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Dolphins captains remove pingpong table from locker room
MIAMI — The Miami Dolphins’ ping-pong tournament will have to wait. On the heels of a two-game losing streak, team captains including Tyreek Hill, Terron Armstead, Xavien Howard, Elandon Roberts and Jevon Holland decided the Dolphins’ locker room needed to refocus in preparation for Sunday’s game against the Minnesota Vikings. So they removed the centrally […]
Continue readingMiami Dolphins QB Tua Tagovailoa voted team captain for first time
MIAMI — The Dolphins announced their team captains Thursday, with quarterback Tua Tagovailoa heading the list. Tagovailoa was named a captain for the first time in his NFL career after a player-led voting process. Coach Mike McDaniel said the third-year quarterback was the “resounding highest point winner,” which spoke to the level of confidence his […]
Continue readingSource: Miami Dolphins reach deal with Melvin Ingram to bolster pass rush
The three-time Pro Bowler visited the Dolphins before the draft in April. He joins Miami pass-rushers Emmanuel Ogbah, Jaelan Phillips and Andrew Van Ginkel on a rotation that blitzed on 38% of opponents’ dropbacks in 2021 — the second-highest rate in the league. The Dolphins’ sack rate of 7.3% was ranked seventh in the league […]
Continue readingNFL draft: Which teams have gotten the best value since 2012? We rank all 32
No team has gotten more value out of the NFL draft over the past decade than the Seattle Seahawks — thanks to an elite 2012 class — and no team has drafted less value than the New York Jets, according to our study of the last 10 drafts. Funny thing about the Seahawks and Jets: […]
Continue readingNFL players sport their finest pregame looks as Week 3 slate unfolds
The third NFL Sunday of 2021 has arrived with plenty of big names in action. Last week, fans were delighted by a slate of close finishes, capped off by a Sunday Night Football classic, as the Baltimore Ravens defeated the Kansas City Chiefs 36-35. Both Lamar Jackson and Patrick Mahomes were among the players sporting […]
Continue readingNew England Patriots’ Mac Jones throws first NFL touchdown pass
The quick-strike, play-action pass continued a notable theme for the 2021 first-round draft pick from the University of Alabama. According to ESPN’s Stats & Information, Jones was 5-of-5 on play-action passing at that point in the game. Jones had faked to running back Damien Harris, then turned quickly to his left and found the in-cutting […]
Continue readingDevin, Jason McCourty to face each other as captains of New England Patriots, Miami Dolphins
MIAMI — Twin brothers Devin and Jason McCourty were named captains for the New England Patriots and Miami Dolphins, respectively. The brothers will face each other Sunday in the teams’ season opener. Devin entered the league in 2010 as the Patriots’ first-round pick and has spent his entire career with the organization. Jason was a […]
Continue readingMiami Dolphins release Benardrick McKinney months after trading for linebacker
Dolphins coach Brian Flores told reporters it was a “tough decision” and one his staff and the front office “went back and forth on.” “I have a lot of appreciation for his hard work. There is a lot that goes into it. Position, salary cap, kicking game,” Flores told reporters, according to the Miami Herald. […]
Continue readingHouston Texans to trade LB Benardrick McKinney to Miami Dolphins for LB Shaq Lawson, sources say
DAVIE, Fla. — The Dolphins and Texans have agreed to a swap of starting linebackers, with Miami sending Shaq Lawson to Houston and receiving Benardrick McKinney in return, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The teams are also swapping late-round picks in the deal. Miami is sending out a 2021 sixth-round pick and receiving back a […]
Continue readingMiami Dolphins QB Ryan Fitzpatrick tests positive for COVID-19, out vs. Buffalo Bills, per source
DAVIE, Fla. — Miami Dolphins veteran quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick has tested positive for COVID-19 and will be unavailable for Sunday’s regular-season finale against the Buffalo Bills, a source confirmed to ESPN. He was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list on Thursday afternoon, the team announced. The Dolphins and the NFL have conducted initial contact tracing with […]
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