Dolphins sign Coleman, Doaks; Announce undrafted free agent signings
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The Miami Dolphins have announced the signing of two of their 2021 NFL Draft picks. Both seventh-round selections, offensive tackle Larnel Coleman from UMass and running back Gerrid Doaks from Cincinnati have agreed to their deals. Miami has five draft picks remaining to sign, including their two first-round selections, wide receiver Jaylen Waddle from Alabama and outside linebacker Jaelan Phillips from Miami.
The team also announced four undrafted free agent signings, adding cornerback Jaytlin Askew, defensive tackle Jerome Johnson, guard Robert Jones, and fullback Carl Tucker. They join the previously announced signing of tight end Jibri Blount, who played basketball at North Carolina Central.
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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.