MIAMI GARDENS \u2014 New Miami Dolphins coach Jeff Hafley called it the first day of school for his players.<\/p>\n
And his students were handed the syllabus and introduced to their new professors Tuesday.<\/p>\n
It was the first day of the Dolphins\u2019 offseason workout program<\/a> at team facilities under the direction of Hafley.<\/p>\n To this point in the offseason of the new regime of Hafley coaching and Jon-Eric Sullivan as general manager, it\u2019s mostly been Sullivan\u2019s show. The GM has made key decisions on cutting quarterback Tua Tagovailoa and wide receiver Tyreek Hill, trading fellow wideout Jaylen Waddle and signing a free agent class headlined by quarterback Malik Willis.<\/p>\n That will even be the case in a couple of weeks, as the draft rolls around and the Dolphins are slated to bring in 11 drafted rookies, with seven picks in the first three rounds.<\/p>\n On Tuesday, it was Hafley\u2019s time to finally get his players in the building and start laying the foundation for the 2026 team.<\/p>\n \u201c(Tuesday) is a lot of me kind of setting expectations, going over rules, talking to them about the culture, the foundation, my expectations,\u201d Hafley said Tuesday afternoon after going through morning meetings with players. \u201cFor the position coaches \u2014 offense, defense and special teams \u2014 it\u2019s probably a lot of, like, first day of school, get to know the coaches, let them in their position rooms, go over their positional room expectations, their rules, what they\u2019re looking for.\u201d<\/p>\n Offensive coordinator Bobby Slowik and defensive coordinator Sean Duggan spoke to their respective units, and then they broke off into positional meetings.<\/p>\n \u201cI know both coordinators spoke to the offense and the defense separately, and then they kind of broke up in position meetings. Then we got into some football because there was time, but all we\u2019re really allowed right now in Phase 1 is working out and in those meetings, so that\u2019s what we got accomplished today.\u201d<\/p>\n Phase 1, which started Tuesday, consists of the first two weeks of the offseason program. The league mandates activities are limited to meetings, strength and conditioning and physical rehabilitation.<\/p>\n Phase 2 is the following three weeks, where positional workouts can take place on the field and drills can take place at a walkthrough pace, with no live contact or team offense versus team defense.<\/p>\n After that, the final stage of the offseason workouts is when voluntary practices deemed organized team activities (OTAs) occur.<\/p>\n The Dolphins, as one of the teams with a new head coach, are one of the teams allowed to start ahead of those with returning coaches.<\/p>\n On social media Tuesday morning, the Dolphins released video of different players arriving<\/a>, including Willis, center Aaron Brewer, linebackers Jordyn Brooks and Tyrel Dodson and defensive tackle Kenneth Grant. In the afternoon, video of Willis throwing to wide receiver Malik Washington<\/a> in the indoor facility was unveiled.<\/p>\n