MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. -- As a disappointing 2024 season closed, Miami Dolphins tight end Jonnu Smith was one of the veterans in the locker room who called for a change -- not from coaching or management but from the players themselves.
Unspecified players were routinely late for team meetings, and leaders in the locker room believed players needed to reinstate a culture of accountability to truly put last season's 8-9 record behind them.
"I would definitely say, definitely a lot more housecleaning rules we can clean up on," Smith said in January. "Is that going to equate to wins?