{"id":859919,"date":"2026-04-08T00:30:24","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T00:30:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/859919\/"},"modified":"2026-04-08T00:30:24","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T00:30:24","slug":"dolphins-devon-achane-not-present-for-offseason-workouts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/859919\/","title":{"rendered":"Dolphins’ De’Von Achane not present for offseason workouts"},"content":{"rendered":"

MIAMI GARDENS \u2014 Miami Dolphins star running back De\u2019Von Achane<\/a> did not report Tuesday for the team\u2019s first day of the voluntary offseason program<\/a>.<\/p>\n

New Dolphins coach Jeff Hafley revealed Tuesday afternoon, after taking players through meetings in the morning, Achane was not present.<\/p>\n

Achane is up for a contract extension this offseason as he enters the final year on his rookie deal.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think those are talks for another time between Achane, (general manager Jon-Eric Sullivan) and those guys,\u201d Hafley said about Achane\u2019s contract situation. \u201cI\u2019m not going to dive into those thoughts right now. That\u2019s all, like honestly, that\u2019s part of the business. It\u2019s part of what every team goes through in those situations, and they\u2019ll work it out.\u201d<\/p>\n

The offseason program is not mandatory, but Hafley said he believes all other players on the roster were present for Day 1. Offseason workouts are split into three phases. The final one, between May and June, is when voluntary organized team activities take place.<\/p>\n

After the Dolphins traded standout wide receiver Jaylen Waddle, Sullivan said last week at the NFL annual meeting that he doesn\u2019t plan on doing the same with Achane. In fact, Sullivan called it a \u201cpriority\u201d to strike a deal on an extension with Achane.<\/p>\n

Achane, the team\u2019s lone Pro Bowl selection last season, is currently set to make $5.7 million in 2026, while counting $2.3 million toward the salary cap in the last year of his rookie deal.<\/p>\n

Last season, Achane\u2019s 1,350 rushing yards were third-most by a running back in team history, behind Ricky Williams\u2019 2002 and 2003 campaigns. A capable pass-catcher, too, Achane had 1,838 total yards from scrimmage in 2025.<\/p>\n

Message to Malik<\/p>\n

Hafley revealed a message he offered to quarterback Malik Willis as offseason workouts started.<\/p>\n

\u201cI had a great conversation with him (Monday),\u201d Hafley said. \u201cI said, \u2018Don\u2019t change who you are.\u2019 I said, \u2018Don\u2019t put any extra pressure on yourself. You\u2019ve earned the right to be here and have this opportunity, and you\u2019ve done that by doing all the things the right way. Don\u2019t change that. Don\u2019t press, just be you.\u2019<\/p>\n

\u201cI want to make sure that he understands that. It doesn\u2019t have to be perfect. There\u2019s going to be mistakes made, but I want him to play with that confidence and I want him to play the way he\u2019s always done it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Willis will get his opportunity to start for the Dolphins this season after signing a three-year, $67.5 million contract following the past two years as Green Bay Packers backup to Jordan Love. In Green Bay, he was with Hafley and Sullivan.<\/p>\n

D-line, O-line evaluation<\/p>\n

As Hafley discussed veteran defensive tackle Zach Sieler\u2019s place<\/a> on Tuesday, he also touched on the young group of defensive linemen he inherits: Kenneth Grant, Jordan Phillips and Zeek Biggers.<\/p>\n

\u201cI thought they did a nice job, especially for not really having a lot of experience,\u201d Hafley said. \u201cI thought Kenneth got better as the year went on. So, do I like what I\u2019ve seen on tape? Yeah sure, especially for all those young players.<\/p>\n

\u201cNow I think, just like any other position, I want to see it. I want to see it again, I want to see it more, I want to see with my own eyes and I want it see it consistently. I think time will tell on how we truly feel about it, but I think they were off to a very nice start.\u201d<\/p>\n

Perkins, Furones on Dolphins\u2019 first day of offseason workouts | VIDEO<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

As Hafley and his offensive staff will soon start determining the positions they like for their offensive linemen, he was asked how much he plans on shuffling blockers in the unit.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think there\u2019s some where you want to see if they can be a center\/guard, can they be a guard\/tackle?\u201d he said. \u201cThere are some guys that we\u2019ll want to see if they can do both, and then there\u2019s others that we won\u2019t. But you\u2019re only allowed to dress a certain amount of guys, so you better have depth and you better have some that can play other positions because at some point in the year that\u2019s probably going to happen.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"MIAMI GARDENS \u2014 Miami Dolphins star running back De\u2019Von Achane did not report Tuesday for the team\u2019s first…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":859920,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2049],"tags":[17047,217,7,216,251,2087,6],"class_list":{"0":"post-859919","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-miami-dolphins","8":"tag-devon-achane","9":"tag-dolphins","10":"tag-football","11":"tag-miami","12":"tag-miami-dolphins","13":"tag-miamidolphins","14":"tag-nfl"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116366267245502769","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/859919","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=859919"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/859919\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/859920"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=859919"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=859919"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=859919"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}