It’s all good news for your Miami Dolphins. No one has opted out of the season (as opposed to New England). No coach has tested positive for COVID-19 (see: Philadelphia). And Sunday’s viral transaction scoreboard was tied with long-snapper Blake Ferguson returning from quarantine and guard Ereck Flowers leaving to quarantine.
They went on the field Monday. Nineteen rookies (11 draft picks). Eleven purchased free agents. New offensive and defensive coordinators. And they played … well, they didn’t play football.
We’re still not there. Not yet. It’s still the conditioning phase, which translates into running around the field with no pads.