When asked about the punishment doled out for fumbling the football, which is the ultimate cardinal sin of the sport, De’Von Achane seemingly thought creating one was a good idea, and pledged to get back to the media with an idea.
Achane, the Miami Dolphins’ starting tailback, was referring to Ollie Gordon II fumbling the ball away in Wednesday practice, the team’s first of training camp.
Wouldn’t you know Achane’s must now include himself in that punishment based on the ball he fumbled away in Thursday’s practice when edge rusher Chop Robinson ripped the football out his hand during an 11-on-11 run in practice’s first hour.
In the second hour of Thursday’s practice Gordon committed his second fumble in two days when cornerback Chris Johnson ripped the ball out, and recovered it.
The Dolphins offense lost two fumbles, and threw two interceptions on Thursday, the team’s second on-field day of training camp.
Along with Achane and Gordon’s fumble, safety Zayne Anderson pulled down an interception off a tipped pass, and linebacker Ronnie Harrison Jr. pulled down Malik Willis’ second interception of the day on a play where Miami’s starting quarterback was backing away from pressure being applied by Robinson.
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Pass rusher Clelin Ferrell, a former first-round pick who signed with the Dolphins earlier this week, delivered two straight impactful plays late in Thursday’s practice when he pressured QB Quinn Ewers into throwing the ball away. On the next play Ferrell, an eight-year veteran, made a would-be tackle at the line of scrimmage….Inside linebacker Tyrel Dodson and rookie safety Michael Taaffe each dropped possible interceptions on Thursday….Edge rusher Cameron Goode produced a would-be sack for the second straight practice….Patrick Paul had one eye-opening snap where the Dolphins’ starting left tackle threw Robinson onto the ground like he was a rag doll on a passing play….
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It’s challenging to evaluate trench play without pads, but a bulked up Chop Robinson was indeed impactful on Miami’s second day of training camp. Robinson produced at least two would-be sacks, forced and recovered a fumble and was stout against the run for most of the day. Thursday’s performance hints that the 2024 first-round pick is ready to become an NFL starter, if not an impactful player if he can remain healthy.
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Tutu Atwell, a Miami Northwestern product, is likely the fastest receiver on the Dolphins roster. He moves at a different speed than everyone else, but he’s been invisible on the field for most of the offseason program, and the first two days of training camp. On Thursday, Atwell tipped one of the few passes Willis threw his way, and it turned into an interception for Anderson.
What They Said
“He’s big. He’s fast. He’s aggressive. As an offensive lineman that’s what you want,” center Aaron Brewer of rookie Jadyn Proctor, the Dolphins’ 2026 first-round pick. “ I want him to be the best player he can be, the No. 1 guard in the league.”
