Dolphins GM Jeff Ireland named Matt Winston the team's Southwest region area scout and promoted Adam Howe to Northeast region area scout on Wednesday.

"We are very excited for Matt and Adam to continue their development in their new roles," Ireland said. "They are both well deserving of their expanded duties and their passion and work ethic will be a tremendous asset to us all going forward."

This will be Winston's fourth season with the Dolphins. Howe joined Miami as a scouting assistant in 2009.