MIAMI, Fla. — It's been an eventful 24 hours for the Miami Dolphins. Initially, the biggest news for the Fins was the cancellation of their first scrimmage.
However, news broke that star wideout Tyreek Hill had restructured his contract.
Inking a $90 million deal with $65 million guaranteed.
Talk about a good week—new guaranteed money and, earlier this week, earning the honor of the top player in the NFL.
"That's my dog. He was excited. We were all in a group chat. We all texted him— Jalen Ramsey, Terron Armstead, Raheem Mostert, Jaylen Waddle," said Dolphins Quarterback Tua Tagovailoa. "We were all just congratulating him.”
"When you explain the idea of an outlier you can have a picture of Tyreek. I think he reinforced the idea that you should never put anything in a box,” said Head Coach Mike McDaniel.
While Hill's contract dominated the Dolphins news, the team still had practice.
Saturday was supposed to be a scrimmage, but the anticipation of severe weather changed things.
"I thought it was going to be fun. It was going to be my first time playing at Hard Rock. Also, with my family down here, it was going to be their first time being in Florida and seeing the stadium," said rookie linebacker, Chop Robinson. "Once we heard they canceled it, it was a little emotional, but we still had to bring the work in every day."
Vibes were great at Baptist Health.
Jalen Ramsey had the defense dancing at practice and on high alert.
"Today, we had the offense down by four with a minute and a half down and two-minute scenario in practice," said Defensive Tackle, Zach Sieler. "The winner gets practice, it gets chippy, and that's how it should be."
Tua shut the defense down as he took over during the two-minute drill, finishing 8 for 10.
"I was happy," said Tagovailoa. "Anytime, we were able to finish in the endzone against our defense. We want to make it as competitive as possible for those guys as much as they want to make it competitive for us."
"We kind of needed it. We have one more practice before we go against somebody else," said Running Back, De'Von Achane. That period right there that two-minute period was just extra conditioning because you can never be in too much shape.”
The Fins will need all the reps they can get as they're set to face off with the Falcons in a joint scrimmage and practice this week.
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