Dolphins Notebook: Rookie Minicamp, Waddle Signs, a Hot Ticket, Ferguson Number, and More
The Miami Dolphins will begin their three-day rookie minicamp Friday
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May 14, 2021
The Miami Dolphins will open their three-day minicamp Friday, with their seven 2021 draft picks, five undrafted rookie free agents signings as well as a few players invited on a tryout basis.
The Dolphins will do some on-field work, something that wasn t always necessarily the case in previous years there were some past rookie minicamps that included only meetings.
The rookie minicamp is back after a one-year absence caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
WADDLE WATCH
On the subject of rookies, the Dolphins first pick in the 2021 draft, wide receiver Jaylen Waddle signed his rookie contract Friday.
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Coleman was a four-year letterman (2017-20) and three-year starter at Massachusetts. He played in all 40 games of his collegiate career with 29 starts, including 16 at left tackle and 13 at right tackle. He earned second-team All-Independent honors in both 2019 and 2020.
Doaks was a three-year letterman (2017, 2019-20) and one-year starter at Cincinnati, where he played in 30 games with 12 starts. He totaled 331 career carries for 1,712 yards (5.2 avg.) and 14 touchdowns. Doaks also caught 36 passes for 407 yards (11.3 avg.) and four touchdowns. He earned first-team All-AAC honors as a senior in 2020.
Askew was a four-year letterwinner (2017-20) at Georgia Tech, appearing in 40 career games. Playing primarily on special teams, Askew totaled 33 career tackles (22 solo) and one pass defensed. As a gunner on the punt unit, he helped Georgia Tech rank second nationally in net punting (44.6 avg.) as a senior in 2020.
Sneak Peek: Schedule Release, Rookie Minicamp
Exploring what the Miami Dolphins 2021 regular season schedule might look like
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May 11, 2021
After some quiet time following the 2021 NFL draft, the action picks up again this week around the NFL with the release of the regular season schedule followed by rookie minicamps over the weekend.
As is always the case, the regular season schedule unveiling is highly anticipated even though everybody already knows every team s opponent based on the NFL formula. This is just about finding out when those games will take place and, perhaps even more significantly, the number of prime-time games for each team.
Alabama made waves earlier this week when it added Ohio State transfer Jameson Williams. The 6-foot-2, 188-pound receiver recorded nine receptions for 154 yards and two touchdowns during his sophomore season last year and is the first non-graduate to transfer into the program under scholarship since defensive back Phelon Jones joined the Tide from LSU in 2009.
While Alabama hasnât typically leaned on transfers during the Nick Saban era, there have been a few that have made their mark on the Tide. Hereâs a breakdown of some of Alabamaâs incoming transfers in recent years.
Carl Tucker, TE (2020)Â
The need: Alabama entered last season without much depth at the tight end position. The Tide was especially in need of a blocking option at the position as it leaned on offensive linemen Chris Owens and Kendall Randolph as blocking tight ends the year before. The answer was to bring in Carl Tucker, a 6-foot-2, 248-pound graduate transfer from North Carolina who earned fir
Dolphins Notebook: McCain s Next Move, Roster Update, Rookie Odds, and More
Miami Dolphins draft picks Jaelan Phillips, Jevon Holland and Jaylen Waddle all have been given odds to win Rookie of the Year honors
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May 7, 2021
It didn t take very long for Bobby McCain to line up a potential new employer after being released by the Miami Dolphins.
McCain was released Thursday after spending the past six seasons with the Dolphins, who made him one of their four fifth-round picks in the 2015 NFL draft. The other three, for the record, were RB Jay Ajayi, S Cedric Thompson and CB Tony Lippett.