Miami Herald · Nov 20, 2017
Rey who? Dolphins’ run defense A-OK without exiled Maualuga
No Rey Maualuga, no problem for a Dolphins run defense that bounced back in a big way Sunday.
Six days after allowed a staggering 294 yards on the ground, the Dolphins limited the the Buccaneers to 53 on 24 carries (an average of just 2.2 per).
Chase Allen started in the middle with Maualuga off the team. The Dolphins cut Maualuga while he was still locked up on battery charges; Miami cops say he choked a nightclub employee over a disputed $40 bar tab.
Dolphins coach Adam Gase said the decision to move on from Maualuga “wasn't very hard,” and that Allen got reps with the first-team defense in the days leading up to the game.
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