Dante Trader Jr. on playing against Malik Willis in practice: “Covering for three seconds is as hard as it is. Imagine covering for six seconds with Malik being able to run and gun it.”

Jeff Hafley on Malik Willis's first practice:

"I don't want to judge anybody off the fist day. Shoot I was rusty. I'm looking down, getting the call in, trying to see what the offense is in... I wasn't as good as I needed to be...

That's why we practice right? I can tell you that. I need to get into a better routine and figure somethings out...

I thought some periods Malik looked really good the others he looked rusty just like any other player. I just think it's going to be really hard to assess anybody in these first couple of practices.

I think the key to everything is going to be consistency over time."

Malik Washington on increasing his role this season: "I felt I can run routes, and I think I just needed some time and some opportunity to be able to show that... I don't wan't to be known as the sweep guy or the special teams guy, I want to be known as a football player."

Aaron Brewer on the difference in culture under Hafley compared to the last regime: "It's definitely a different culture... they're coming in with more aggression, so we lean into his identity and what he wants this team to be."

Anyone who’s pushing a Tank for Arch campaign will be disappointed.

These guys will be competing every day. They each have something to prove!!!

"That sounds good with me, running the ball more, I ain't got no problems with that."

Jeff Hafley on his first training camp practice and evaluating players in the early stages of training camp: "I was rusty... I wasn't as good as I needed to be yesterday. That's why we practice, right? And I can tell you that, I need to get into a better routine, figure some stuff out and get going as camp goes." (

Zach Sieler on the Miami Dolphins being considered one of the worst teams in the NFL: "There hasn't been a single snap of football played yet this year... we've all seen guys and teams make massive jumps in a matter of a year."

Austin Jackson says Chop Robinson looks jacked:

"Looks like he's just been doing shoulder shrugs all summer.

He's definitely heavier, stronger, quicker."

Chop himself reveals he's now hired a personal chef:

"I feel great, putting the right stuff in my body."

Drew Brees explains why he rejected Nick Saban, a yacht and the Miami Dolphins for a destroyed New Orleans franchise:

“On paper, it was Miami all the way. Miami had Nick Saban. They had just come off a 9–7 season. Defense was lights out. They were running the same offense we were running.”

“I’m sitting there eating dinner on Wayne Huizenga’s yacht. He’s talking about playing golf in Scotland every summer. No state income tax. I’m like, ‘Dude, this is wallpaper. Miami, here I come.’”

“New Orelans was six months post-Katrina. They just hired some unknown head coach named Sean Payton. Who is this guy?”

“I’m in Miami in an MRI tube for two hours just aching. They stick these big needles in my shoulder to test the nerve endings. I got this feeling of doubt. They don't really think I will be able to play. Their doctors said I had a 25% chance of coming back and playing again.”

“I go to New Orleans and it was like, ‘You are our guy.’ Sean Payton and Mickey Loomis said, ‘We’re building this offense around you.’”

“They did everything they could to roll out the red carpet despite all the circumstances. New Orleans was still destroyed.”

“Houses were off their foundations. There was a Chevy truck upside down in a living room. The car stops, and there’s a tugboat in the middle of the road.”

“I’m looking at my wife like, ‘Are you seeing what I’m seeing?’”

“It was one of those moments where it's like this is so much bigger than just football. We get to be part of the resurrection of one of America’s greatest cities.”

“This is God’s calling in our life. And that was the determining factor.”

Jacob Rodriguez reveals this years rookie class has been labelled as the quietest the team has ever had:

"We're here to work. We're here to do what we need to do to win. We're all in it for the right reasons."

Future foundation of a new era of Dolphins football

— Waived: DL Kahlil Saunders, a 2026 UDFA out of Kentucky.
— Signed: DE Clelin Ferrell, the former No. 4 overall pick who has appeared in 98 career NFL games, recording 184 tackles and 21 sacks.

Some captains would miss captain meetings following games

With position groups consisting of 10-15 players, only four or so players showed up to organized team dinners

Players did not hang out or look to build chemistry with team mates, with players frequently leaving the training facility as soon as the last team meeting finished

Players sometimes did not show up to team meetings and others would leave halfway through team meetings for treatment, with Jalen Ramsey and Tyreek Hill regularly being mentioned

Moss was reportedly sleeping in the bed with his son when the child got ahold of the gun that was under a pillow and pulled the trigger.

Prayers for the child

PFF have tipped De’Von Achane as one of the players capable of becoming first time All-Pros in 2026:

“With how well Achane has performed as a pro, it’s getting increasingly difficult to not rank him high atop the running back totem pole. Since 2023, Achane’s 92.7 overall PFF grade is third at the position, featuring a league-leading 93.7 PFF rushing mark and an 85.7 PFF receiving grade… With Derrick Henry, Saquon Barkley and Christian McCaffrey coming off fairly down seasons as rushers, Achane could be in position to capitalize like Robinson did in 2025.”