Dolphins<\/a>, who saw center Aaron Brewer (soft tissue injury) participate in practice for the first time during training camp on Saturday on a limited basis, aren\u2019t likely to have their starting offensive line together for the joint practices against Chicago and Detroit.<\/p>\nThe Dolphins drafted a guard this year, Jonah Savaiinaea in the second round, but they didn\u2019t draft an offensive tackle.<\/p>\n
The injury bug has been bothersome so far in camp. The Dolphins have lost nickel cornerback Kader Kohou to a season-ending knee injury and safety Ashtyn Davis to a lower left leg injury. At the end of Saturday\u2019s practice wide receiver Dee Eskridge grabbed his right hamstring area and left the field on a cart.<\/p>\n
The Dolphins seemed to dodge a serious injury with edge rusher Jaelan Phillips, who left Saturday\u2019s practice early. Phillips said on social media he was leg whipped and it\u2019s just a bruise.<\/p>\n
Minkah stays busy<\/p>\n
If you watch Dolphins safety Minkah Fitzpatrick during practice you might catch him doing drills with defensive backs, safeties, edge rushers or doing drills on his own.<\/p>\n
Fitzpatrick, who has been one of the stars of training camp so far by both performance and leadership, probably does more drills than any other player and seems to manage to always stay busy.<\/p>\n
\u201cHonestly, it started for me when I was in college because in college I played every single position on the back end including linebacker sometimes, and that involves taking on a guard or a tackle in a box, sometimes that means I\u2019m rushing off the edge and I\u2019ve got to work against a tackle,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd I\u2019m not doing those things every single day or every play but when I\u2019m called to do those things I want to be able to do them at a high level and not have the excuse of \u2018Oh, I\u2019m a DB (defensive back), I shouldn\u2019t win this rep.\u2019 Everything I do I want to do at a high level so whether it\u2019s five minutes every day working with some elite edge rushers I\u2019m going to do that.\u201d<\/p>\n
Fitzpatrick\u2019s multi-skilled approach will come in handy in defensive coordinator Anthony Weaver\u2019s system.<\/p>\n
In practices on Friday and Saturday blitzes by defensive backs have had success. Safeties and cornerbacks have had free runs at quarterbacks because it appears the pass protection is either confused or hasn\u2019t communicated effectively.<\/p>\n
Fitzpatrick said part of the genius of Weaver\u2019s system is that it sends pressure in many forms.<\/p>\n
\u201cSome places they send two or three of the same guys,\u201d Fitzpatrick said. \u201cHere it could be literally anybody. And it all comes from a similar look, so I think when offenses are lining up and see us they know that it could come from any direction. I think that gives them a little bit of angst and has them play a little bit more on their heels.\u201d<\/p>\n
Tyreek names Duck as a rising star<\/p>\n
Wide receiver Tyreek Hill was asked which young cornerback has caught his eye, and he didn\u2019t hesitate with the answer<\/p>\n
\u201cStorm (Duck),\u201d he said. \u201cHe\u2019s doing a great job. He\u2019s been doing a great job. He\u2019s really patient at the line of scrimmage. He\u2019s strong. Real quiet, though. He\u2019s humble and he wants to be great.\u201d<\/p>\n
Duck, undrafted in 2024 out of Louisville, has been one of the top performers in training camp and is building off of last season when he recorded 35 tackles and four passes defended in 14 games, including three starts.<\/p>\n
McDaniel talks cornerbacks<\/p>\n
McDaniel was asked Friday whether the Dolphins would bring in any of the available veteran cornerbacks such as Rasul Douglas, Stephone Gilmore, Asante Samuel Jr., or James Bradberry.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re always looking at improving the roster,\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019m excited about the practice today and the way that players have been developing. I have more than enough to keep my attention, but we\u2019re always one day away from making a move at any position because we\u2019re constantly trying to improve the team and that\u2019s part of it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Inside linebackers continue to shine<\/p>\n
The inside linebackers crew, led by starters Jordyn Brooks and Tyrel Dodson, and including backups Willie Gay Jr. and K.J. Britt, have been perhaps the top performing unit in camp along with the edge rushers.<\/p>\n
They\u2019ve made stuffed runs, covered running backs and tight ends and provided energy and big plays for the defense.<\/p>\n
And they have strong credentials. Brooks led the team in tackles last year (143), Dodson led in interceptions (three) and Gay has been one of the best players in camp so far.<\/p>\n
Britt, who had the loudest hit of camp when he stopped running back Ollie Gordon II on Friday, said he doesn\u2019t stress about how he\u2019ll get playing time in such a crowded picture.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy job, and everybody else\u2019s job, is just to come to practice every day, do your job, let people who make the call make the call,\u201d he said. \u201cBut you can\u2019t worry about stuff that you can\u2019t control because then it just doesn\u2019t go well. You just want to go one day at a time, do your job, and just be ready to play when your number is called.\u201d<\/p>\n
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