse issues.

He got his life turned around and put together a Hall of Fame career over 12 seasons with the Minnesota Vikings. He was unable to find a team for the 2002 campaign, and joined HBO as an analyst for Inside The NFL until October when the Dolphins offered him a spot on their roster due to injuries.

He played in five games with Miami, catching eight passes for 66 yards and a touchdown. He retired afterward and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2013.

2. Ron Jaworski

Currently an ESPN NFL analyst, “Jaws” played 10 years in Philly, tossing 175 touchdown passes. Originally a second-round pick by the Los Angeles Rams in 1974, Jaworski didn't get much of a chance in Los Angeles.

The Rams traded him to the Eagles in 1979, and despite some growing pains, eventually made a Pro Bowl and led the Eagles to Super Bowl XV. He signed with the Dolphins in 1987, but didn't see the field as Dan Marino's backup.

In 1988, he attempted 14 passes, throwing one touchdown. At the age of 38, he joined the Kansas City Chiefs, starting three games, retiring after the 1989 campaign.

1. Thurman Thomas, 2000

The best running back in Buffalo Bills history, fans don't like to remember him suiting up for a division rival. After gaining nearly 12,000 ground yards in 12 seasons with Buffalo, he became a cap casualty, and was released.

Thomas signed with the Dolphins, rushing for 136 yards in nine games before suffering a career-ending knee injury. His play had been declining since the 1997 season, but Thomas did average a very nice 4.9 yards per carry with Miami. He was enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2007, his second year of eligibility.

After more than a decade of watching Thomas run over the Dolphins, it had to be jarring to see him in the aqua and orange colors of Miami.