This story was originally published June 4, 2026 at 4:48 PM.<\/p>\n
New Dolphins offensive coordinator Bobby Slowik and new defensive coordinator Sean Duggan sized up a few players on Thursday:<\/p>\n
\u25aa Slowik, on left guard\/first-round pick Kadyn Proctor: \u201cHe really wants to be a great player. He doesn\u2019t just want to be good, he wants to be great. And that hunger you can see in him when he\u2019s out on the field right now, he practices like he\u2019s hungry.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe got a lot to clean up \u2014 long way to go with all these guys with footwork, with hand placement, with scheme. But you can see when the fundamentals, the hands are right; he has it in him. Like, I mean, it is stout. It is powerful.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u25aa Duggan, on what stands out about cornerback Juju Brents: \u201cHe\u2019s a big man that\u2019s long but has small man feet. He can move, man. He\u2019s physical. If you watch his tape, he plays the run. He\u2019ll show up, he\u2019ll hit you. He\u2019ll play like a big man out there, but he can move like a smaller guy.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u25aa Slowik, on guard Jonah Savaiinaea switching back to his college position of right guard after playing left guard last season: \u201cI think you can see, he\u2019s just confident. I do think there\u2019s a little bit of riding a bike. He did the right side for so long, got used to the left. Now going back to the right, he was excited about it, but there was a little bit of, \u2018Okay, is this going to be right away? How long is this going to take?\u2019<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd he picked up the feel for it really quickly, which has been fun to see, and he\u2019s dedicated a lot of time. I think right or left, regardless of that right now for him, he\u2019s put in so much time to what he needs to improve upon. I would like to think it would have gotten better anyway, so I really like where he\u2019s at right now.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u25aa Slowik, on running back Ollie Gordon II: \u201cThe biggest thing with Ollie is not only is he big, he runs big. You know when he\u2019s in the game and right now we don\u2019t have pads on, but when we have pads on like you\u2019re going to hear him run.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s not one where he\u2019s just going to silently kind of sneak through the line of scrimmage. Everybody\u2019s going to feel. It\u2019s going to sound like trash cans are banging back there. The o-line gets energy from that when they feel the physicality from a runner.\u201d<\/p>\n
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\u201cI really like with Ollie, like he\u2019s trying hard to take steps in the pass game and in pass pro [protection],\u201d Slowik said. \u201cHe\u2019s trying not to be just a run only back.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s a physical part of the game and it\u2019s a really important part of the game and it\u2019s a mental challenge. He\u2019s owning that part where now we can use him in a lot of different ways, where every time he\u2019s on the field, we\u2019re not just running downhill.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u25aa Slowik, on running back Jaylen Wright: \u201cYou can see the difference when he\u2019s comfortable, like my man has some speed. He\u2019s got juice. It shows up more and more, the more confident he is in what exactly is going on around him.\u201d<\/p>\n
Draft class signed<\/p>\n
\u25aa The Dolphins signed tight end Keydou Traore, a fifth-round draft pick, meaning the entire draft class is now signed. (First-round cornerback Chris Johnson\u2019s signing also was formally announced on Thursday.)<\/p>\n
That leaves the Dolphins with $12 million in cap space.<\/p>\n
\u25aa Zeek Biggers has dropped 15 pounds to 315, which should help him if the Dolphins use him some at defensive end, in addition to defensive tackle.<\/p>\n
\u201cI wanted to get down for myself; I feel better just moving, more twitch,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s going to help me in the pass rush. Slimming down, I have the body type where I can play all over.\u201d<\/p>\n
The previous regime said he started playing more last November because he improved in practice.<\/p>\n
\u201cConsistency in run defense was my biggest uptick,\u201d he said. \u201cMoving people back.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u25aa Safety Zayne Anderson, who played with new Dolphins quarterback Malik Willis in Green Bay, said Willis \u201cis not only going to rip it, but he\u2019s going to put it in the right spot.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u25aa Right tackle Austin Jackson — who said his timeline to return from a second foot procedure is \u201ceven better\u201d than he expected \u2013 was asked about the differences between Slowik\u2019s offense and Mike McDaniel\u2019s offense.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur run game is a little similar to our previous offense, not exactly similar,\u201d he said. \u201cWe still have motions out of the backfield. It still allows us to space and play fast, kind of what we\u2019ve been doing last couple of years.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u25aa Only two Dolphins position or assistant position coaches have lasted through the last three coaching regimes (Brian Flores, McDaniel, Jeff Hafley): defensive line coach Austin Clark (who\u2019s also now coaching the edge players) and Lemuel Jeanpierre, who started as an offensive line coach and is now assistant tight ends coach.<\/p>\n
Asked how Jeanpierre has survived three regimes, Jackson said: \u201cLem is a very smart guy. He\u2019s helped me a lot.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u25aa Biggers, on Hafley\u2019s approach with players: \u201cHe\u2019s going to shoot it to you straight. He\u2019s not going to sugarcoat anything. Whether you like it or not, he\u2019s going to tell you.\u201d<\/p>\n
Here\u2019s our Thursday piece<\/a> with insight from Hafley on several issues.<\/p>\n This story was originally published June 4, 2026 at 4:48 PM.<\/p>\n
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