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Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa put his contract situation aside and participated in 7-on-7 drills Wednesday as Miami began training camp workouts.
The fifth-year QB is seeking a new, lucrative deal to place him on the same category as fellow quarterbacks who were selected alongside him in the 2020 draft. On Tuesday, several of Tagovailoa’s teammates anticipated he would join them in pads.
“All those things are a distraction if you allow them to be,” Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel said. “Myself, I have an open conversation about that stuff to the team. We’re all not robots. You have to consciously make sure that you worry about the right stuff and I think our team is. Our team is really excited about practicing against each other.”
While Tagovailoa’s contract will remain an unresolved narrative, the Dolphins began the third year of McDaniel’s tenure with anticipation of finally breaking a 24-year drought of playoff wins.
Miami was on track for an AFC East title before losing three of its last five games, including a home defeat to Buffalo that gave the Bills the division title and dropped the Dolphins to a wild-card spot. Miami’s season ended with a first-round loss to eventual Super Bowl champion Kansas City in frigid conditions.
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Former Bills safety Jordan Poyer, who signed as a free agent with Miami in the offseason, said Tuesday there was a perception by opponents that the Dolphins “would fold” if they fell behind against top teams.
“It doesn’t really do anything for me or move me in a type of way,” defensive back Jalen Ramsey said of those comments. “Last year’s team is different from this year’s team in a lot of different ways, including having (Poyer) on the team now. This is day one. We have to build our identity.”
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